These chocolate chia berry sun butter cup are so easy and ridiculously good! For low carb, could also replace homemade jam with a low carb or a unsweetened jam.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: candy, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: keto candy, nut butter jam chocolate cups, paleo candy
Servings: 8
Calories: 103kcal
Author: Stacey
Ingredients
1tablespoonchia seeds
1 ½tablespoonwater
3tablespoonblueberries
¼cupstrawberrieschopped
2tablespoonsunflower seed butter, can also use any nut butter of choice.
⅔cupchocolate chips (dairy free and soy free kind for paleo or sugar free kind for keto)
SUPPLIES
candy molds or small silicon muffin pan
Instructions
Skip 1 -3 steps if using sugar free store bought jam: In a small bowl combine the chia seeds and water. Stir and refrigerate for 10 minutes, or until gel like texture forms.
In a blender or processor, process the blueberries and strawberries. Pulse until thick jam texture forms (don’t over blend)
Add the berry mixture to the chia seed and water gel. Stir together thoroughly.
Melt chocolate chips in a small sauce pan on low heat.
Once melted, place 2 teaspoon of melted chocolate at the bottom of each cup in oiled candy mold cups or small greased muffin pan.
Add a 1 teaspoon of sunflower seed butter to the top of each chocolate cup.
Then add a ½ teaspoon of chia berry jam layer to the top of the sunflower butter.
Then top with an additional 2 teaspoon of melted chocolate and use spoon to spread around to cover jam.
Place in freezer for 10 minutes or refrigerate for 20 minutes or more until solid.
Carefully remove from mold and enjoy.
Notes
Nutritional Data for Low Carb Version (using low carb, sweetenedchocolate chips): Servings: 8 medium-size cups, Serving Size : 1 medium-size candy, Cal: 103, Carbs: 5 g / Net Carbs: 3 g, Fiber: 2 g, Fat: 9 g, Protein: 3 g, Sugar: 1 gNutritional Data for Paleo Version ( using enjoy life chocolate chips): Servings: 8 medium-size cups, Serving: 1 medium-size candy, Cal; 130, Carbs: 11 g / Net Carbs: 9.2 g, Fiber: 1.8 g, Fat: 9 g, Protein: 3 g, Sugar: 9 g*all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*