Recipe for Cashew Coconut Cups, light and crunchy coconut cups filled with cashew nut butter cream. Tasty and filling treat, packed with protein and sweetened with maple syrup.
1Tbsp+ 1 teaspoon (20g) coconut oilmelted and cooled
2Tbsps(30g) maple syrup
Extra coconut and crushed cashews for sprinkling on top
Cashew Nut Butter Filling
1 ½cupsGeorgia Grinder’s Cashew Butter
4ozcream cheeseroom temperature
3Tbsps(45 ml) maple syrup
½teaspoonvanilla extract
Cashew Caramel Stripe
5Tbsps(75 ml) Georgia Grinder’s Cashew Butter
3Tbsps(45 ml )Dulce de Leche caramel sauce
Instructions
Coconut Cups
Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease 12 count mini muffin pan with coconut oil or coconut spray.
In a large bowl combine coconut flakes, coconut flour and salt.
Next, stir in coconut milk, coconut oil, and maple syrup. I use a spatula to fold and incorporate mixture.
Spoon mixture into individual muffin slots. Divide entire mixture evenly amongst the 12 cups.
Press coconut mixture firmly into bottom and up sides of each cup with your fingers.
Bake until the edges turn golden brown about 15-16 min.
Place pan on cooling rack for 5-8 minutes.
Gently use first two fingers and thumb to carefully slide each cup out of pan.
Let cups cool completely before adding filling.
Cashew Butter Filling
10. In bowl of stand mixer with whisk attachment, whip together Cashew Butter and cream cheese.
11. Pour in vanilla and maple syrup. Mix on medium low until blended.
12. In a separate bowl stir together 5 Tbsp Cashew Butter and 3 Tbsp Dulce de Leche.
13. Grab piping bag and with a spoon make a long line from tip to top with cashew caramel mix. Pressing the mix onto the inside of plastic bag. (this will add a dark stripe to your filling).
Next scoop you Cashew Butter Filling into your piping bag.
Snip off the tip of the bag and start filling your cups.
Start in the center and pipe in a circular motion working upwards until full. Press down very gently then lift you piping bag while softly squeezing to create a tip in your filling.
Keep refrigerated in an air tight container for two weeks!
Notes
Store in an air-tight container in the fridge for two weeks!