{"id":37748,"date":"2015-04-10T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T10:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?post_type=recipes&#038;p=37748"},"modified":"2016-06-26T06:53:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-26T10:53:58","slug":"cookie-butter-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=37748","title":{"rendered":"Cookie Butter Cups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you ever stood in the check-out line at Trader Joe\u2019s staring longingly at the cookie butter-filled chocolate bars? Or, for that matter, have you ever eyed the Cookie Butter, wishing desperately that it wasn\u2019t so full of sugar and carbs? Well, it\u2019s time to take matters into your own hands! A few spices and some sweetener turn regular almond butter into\u00a0a healthy low carb cookie butter clone. Melt a little dark chocolate, fill little molds, and you will never have to stare longingly again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container-316\" class=\"zlrecipe-container-border\" >\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container\" class=\"serif zlrecipe\">\n  <div class=\"recipeRating\"><div id=\"post-ratings-37748\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"d4831fc74f\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_37748_1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/asweetlife_stars\/rating_on.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(37748, 1, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(3.8, 4, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_37748_2\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/asweetlife_stars\/rating_on.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(37748, 2, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(3.8, 4, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; 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If your nut butter does not begin to smooth out and become creamy, add a little more oil as needed.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, combine chocolate and oil, stirring until melted and smooth\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Use the back of a small spoon to spread chocolate over the bottom and up the sides of 20 small candy cups or foil lined petit four cups. Refrigerate or freeze 10 minutes until firm.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Spoon cookie butter almost to the top of each cup and top each with remaining chocolate.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Refrigerate until set, another 20 minutes or so.\r\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n\n<div class=\"zlmeta zlclear asl_meta\">\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\" > window.ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/script>\n    \n\n        \n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    \n        <p id=\"zlrecipe-yield\">\n            Yield:            <span itemprop=\"recipeYield\">Makes about 20 small cups (2 cups per serving)<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n    \n        <div id=\"zlrecipe-nutrition\" itemprop=\"nutrition\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/NutritionInformation\">\n\n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-serving-size\">\n                Cholesterol:                <span itemprop=\"servingSize\">-<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-calories\">\n                Food energy:                <span itemprop=\"calories\">136 kcal<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-fat\">\n                Total fat:                <span itemprop=\"fatContent\">10.61<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-saturated-fat\">\n                Calories from fat:                <span itemprop=\"saturatedFatContent\">95<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-carbs\">\n                Carbohydrate:                <span itemprop=\"carbohydrateContent\">8.78g<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-protein\">\n                Protein per serving:                <span itemprop=\"proteinContent\">3.53g<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-fiber\">\n                Total dietary fiber:                <span itemprop=\"fiberContent\">3.97g<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-sodium\">\n                Sodium per serving:                <span itemprop=\"sodiumContent\">29mg<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n    <\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"zlclear\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        \n            <div class=\"ziprecipes-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">1.3<\/div>\n\n        \n  <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"zl-printed-copyright-statement\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">Copyright \u00a9 2009-2020 Diabetes Media Foundation, All Rights Reserved. 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