Pomegranate Pistachio Chocolate Cups

Red cake plate filled with chocolate peanut butter cups with pomegranate and pistachios in white liners.

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Pomegranate Pistachio Chocolate Cups

Dark Chocolate stuffed with Peanut Butter and topped pistachios and pomegranate seeds. A fabulous, easy to make chocolate dessert that's vegan, gluten-free, impressive and simple.

Prep Time10

Freeze or Refrigerate30

Total Time40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan

Servings:

Calories: 46kcal

Author: Debra Klein

Equipment

Ingredients

Ingredients:

1 cup dark chocolate chips or use 2 (3.5-oz) bars
½ cup pomegranate seeds
¼ cup chopped pistachios
¼ cup peanut butter creamy

Instructions

Directions:

Line rimmed baking sheet (that will fit into your fridge or freezer) with mini cupcake liners.
Roughly chop the pistachios.
Melt chocolate on stovetop in a double boiler (alternately melt in a glass dish in the microwave, or in a small pan stirring constantly. This will take less than a minute. You can turn off the stove just before the chocolate is completely melted and just keep stirring until the heat of the melted chocolate helps melt the rest.
Drizzle melted chocolate into the bottom of paper liners.
Drop ½ teaspoon creamy peanut butter onto the chocolate.
Sprinkle a few pomegranate arils and a few pieces of pistachio into each cup.
Drizzle melted chocolate to cover nuts and pom seeds.
Sprinkle a bit more pistachios and pomegranate seeds. Add a pinch of flakey seas salt, if desired.
Refrigerate or freeze until chocolate is set, at least one hour.
Transfer to airtight container in the fridge for up to one week or into the freezer for up to 3 months.

Notes

Chocolate: use a bar and roughly chop, or break into chunks, before putting in the pan to melt. I prefer to use dark chocolate with a higher percentage of cacao, but you can use any type of chocolate in this recipe.

To make these without mini cupcake liners you can mix the melted chocolate into a bowl of pomegranate and chopped pistachios until everything is well incorporated. Use two spoons to "drop" the mixture into cluster balls onto a piece of parchment paper that's been laid out on a baking tray. Place in the fridge or freezer until set.

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