Peanut Butter Cup Chaffles

Peanut Butter Cup Chaffles are the low carb equivalent of a big, fat peanut butter cup that’s just oozing with thick, sweet peanut butter! We slice these into quarters and serve them up for dessert!

Peanut butter cups have been my favorite treat since I was a kid. I find them incredibly difficult to resist.

Actually, that’s pretty much true of any food that features peanut butter. I’m addicted to the stuff and often just eat a small spoonful as a snack. It’s so good!

These peanut butter cup chaffles are next level amazing. 

Fluffy chocolate chaffles smeared with a ridiculously thick layer of sweetened peanut butter. If this doesn’t satisfy your peanut butter cravings, I don’t know what will!

Low carb peanut butter filling:

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This filling is super simple and made with just three ingredients: peanut butter, butter, and powdered sweetener.

I’m sharing what products I use below because they work for me and I’m often asked what I use. Please feel free to use what you already have on hand, just know that the carb count will differ a bit depending on what ingredients you use.

I’ve been on a big Skippy Naturals peanut butter kick. It’s 4 net carbs per 2 tablespoons and it tastes like regular peanut butter without the funky oil sitting on top. No need to stir, it’s just nice and creamy!

For the sweetener, I use and recommend Lakanto Powdered Sweetener. It’s made of monk fruit and erythritol, tastes very similar to regular powdered sugar, and is my favorite powdered sweetener to date. Highly recommend. 

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Stir together all of the ingredients with a fork until smooth. Easy peasy and so creamy!

How to make chocolate chaffles:

To make chocolate chaffles, you’ll need: egg, finely shredded mozzarella cheese, unsweetened cocoa powder, sweetener, chocolate chips, and espresso powder.

I recommend using Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener. It’s a mix of monkfruit and erythritol and has none of that cooling sensation that some sweeteners have. No aftertaste either! It’s my favorite.

The espresso powder is optional, but recommended. It doesn’t make the chocolate chaffles taste like coffee, it just deepens that chocolate flavor. Really good! I add espresso powder to everything that calls for cocoa powder.

For the chocolate chips, I’ve been loving Lily’s chocolate chips and you can find them at Walmart now, which is a major win! Use whatever brand you prefer. 

Whisk together your egg, cocoa powder, sweetener, chocolate chips, and espresso powder until well combined. Stir in the mozzarella and your chocolate chaffle batter is ready to cook!

It looks a little funky with that cheese in there, but I promise it just disappears as you cook it. As long as you use mozzarella, you’ll never even taste the cheese.

What kind of waffle maker do you need? 

You are going to want a mini waffle maker for this recipe.

I use the Dash Mini Waffle Maker. 

Don’t worry – you can order from Amazon for around $10 and I almost guarantee you won’t regret the purchase! They’re currently showing as backordered, but I’ve heard from quite a few readers that they’re shipping out much faster than the backorder date, so I say go ahead and order!

It heats quickly, cooks quickly, takes up barely any space, and it comes in a variety of cute colors. I have the aqua. 

If you want to make more than 1 mini waffle at a time or just don’t want to wait on the out of stock mini waffle maker, check out this one:

If you plan to make chaffles for a family, this should work great! I haven’t tried it myself, but plan to order because my kids are obsessed with chaffles too.

Peanut Butter Cup Waffles:

Once your chocolate chaffles are cooked, let them cool a bit before adding the peanut butter filling. If you add the filling while the waffles are hot, it will melt and ooze out. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing (in fact, melty peanut butter is delicious!), but it’s pretty messy.

Spread the peanut butter over one of the waffles and then top it off with the second one.

These are rich and decadent and I recommend cutting them into fourths for a quick treat. If you’re really feeling it, go ahead and have a half. With such low carb ingredients, you can probably fit a half of one into your carb count pretty easily.

Be sure to check out my basic chaffle recipe, pumpkin chaffles, and Big Mac chaffles too! 

I’m pretty obsessed with chaffles. So easy and there are infinite possibilities with them from sweet to savory!