Day 40: Chunky, Nutty Frozen Peanut Butter Cups

This is another recipe straight from the amazing Hungry Girl. I've said it a thousand times, but I would highly recommend any of her cookbooks as they provide guilt-free indulgences that satisfy whatever craving you may be facing.

These Peanut Butter cups can be found in the book Hungry Girl 200 Under 200. It's a cookbook featuring 200 recipes under 200 calories. She has appetizers, desserts, and even some entrees, along with some frozen drinks and smoothie options as well. With this cookbook I've never made a recipe that tasted bad. Well, except for that one time when I botched the ingredients and my brownies came out like rubber. That was weird. But I blame myself, not Hungry Girl.

You can check out a few of her recipes and articles at http://www.hungry-girl.com/. And follow the link above to check out this cookbook on Amazon.

These little ice cream-like cups make a wonderful evening snack and they help to satiate your appetite for fatty peanut butter and ice cream....trust me.

Ingredients:
1 small (4-serving) pkg. sugar-free, fat-free chocolate instant pudding mix
1 8oz. container Cool Whip Free, thawed
2 oz. (about 1/2c.) dry-roasted soy nuts (I've used peanuts when I've made them)
1 Tbsp. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 Tbsp. reduced-fat peanut butter, room temperature

Directions:
Place pudding mix in a medium bowl. Add 3oz. (1/4c plus 2 Tbsp.) warm water. Stir until smooth and thickened, about 2 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine 1 Tbsp. Cool Whip with peanut butter until mixed well. Stir into the pudding mixture.

Stir in half of the nuts and all of the chocolate chips. Fold in remaining Cool Whip. Stir a little.

Line a 12-cup muffin pan with baking cups and spray with nonstick spray. Evenly distribute pudding mixture among the cups. Sprinkle the tops of the cups with remaining nuts.

Freeze until solid, about 1 hr. Stor in the freezer until ready to serve.
Makes 12 servings

Nutritional Info (per 1 PB Cup)
78 Calories, 2g Fat, 123mg Sodium, 11.5g Carbs, 0.5g Fiber, 2.5g Sugars, 2g Protein

Points Value: 2