What does healthy really mean? It can mean a lot of things to different people, but for me it’s sipping on my green juice every morning for breakfast, sitting down to a large kale salad almost everyday for lunch, moderately exercising at least 4 days a week, and most importantly eating dark chocolate (and any healthy sweet for that matter). I refuse to give up eating delicious desserts in the name of “health” because they make me happy, and in my eyes, happiness and health go hand-in-hand.  I just make sure to find or make the healthier alternatives so I avoid the desserts that have a laundry list of ingredients that I can’t even pronounce.

So yes, I love chocolate, but I really love anything that combines chocolate with peanut butter (or almond butter or cashew butter).  I first shared my love of chocolate and nut butter with my Almond Butter Kiss Cookies I created around the holidays and after I devoured those, my next mission was to create a perfect and healthy “Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup”. And guess what? I found a way to make a little bite of heaven in these raw Mini Peanut Butter Cups (and the only ingredient that you may have trouble pronouncing is cacao).