Homemade Vegan & Gluten-free Peanut Butter M&M's

I used to absolutely loveeeeee peanut butter m&m's growing up! They were always my candy of choice for movie nights. Nothing beats the soft peanut butter center and the crunchy chocolate shell. I simply had to try and recreate them with better-for-you ingredients! These are vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and super simple to make!

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you'll need:

• smooth, natural peanut butter
• monk fruit sweetener (or granulated sweetener of choice!)
• non-dairy chocolate chips
• coconut flour
• coconut oil

See recipe card for quantities.

Storage

Store in the freezer, as they are super soft in the fridge and at room temperature.

Homemade Vegan & Gluten-free Peanut Butter M&M's

These homemade peanut butter m&m's are vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and absolutely delicious!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Servings: 50 m&m's

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup smooth peanut butter natural, runny (use a peanut butter where the only ingredients are peanuts and salt!)
• ¼ cup granulated monk fruit sweetener can sub any granulated sweetener you'd like!
• ¾ cup +2 tablespoon coconut flour
• 1 ½ cup non-dairy chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoon coconut oil

Method

 

1. In a bowl, mix together the peanut butter and granulated sweetener until smooth. Mix in the coconut flour.
2. Place this mixture into the fridge to firm up for about 20 minutes. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Begin rolling the peanut butter mixture into m&m-size balls and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Place the baking sheet into the freezer for at least 1 hour.
4. Once the peanut butter balls are frozen, begin melting the chocolate and coconut oil together until smooth. Coat each of the peanut butter balls in the chocolate until completely coated and return to baking sheet to set. Enjoy!