Matcha & White Chocolate Protein Cups
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When it comes to chocolate, I think there are two kinds of people in this world.
Those that entertain thoughts of it as a guilty pleasure; and those that glorify and celebrate its consumption.
I just so happen to fall into that latter category. Surprise eh?! 😯
I mean, let’s get serious now, why should chocolate be that one night stand that we feel guilty about the next morning?
Chocolate, to me, is that one true love, the one that you take home and introduce to your mama (unless your mama is diabetic, then you give her the sugar-free version)!
We all need a treat sometimes, and today, I am celebrating and glorifying the consumption of chocolate – in these Matcha & White Chocolate Protein Cups!
These last few days of Spring have been busy in my neck of the woods (literally that’s what the furthermost corners of my backyard begin to look like every time it rains here in Georgia). And, somedays, I just wanna put my feet up, grab me a cuppa ice cold Vanilla Premier Protein Shake and sink my teeth into something chocolatey. And, for those days – I made these cups.
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Now, I couldn’t resist giving these cups a boost of protein and anti-oxidants, so I added some vanilla flavored Premier Protein powder and some Matcha Tea to that bottom layer. There also happen to be some roughly crushed up pistachios in that layer for texture.
The beauty of these cups is that they can be tailored to fit your tastes. You wanna go with dark chocolate, raisins, and cashews for that bottom layer – go right ahead, just make sure to add in some protein powder for an added oomph! If you don’t fancy white chocolate in that top layer – then feel free to change it up any way you desire – to make these cups your one true love! 😉
Cooking to me is all about experimenting, so I hope you use these cups as inspiration and even if you don’t make these exact ones, I hope you break out your silicone cups and chocolate and have fun experimenting with adding Premier Protein to your chocolate cups!
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Ingredients
Matcha Layer
- 2 oz White Chocolate
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/4 cup Premier Protein Vanilla Protein Powder
- 1 teaspoon Matcha Powder
- 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon roughly crushed pistachios
- 5 Silicone Cups
White Chocolate Layer
- 2 oz White Chocolate
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/4 cup Premier Protein Vanilla Protein Powder
Instructions
Matcha Layer
- Add the White Chocolate and coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl and microwave on increments of 20 seconds, stirring and checking each time (it took me 2 x 20 seconds to melt the white chocolate and coconut oil)
- Stir in the Premier Protein Vanilla Protein Powder and Matcha Powder
- And then add the crushed pistachios and spoon into silicone cups
White Chocolate Layer
- Add the White Chocolate and coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl and microwave on increments of 20 seconds, stirring and checking each time (it took me 2 x 20 seconds to melt the white chocolate and coconut oil)
- Stir in the Premier Protein Vanilla Protein Powder
- Spoon over Matcha layer and sprinkle 1 teaspoon of crushed pistachios over cups
- Refrigerate till set at least 2-3 hours
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These cups are gorgeous, Shashi! I am a big fan of matcha and pairing it with white chocolate and pistachios sounds amazing!! Love the pretty pomegranate arils too! 🙂
I’m a fan of all things chocolate – be it milk, semi, dark, white – gimme it all! 🙂 These look outstanding and so creative Shashi. LOVE this.
I come in the 2nd category too! 😀 Love this cups, I adore white chocolate!
Hi Sashi , Love your space and the white chocolate cups 🙂 Can’t get enough of chocolate 😉 I should try the dark chocolate version you mentioned.
These protein cups are so beautiful Shashi! I love the colours! The pomegranate on top looks so pretty! I can’t wait to try your recipe! Yum!!!
These look wonderful! I can’t wait to try them! I;ve got a lot of matcha powder at home! Love the boost of protein!
I LOVE these! I love baking with matcha, and these look so easy and delicious!
If I have to choose between what kind of chocolate I like the most, then white chocolate comes a close second to dark chocolate for me. But, I wouldn’t hesitate to sink my teeth into these delicious looking beauties!
Gorgeous looking creations Shahi! 🙂
Life is too short to feel guilty about eating chocolate, and I’m glad you agree!
YUM! Love the colors! Anything with chocolate AND protein I’m almost always game for! =)
Haha! My sentiments exactly! Thanks Chris!
No surprise at all, my dear! 😉 Hey, let’s share a big high five over the fact that we’re both in the latter category!
Oh, I’m envisioning a day in Georgia with the warm summer rain lightly pattering away, with a big vanilla protein shake, and maybe, just maybe like five of these incredible matcha white chocolate cups? Perfect afternoon right there, Shashi. 🙂
Btw, how much more awesome did this recipe get when you added in pistachios? Perfect chocolate snacking heaven right there. Love this! Hope you have a wonderful week Shashi! Pinning, of course! 🙂
Haha – if you are here in Georgia on said rainy day with vanilla protein shakes in hand and these bad boys in front of us, Demeter, we might run into a bit of a problem because 5 matcha and white chocolate protein cups cannot be divided equally between two chocoholics…hmmm….what a conundrum!
🙂
Seriously – thanks so much and I hope the rest of this week is wonderful for you as well!
LOLOL. Shashi, you’re the best. 🙂 Okay, it’s agreed then, let’s make it 6 cups! Thank goodness I have you to watch our for all of our chocolate needs. xo
So I can eat chocolate and get some protein in at the same time? Sounds like a deal to me! These chocolate cups look ah-maz-ing!
Thanks so much Bethany – I figure protein would justify my bad chocolate habit?! 🙂
I think there’s another type of people, somewhere in between who consider chocolate as a guilty pleasure but at the same time glorify its consumption. Personally, I know I should avoid having it, but a reasonable part of me keeps saying that chocolate isn’t a pleasure but necessity:) What a glorious treat, Shashi! I’ve just heard it saying: Eat me, Ben! Well, I’m quite sure it also added: Shashi, send me to Ben please:)
Hahaha! Ben – I LOVE the way you think! Yes, my friend, chocolate isn’t just a pleasure but most definitely a necessity! The proverbial sunshine on a rainy day eh?! 🙂
P.S. I think you and your hubs need to move closer so we can drone-exchange eats and treats back and forth!
Chocolate is definitely my great love affair! I will always love it no matter what.
These are BEAUTIFUL. I can’t believe how gorgeous! And they have all the best things in them!
Oh you are so sweet – thanks so much for your kind comment Mir – now I don’t feel so bad about the uneven lines where the layers meet – thanks for making my day 🙂
i can eat chocolate anytime of day – especially white chocolate. definitely my favourite out of the three! love these little cups. can totally see myself making them. Xx
I adore white chocolate too – it’s especially wonderful with matcha! Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting, Thalia. xx