15 Sunflower Butter-based Desserts

Sunflower butter is a delicious and healthy alternative to traditional peanut butter, and it has become increasingly popular in recent years due to its many health benefits. Not only is it a great source of protein and healthy fats, but it is also free from common allergens like peanuts and tree nuts! Its nutty, slightly sweet flavor makes it a perfect ingredient for cookies, cups, and other sweet treats.

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1. Sunflower Butter Cups

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Peanut butter and chocolate go together like… well… peanut butter and chocolate. This Sunflower Butter Cups recipe by Holly Bertone copies the style of a traditional Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, but it’s peanut-free, dairy-free, vegan, gluten-free, and made with minimal sugar. It won’t disappoint!

2. Sunflower Butter Chocolate Chip Fudge

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This Sunflower Butter Chocolate Chip Fudge by Sarah Jane Parker is a fantastic quick, small-batch treat when you want a mildly sweet treat. Nut allergies don’t have to be a pain when you have sunflower butter! It’s creamy, dense, rich, and can give any delectable treat a nutty flavor. Fudge is so dense that you’ll only need a few bites to satisfy a sweet tooth. If you want more, go for it: love yourself so much that you bathe in this fudge. Do whatever! Chocolatey, nutty, and sweet, this fudge is the bomb.

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3. Sunflower Seed Butter Oatmeal Cookies

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What’s so great about sunflower seed butter? It’s peanut-free, tree-nut free, and gluten-free, so it’s great for people with these types of food allergies. It also has 1/3 less saturated fat than peanut butter and 27 percent of your daily recommended allowance of Vitamin E in one serving, and it’s high in iron, fiber, and protein. You must try these Sunflower Seed Butter Oatmeal Cookies by Jennifer Strohmeyer.

4. Sunflower Seed Butter Cookies

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These Sunflower Seed Butter Cookies by Tara Binder are a delicious, sweet and savory fresh update on a traditional peanut butter cookie.

5. Sunflower Seed Butter and Chocolate Chip Energy Bites 

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These Sunflower Seed Butter and Chocolate Chip Energy Bites by Christina Bedetta make for a particularly delicious portable snack for any time of day. They are ideal for busy lifestyles, as they only require a few simple ingredients, and take just minutes to make! With the perfect balance of carbohydrates, protein, healthy fats, and, of course, chocolate, they are sure to provide a much-needed energy boost whenever hunger strikes!

6. Natural Nut/Seed Butter Cups

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These Natural Nut/Seed Butter Cups by Christina Bedetta are all-natural, gluten-free, vegan (depending on the type of chocolate you use), and they can be nut-free if you use sunflower seed butter (my second favorite variation, great for those with nut allergies). They’re super quick and easy to make, and absolutely irresistible. The only challenge you may (probably will) have is stopping after eating just one!

7. Double Chocolate Chunk Sunbutter Cookies

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These Double Chocolate Chunk Sunbutter Cookies by Lindsey Auerbach are miraculously made without any flour and instead use sunflower seed butter as their base, which yields a rich and gooey result. They are surprisingly cakey and unapologetically fudgy with their dark chocolate chunks. The sunflower seed coating around the outside also adds a pleasant crunch.

8. Halloween Sunbutter Cups

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These Halloween Sunbutter Cups by Jesse Lane Lee are a fun way to trick your friends into enjoying a healthy treat! They have a creamy sunflower seed butter center that is nestled in a stevia-sweetened carob shell. Halloween SunButter Cups are entirely sweetened with stevia and are much better than the processed, sugar-laden version.

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