Peanut Butter Deserts

What better way to celebrate than with 3 delicious peanut butter inspired recipes: peanut butter chocolate fudge, crunchy peanut butter apple sticks with chocolate drizzle, and peanut butter chocolate cupcakes.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge

  • Servings: 12-16
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Rating: ★★★★★
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Enjoy this rich delicious creamy peanut butter chocolate fudge.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup creamy Peanut Butter
  • 14 oz condensed milk
  • 1 tsp. almond extract
  • 1 Unsweetened chocolate 4oz bar (100% CACAO)
  • 2 tsp. of baking coco powder
  • 4 tsp.of butter
  • ½ cup corn syrup light
  • Parchment paper
  • Pinch of Himlayan salt

Directions

  1. Place parchment paper in a 9×13 pan/dish.
  2. On medium heat in a saucepan, add 14 oz condensed milk, unsweetened chocolate bar (break into pieces), 4 tsp of room-temperature butter, and 1 tsp. of almond extract. Stir for 5-10 minutes or until smooth.
  3. Place chocolate mixture on the parchment paper and level out with a spoon or spatula.
  4. Next, on medium heat in a saucepan, add ½ cup of corn syrup and 1 cup of creamy peanut butter. Stir for 5-10 minutes or until smooth.
  5. Layer peanut butter on top of the chocolate fudge and spread evenly over chocolate.
  6. Sprinkle Himlayan salt on top of the peanut butter.
  7. Refrigerate for 90 minutes.
  8. Cut into squares and serve.

Crunchy Peanut Butter Apples with Chocolate Drizzle/Candy topping

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Rating: ★★★★★
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Enjoy these yummy crunchy peanut butter apples with chocolate drizzle.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups crunchy peanut butter
  • ¾ cup of corn syrup light
  • 6 apples (red or green)
  • 6 skewer sticks
  • Parchment paper
  • 1 cup of Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Reese pieces (optional topping)

Directions

  1. Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet, add 6 apples 1 inch apart.
  2. Stick each apple with the skewer from the stem side up, go partially through the inside of each apple until stick is fully secured.
  3. On medium-heat in a saucepan, add 2 cups of crunchy peanut butter and ¾ cup of corn syrup light. Stir for 5-10 minutes.
  4. Remove the peanut butter mixture from the heat, and dip each apple one at a time in the saucepan and spoon over the apple. After each apple is completely dipped, place the apple with a stick on the parchment paper 1 inch apart.
  5. Melt chocolate chips in a double-boiler or makeshift a double-boiler. Another option: In a microwave, heat up 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips for 1 min and 30 seconds or until completely melted.
  6. Use a fork to drizzle on melted chocolate to each apple.
  7. Crush 1 cup of reese pieces and sprinkle on top of each apple (optional).
  8. Place in the refrigerator for 1 hr. Or freeze for 30 minutes.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cupcakes w/ peanut butter chocolate cream frosting

  • Servings: 24
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Rating: ★★★★★
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Enjoy these moist delicious peanut butter chocolate chip cupcakes.

Ingredients

  • 1 box of Duncan Hines Devil’s Food Cake
  • 1 pack of chocolate Jello instant 3.9 oz
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 3 eggs
  • ⅓ cup of vegetable oil
  • 8 oz sourcream
  • 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup of peanut butter chips
  • 1 cup of confectious sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup peanut butter Laura Scudder’s Old Fashion Peanut Butter (thin peanut butter)
  • 1 stick of unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp. Cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp. Milk
  • Pack of cupcake baking liners
  • Box of reeses pieces (optional)

Directions

    Directions for Cupcakes
  1. Combine cake mix, jello, 1 cup of milk, 3 eggs, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, 8 oz. sourcream and mix it altogether until completely smooth.
  2. Fold in 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1 cup of peanut butter chips.
  3. Use a 12 cupcake tin pan and line each cup with a cupcake baking liner.
  4. Fill 12 cupcakes half full with 2 to 3 spoonfuls of the mix
  5. Bake at 350’ for 17 minutes or until fully baked. Stick a toothpick in the middle of one cupcake and it should come out clean.
  6. Let cool for 10-15 minutes

    7. Directions for Peanut Butter Chocolate Frosting

  7. You will need an electric mixer for the following ingredients: 1 stick of room temperature butter, 1 cup of confectious sugar, 2 tbsp. of milk, 1 tsp. of vanilla extract, ¾ cup peanut butter, 2 tbsp cocoa powder. Mix until smooth.
    8. 2 Use a piping bag to frost each cupcake.
  8. Top with reeses pieces (optional).

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