Showing posts with label chocolate peanut butter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate peanut butter. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Chocolate Peanut Butter


Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 2 cups

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1-1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
  • 1 teaspoon hot water

Preparation:

Melt chocolate chips in a double-boiler or in the microwave until smooth. Take care not to scorch the chocolate. Let cool until barely warm, but still liquid.

Scrape melted chocolate into a large bowl. Addpeanut butter, butter, sugar, and vanilla extract. Stir until thoroughly combined.

Mix instant coffee with hot water until completely dissolved. Add coffee to the chocolate peanut butter mixture until combined.

Scrape into glass jars with tight seals. Serve as aspread with cookies, crackers, or toast or use as a filling for cakes.

Pretty jars of chocolate peanut butter make great gifts for any occasion and also work well for bake sales and other fund-raisers. 

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Chocolate Peanut Butter


Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Yield: two cups

Ingredients:


1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup confectioners sugar
one teaspoon vanilla extract
one teaspoon instant coffee granules
one teaspoon hot water

Preparation:

Melt chocolate chips in a double-boiler or in the microwave until smooth. Take care not to scorch the chocolate. Let cold until barely warm, but still liquid.

Mix instant coffee with hot water until dissolved. Add coffee to the chocolate peanut butter mixture until combined.

Scrape melted chocolate in to a large bowl. Add peanut butter, butter, sugar, and vanilla extract. Stir until thoroughly combined.

 jars of chocolate peanut butter make great gifts for any occasion and also work well for bake sales and other fund-raisers.

Scrape in to glass jars with tight seals. Serve as a spread with cookies, crackers, or toast or use as a filling for cakes.

Yield: about two cups