Description
Chocolate peanut butter bars blend rich cocoa with creamy nut spread for an irresistible dessert. Smooth layers of sweet chocolate and salty peanut butter create a perfect balance that delights you with each indulgent bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz (340 g) milk chocolate chips
- 1.5 cups creamy peanut butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 0.25 cup (60 ml) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) milk
- Blue candy melts
- Yellow candy melts
- Pink candy melts
Instructions
- Mixture Preparation: Whisk powdered sugar, peanut butter, melted butter, and milk in a medium bowl until achieving a smooth, homogeneous texture.
- Chip Integration: Fold miniature chocolate chips into the peanut butter base, ensuring even distribution throughout the mixture.
- Dough Shaping: Dust a work surface with flour, then roll the dough to a uniform 1/4-inch thickness using a rolling pin.
- Egg Cutting: Utilize an egg-shaped cookie cutter to create precise confectionery shapes, transferring each delicately to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Freezing Stage: Freeze the egg-shaped treats for one hour, allowing them to solidify completely and maintain structural integrity.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt milk chocolate chips using a double boiler or microwave, stirring consistently to create a glossy, smooth coating.
- Dipping Process: Extract frozen peanut butter eggs and immerse each in melted chocolate using a fork, ensuring complete and elegant coverage.
- Setting and Decorating: Place chocolate-enrobed eggs on fresh parchment paper, refrigerate for 15-20 minutes until hardened, and optionally embellish with colored candy melt designs.
Notes
- Chill for Perfect Texture: Freezing the peanut butter eggs for exactly 60 minutes ensures they hold their shape during chocolate coating and prevents crumbling.
- Smooth Chocolate Coating: Use low, consistent heat when melting chocolate to avoid burning and maintain a glossy, even finish that perfectly covers each egg.
- Prevent Sticking Tricks: Dust work surface with flour and use parchment paper to easily handle delicate peanut butter eggs without breaking or sticking.
- Decorative Finishing Touch: Drizzle contrasting candy melts or sprinkle sea salt for professional-looking gourmet treats that elevate the classic chocolate-peanut butter combination.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 56 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 3 mg