Peanut butter chocolate torte

“If you can’t control your peanut butter, you can’t expect to control your life.” (Bill Watterson, American Cartoonist)

Sounds familiar? Are you one of those people who can’t control “your peanut butter”?

Shh, don’t answer. Let’s enjoy our meaningful silence. Being there for each other.

And in this moment of perfection I am going to make for you the best Peanut Butter and Chocolate Torte.

peanut butter and chocolate torte from food blog 5starcookies
peanut butter and chocolate torte from food blog 5starcookies

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PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE TORTE

Ingredients:

3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup unsalted butter

2 cups smooth butter

1 1/4 cup salted peanuts (roughly crushed)

1/2 cup graham crumbs

1 cup icing sugar

Now, let’s take a little break!

peanut butter and chocolate torte from the best food blog 5starcookies
peanut butter and chocolate torte from the best food blog 5starcookies

Directions:

Prepare round springform pan (8 inch) and spray with baking spray.

Melt chocolate chips and 1/2 cup peanut butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water making sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water.

Divide in half. Pour one half into springform pan. Freeze for 15 min.

Take 1 and 1/2 cup peanut butter and 3/4 cup unsalted butter and place over double boiler.

Stir until is melted.

Remove from heat and add graham crumbs, peanuts and icing sugar.

Mix until all ingredients are incorporated.

Pour peanut butter mixture over frozen chocolate layer.

Return to freezer for 15 min.

Take melted chocolate (the second half) and pour over peanut butter layer.

Return pan to freezer and leave for a few hours or  overnight.

Optional: Decorate with chocolate, whip cream, peanut butter, peanuts….

the best peanut butter and chocolate torte from the best food blog 5starcookies
the best peanut butter and chocolate torte from the best food blog 5starcookies

Peanut butter chocolate torte

Peanut butter chocolate torte

If you can't control your peanut butter, you can always control this recipe. Just follow directions and you will be in peanut butter heaven.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 cups smooth butter
  • 1 1/4 cup salted peanuts (roughly crushed)
  • 1/2 cup graham crumbs
  • 1 cup icing sugar

Instructions

  1. Directions:
  2. Prepare round springform pan (8 inch) and spray with baking spray.
  3. Melt chocolate chips and 1/2 cup peanut butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water making sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water.
  4. Divide in half. Pour one half into springform pan. Freeze for 15 min.
  5. Take 1 and 1/2 cup peanut butter and 3/4 cup unsalted butter and place over double boiler.
  6. Stir until is melted.
  7. Remove from heat and add graham crumbs, peanuts and icing sugar.
  8. Mix until all ingredients are incorporated.
  9. Pour peanut butter mixture over frozen chocolate layer.
  10. Return to freezer for 15 min.
  11. Take melted chocolate (the second half) and pour over peanut butter layer.
  12. Return pan to freezer and leave for a few hours or overnight.
  13. Optional: Decorate with chocolate, whip cream, peanut butter, peanuts....

They say it is not polite to turn your back on somebody/something…

peanut butter and chocolate torte from your favorite food blog 5starcookies
peanut butter and chocolate torte from your favorite food blog 5starcookies

Do you think our peanut butter and chocolate torte is listening? Or care?

But I am listening and I do care.

So, dear my readers can you make this peanut butter and torte? Is it easy? Do you think it is too much writing and

not enough visual instructions?

Ok, I hear you. Let me try one more time.

The best peanut butter and chocolate torte from your favorite food blog 5starcookies
The best peanut butter and chocolate torte from your favorite food blog 5starcookies

Now, if you have the top and the bottom let’s create the middle – peanut butter mixture.

1 and 1/2 cup peanut butter + 3/4 cup unsalted butter melt over double boiler.

Remove from heat and add graham crumbs, peanuts and icing sugar.

Mix until all ingredients are incorporated.

Pour peanut butter mixture over frozen chocolate layer.

peanut butter and chocolate torte visual info - 5 star cookies blog

peanut butter and chocolate torte visual info – 5 star cookies blog

Enjoy!

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