Hot Chocolate with Whipped Peanut Butter Cream
Take your beverage game to the next level with this indulgently rich and creamy hot chocolate with whipped peanut butter cream!Featuring a rich dark chocolate ganache base, a fluffy peanut butter cream layer, crunchy toasted peanuts and even more chocolate to top it all off! This epic cup will keep you warm and cosy this winter.
Equipment
- 2 Mugs
- Piping bag with star tip nozzle (optional)
Ingredients
Dark Chocolate Ganache
- ½ cup (50g ) dark chocolate roughly chopped
- 50 ml cream
- 2 tsp (12g) caster sugar
- ¼ cup (38g) chopped roasted peanuts
Whipped Peanut Butter Cream
- 1 tbsp (15g) smooth peanut butter
- ½ tsp (1g) icing sugar
- ¼ cup (63ml) cream
Hot Chocolate
- 4 tbsp (60g) dark chocolate ganache
- 2 cups (500ml) milk
Garnish (optional)
- smooth peanut butter
- chocolate such as Maltesers and Flake
Instructions
Dark Chocolate Ganache
- In a small saucepan, whisk together the dark chocolate, sugar and cream over medium heat. Once the chocolate has melted, remove it from the heat and transfer the ganache into a shallow bowl.
- Dip the rim of your desired mugs into the chocolate ganache and then coat with peanuts. Reserve the leftover peanuts for the topping.
- Set prepared mugs aside to allow the ganache to drip down the side of the mugs while standing upright.
Whipped Peanut Butter Cream
- In a medium bowl whisk together the peanut butter, sugar and cream until soft peaks form.
- Optional: transfer to a piping bag fitted with a star-tip nozzle.
- Set aside in the fridge.
Hot Chocolate
- Whisk together the ganache and milk in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until well combined and heat through.
- Distribute hot chocolate into prepared mugs, then pipe or dollop on the whipped peanut butter cream followed by the reserved chopped peanuts, a swirl of peanut butter and chocolate if desired.
- Enjoy!