Chocolate and peanut butter bar
A no-bake quick setting bar, made with a layer of peanut butter and biscuits, and another layer of chocolate and cream, which is soft, decadent and a non-guilty dessert option
Servings: 25 bar
Calories: 259kcal
Ingredients
Peanut butter layer
- 1 cup of creamy peanut butter
- 14 digestive biscuits or 2 cups of biscuit crumb
- 2 tbsp cream
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
Chocolate Ganache Layer
- 150 gm Cooking chocolate with 50% or above cocoa
- 200 gm cream fresh or tin or tetrapak
- 2 tbsp of honey
- 1 pinch salt
Optional
- 1 tsp instant ground coffee mixed in 1 tsp of water.
- 1 tsp peanut butter for decor
- A handful of chopped peanuts
Instructions
- Peanut butter layer
- Line a parchment paper on a 9 by 9 inch square tray and spray some oil or butter on it.
- Process digestive biscuits in a food processor to make crumbs
- In a bowl, add peanut butter and heat it in the microwave for 60 secs or until liquid-ish in consistency.
- Add biscuit crumb in the peanut butter along with a pinch of salt, cream and some brown sugar to from a uniform mix.
- Drop the peanut biscuit mix into the prepared tray and use the back of the spoon to level it out. Set aside.
- In a bowl, add cream and honey, and microwave for 30 secs.
- Mix the honey and cream together and keep in the microwave again for another 30 secs.
- Add in chocolate and use a spatula to fold the chocolate in the cream as it melts. You can heat this mix for another 30 secs if all the chocolate hasn't melted yet.
- Add in the coffee mix along with some salt in the chocolate (optional step)
- Layer the chocolate ganache on top of the peanut crumb layer and spread around the tray evenly.
- In a small bowl, heat 1 tsp of peanut butter for 30 secs in the microwave and drizzle all over the chocolate unevenly. Use a toothpick to create a random swirly pattern of chocolate and peanut butter.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 208mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g