Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER GANACHE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In medium bowl, mix crust ingredients; press in the bottom of an ungreased 9×13 baking dish (mixture will be thick). Bake 13 minutes. Cool completely, about 30 minute
• In bowl of a stand mixer (or you can use a hand mixer), combine softened butter and peanut butter and mix until smooth. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and half & half and mix until smooth and velvety. Spread evenly over cooled crust.
• Place the chocolate chips in a medium size bowl. Microwave or heat the cream on the stovetop to a low simmer (a few small bubbles around the edges). Pour the cream over the chocolate chips. Let sit for 2 to 3 minutes then whisk to combine until smooth and glossy. Let cool slightly and then spread ganache over peanut butter filling.
• Let stand at room temperature until bars are set, 2 to 3 hours.
• Cut into desired size squares and serve.

PEANUT BUTTER BARS WITH SALTED CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• Coat the bottom and sides of an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
• In a large bowl, stir to combine the confectioners' sugar, graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and melted butter. Press the mixture into the prepared baking dish and set aside.
• Place the chocolate and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Heat the cream in a small saucepan until bubbles start to form around the edges. Pour the cream over the chocolate, let sit for 1 minute and then whisk until completely melted and smooth.
• Pour the ganache over the peanut butter mixture and refrigerate until the chocolate is cooled and set, at least 45 minutes and up to overnight.
• Sprinkle evenly with the flaky sea salt. Cut into squares to serve.

PEANUT BUTTER PIE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Make crust first.
• In a small bowl, combine crumbs and melted butter and then pat into a 9" pie plate.
• Bake until firm and solid; 8 minutes.
• Let cool.
• Now make filling.
• In medium-sized bowl, whip cream.
• Place in fridge until you need it.
• Now, in a large bowl, beat softened cream cheese until fluffy.
• Next, beat in peanut butter, then butter and vanilla.
• Beat in icing sugar until nice and fluffy.
• Retrieve whipping cream from fridge.
• Fold about one-quarter of the cream into mixture to lighten it up, then fold in remainder of cream.
• Use a light hand-- but you don't want any streaks of cream to show either.
• Fill baked crust with peanut butter mixture.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until it firms up, about 3 hours.
• To make chocolate ganache topping, finely chop chocolate bar (you can substitute 6 squares of semisweet bakers chocolate) and place in a small bowl.
• In a small pot, heat cream just until bubbles form.
• Pour over chocolate and stir until chocolate melts.
• Let cool, then spread over pie.
• Take the 12 miniature-peanut-butter-cup halves and arrange them evenly around the edge of the pie.
• I tilt them so the inside shows.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving; I always make this a day ahead.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER GANACHE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, melt all ingredients - stirring constantly - over low heat.
• Let cool - pour over a delecate cake while slightly warm, or cool totally, whip lightly, and use as icing.
• YUMMO!