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Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Parfait for #chocPBday

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If there was ever a day that was meant for me, it’s today.

It’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Day! Hosted by Carla of Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Parfait | HipFoodieMom.com

I was one of those latchkey kids who walked home from school, walked in the door and immediately got myself a big spoon and the peanut butter and went to town. I would just eat spoonfuls of peanut butter and watch TV. Classy. And chocolate peanut butter cups were my favorite. I couldn’t help myself because chocolate and peanut butter is like the best combination. Ever.

It’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Day!

In honor of today, I had to make something crazy indulgent. This dessert is not for the weary at heart. Now, I did go a little crazy when serving these Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Parfaits. You do not have to make your layers as thick as I did and you should try piping yours into your glass for thinner, maybe more acceptable layering. But I just went for it.  In fact, my family (4 of us) all shared ONE for dessert. Yes, these are a little indulgent but damn, it was delicious.

I hope you enjoy!

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Parfait for #chocPBday

Please note refrigeration time below.
Course: Dessert
Servings: 4
Author: Hip Foodie Mom

Ingredients

For the chocolate mousse:

  • 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
  • 4 tablespoons 1/2 stick softened unsalted butter or at room temp
  • 9 oz best-quality semi-sweet or dark chocolate or a blend of both; chopped into small pieces
  • 1/4 cup hot water from a recently boiled kettle
  • 2 cups heavy cream* half of the whipped cream will be used for the peanut butter mousse
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the peanut butter mousse:

  • 1 cup peanut butter chips
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the toppings:

  • whipped cream from the store; I prefer to use this kind for the topping so you can get a pretty design on top. Alternatively you can make more fresh homemade whipped cream above and pipe it out.
  • chocolate sprinkles
  • chocolate peanut butter cups

Instructions

For the chocolate mousse:

  • Place the mini marshmallows, soft butter, chocolate and water in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over low heat to melt everything; whisking every now and then until melted and combined. Remove from the heat and allow to cool; almost completely, at least 15 minutes.
  • Using your electric stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (on speed 4 or 6) or hand mixer, whip the heavy cream with the vanilla extract until thick and peaks have formed; for about 5-8 minutes. Remove HALF of the cream and place into a bowl and set in the refrigerator (this is for the peanut butter mousse).
  • Lastly, using a rubber spatula, fold the other half of the fresh whipped cream into the cooling chocolate mixture until you have a smooth, cohesive mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator to set for at least one hour.

For the peanut butter mousse:

  • Remove the reserved fresh whipped cream from the refrigerator and place on the counter. Using a large microwave-safe bowl, microwave the peanut butter chips and the 3/4 cup heavy cream at 15-second intervals just until the chips soften, stirring often. Whisk in the creamy peanut butter and vanilla until completely smooth. Cool to barely lukewarm.
  • When ready, using a rubber spatula, fold in the fresh whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture until you have a smooth, cohesive mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator to set for at least one hour.

To assemble your parfaits:

  • I highly recommend using pastry bags (or ziploc bags) fitted with a tip and piping out both the chocolate and peanut butter mousse. Your parfaits will look prettier and you can control the layering better this way. Layer in your chocolate and peanut butter mousse, alternating the layers and adding in as many layers as you want and can fit in your serving glass. Top with whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles and a chocolate peanut butter cup for fun. Enjoy!

Chocolate Mousse recipe adapted from Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Parfait_closeup

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  3. laurasmess

    What a beautiful post Alice! Argh, I am a sucker for anything chocolatey and peanut buttery… such a beautiful combination (double the deliciousness!). Thanks for sharing your gorgeous mousse recipe. Great giveaway – although I’m not a US resident I have to admit that I am a huge fan of OXO (I already own the whisk, measuring spoons, various jugs, tongs, a spatula… need I go on?!) and anyone who wins one of these prizes will be obscenely lucky! I can’t wait to click through to some of the other chocolate pb day posts… blissful reading! x

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  4. Miss Kim @ behgopa

    Wow you are a true peanut butter lover if you go to town with a spoon like that!! That sounds awesome. I really love the chocolate/peanut butter combo too. Whoever first put that together and marketed it is a culinary genius!

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  6. Alice

    These parfaits look so insanely good. They’re very ooo, la la! Love the decadent layers and sprinkles with that ultra rich PB cream, wow, oh wow!

    So sensational.

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  13. Nancy @ gottagetbaked

    Lol I LOVE that all four of you had to share one glass because these are so decadent. Damn Alice, you’ve outdone yourself! This is definitely for the hardcore PB/chocolate lover (which I am!). That peanut butter cup tucked into the whipped cream on top is a fabulous touch! These parfaits are beyond amazing.

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  15. Natalie S

    Yum! I am officially drooling onto my keyboard ha ha I just love all things chocolate and peanut butter – can’t get a better combination than that IMO 🙂 I also love Reese’s candy…

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  19. Stacy

    Gorgeous dessert, Alice! I love that you all shared one glass but I gotta ask, what happened to the others then? I’m coming over!

    I was just like you as a child, but I would scoop a spoon of peanut butter and then stick chocolate chips all over it and eat. The trick was getting the peanut butter and the chocolate chips to come out even. 🙂

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  39. Christie

    Favorite chocolate peanut butter treat? admittedly those Reese’s Bunnies that come out in the spring! the peanut butter to chocolate ratio is so much better than that of Reese’s PB cups!

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  42. Kelly @ Kelly Bakes

    OHHHHMYGOODNESS. Let me just say that I am with you on the spoon and peanut butter classiness. I used to do that in my office at work until I made my coworker take away my jar. This lovely mousse parfait is so much more refined and perfectly suited to my peanut butter obsession 😉

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  58. Mary O.

    I love the no bake peanut butter, oatmeal, chocolate cookies that my kids have a funny name for, “Dinosaur Drops”.

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  63. Lisa

    So I have the two parts of this recipe chilling in the fridge right now. The PB part – looks and feels like it will be amazing (already tasted it and I know that’s good). The chocolate part? Not so much. I followed the directions as stated, maybe the marshmallow measurement was a bit off (may have put in too much) because they’re tough little suckers to measure with them bouncing around. The only other variable that could’ve screwed it up was I used 65% dark cacao Ghiradelli baking chips as my chocolate choice. Anyway, as everything started melting, soon the chocolate and marshmallow separated from the butter and water, leaving a glopy chocolate mess being whisked around in melted butter water. Eventually after a good 10 minutes of waiting, whisking, slopping water out of the pot, I dumped the liquid and let the gelatenous solids cool.

    By the time I got to the whipped cream, when I tried folding it in the chocolate had congealed and I ended up just having to whip in the whipped cream to the point where it deflated. The resulting mixture was a chunky sort of pudding consistency before it set (the chunks were rubbery bits of marshmallow caked in dark chocolate). So I put it back on the heat to try and melt some of that – tasted and it was way too bitter, so I added some sugar. Now it’s smoother, but will definitely not be a mousse, maybe it’ll pudding up?

    Oh well – good recipe idea at least, probably just user error on my end.

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    • hipfoodiemom

      Hi Lisa, I’m so sorry to hear this. . did you do the chocolate part over low heat? and were you whisking? and was the water hot? like from a recently boiled kettle? yeah if you followed everything exactly, I’m not sure what happened. . were your marshmallows fresh and not expired? you’d be surprised. I’m sorry. . I’ve had lots of people make these parfaits with success. I hope you try again later. Happy Sunday and thanks for the comment!

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  64. Joanne

    Hi!
    This recipe is described as 4 servings…are these the dessert shooter glasses? I am doing the dessert shooters and trying to determine the the quantity of ingredients needed. Thanks!

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    • hipfoodiemom

      Hi Joanne, these are large sized glasses. Like, my family shared one. I served them this way for the photographs; to be able to show the layers better. So if you want to serve these in smaller shooter glasses, the recipe will make a whole lot more than just 4. Hope that helps!! Please let me know if you try this!

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