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Dark, rich hot chocolate flavoured with creamy peanut butter

Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate

Dark, rich hot chocolate flavoured with creamy peanut butter
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Makes: 2 small servings
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Ingredients
  

  • 60 gms dark chocolate, finely chopped (60% to 75% dark depending on your preference)
  • 3 tbsps creamy peanut butter (I used natural, unsweetened)
  • 3/4th cup whole milk, at room temperature (190 ml)
  • 2 to 3 tbsps caster sugar, depending on the bitterness of the chocolate
  • 3 to 4 tbsps water, at room temperature
  • Pinch of salt, optional
  • Whipped cream and melted peanut butter to serve, optional but recommended!

Instructions

  • In a saucepan, add the chocolate, peanut butter and half the milk. Set it on low heat and stir constantly till the chocolate and peanut butter have both melted down. Add the rest of the milk and keep stirring to combine.
  • Now add the sugar and slowly add the water till it reaches your desired consistency. Stir and let it all simmer for another couple of minutes. Taste and add more sugar if you like, or more milk/water if needed, then take it off the heat. Optionally, now stir in a pinch of salt (my peanut butter was salted and I liked the flavour that added).
  • The peanut butter might have a few small lumps left behind so I like to strain the hot chocolate through a sieve and then pour it into one mug or two, for smaller, but still very decadent servings!
  • Top with a generous amount of whipped cream (see notes) and a good drizzle of melted peanut butter. Enjoy!
  • This hot chocolate can be refrigerated too, after it's cooled down a little bit. Reheat as needed, adding a bit more water to thin it out since the cream will thicken it once it's in the fridge.

Notes

*If you're making whipped cream at home (recommended), beat 1/4 cup of chilled whipping cream (I use Amul) with 1 teaspoon of sugar. Use a hand mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Keep refrigerated for about 3o minutes before you make the hot chocolate which gives the whipped cream a chance to firm up properly. If you have any leftover, it will deflate by the next day but is still good to use :)