Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate Float
Thick and creamy hot chocolate that just tastes just like a peanut butter cup. Pour that over vanilla ice cream and you've got yourself a hug in a mug.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- Vanilla ice cream, at least one scoop per cup
- Sweetened whipped cream, for garnish (optional)
- Chocolate syrup, for garnish (optional)
- 3 peanut butter cups such as Reese's, for garnish (optional)
- 2 cups (500ml) milk
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch (cornflour)
- 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- A heaping 1/4 cup (2oz/ 50g) milk chocolate, finely chopped, I used chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons (1oz/ 25g) semisweet or dark chocolate, finely chopped, I used semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup (2oz/ 57g) smooth peanut butter
- 1/4 cup (2oz/ 57g) chopped chocolate, any kind, then melted
- 3 tablespoons (23g) chopped peanuts
Instructions
- 1
Pour the melted chocolate in a small rimmed plate that fits your cup and the chopped peanuts in another.
- 2
Turning the cup upside down, dip the rim into the chocolate, moving and twisting it around to make sure its well coated. Alternatively, use a clean paintbrush dedicated for kitchen use, to paint the chocolate around the rim of the cup.
- 3
Dip the chocolate covered rim into the peanuts. If needed, gently press the peanuts with your fingers to adhere. Chill the cups in the fridge or freezer to set.
- 4
Take a tablespoon or two of the milk, and whisk it with the cornstarch in a small bowl. Set aside.
- 5
Place the remaining milk, cocoa powder, chocolates and peanut butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- 6
Heat the mixture, whisking constantly but gently, until the chocolate and peanut butter are completely melted and the mixture is steaming, about 5-8 minutes. Do not let it come to a boil. The mixture should be completely smooth and silky without little bits and dots of chocolate.
- 7
Pour in the cornstarch mixture and whisk together. Continue to heat while constantly whisking until the mixture thickens slightly, about 1 minute.
- 8
Place one scoop (or more if preferred) of vanilla ice cream in each cup, then pour the hot chocolate mixture over it. The ice cream will float up.
- 9
Garnish with whipped cream, chocolate syrup and a peanut cup, if desired. Serve right away.