Some things were destined to go together and chocolate and peanut definitely fall into this category. This combo results in a collection of wicked treats, proving that chocolate and peanuts are indeed a match made in dessert heaven.
The classic parlour dessert from your childhood is one of the original team-ups of peanuts and chocolate, and still a winner in our book. This version ups the ante with homemade honey and peanut wafers and caramelised honeyed bananas, but still hits all the nostalgic high notes.
Banana split with salted peanut honey wafers Source: Alan Benson
You may know it as the caramel slice, but this one adds salted peanuts to the mix to create salty-sweet-crunchy magic under a gooey chocolate top.
Source: China Squirrel
A semifreddo is a semi-frozen Italian dessert - it's like ice cream, but lighter. This version coats the peanutty goodness of the semifreddo in a cracking shell of chocolate.
Peanut butter semifreddo Source: The Chocolate Queen
White chocolate joins the fold in these playful dessert dumplings, coated in a coconut and peanut praline crumb!
Soft-centred white chocolate dumplings with peanut and coconut praline Source: Derek Swalwell
The addition of peanut butter to these biscuits gives them even more richness (and a hit of protein) but if you really want to go all-out, add a cup of chopped dark chocolate to the dough.
Source: China Squirrel
Half choc chip cookie, half peanut brownie – brookies are the stuff of biscuit dreams, for when you can’t decide between chewy or crisp. Warning: insanely addictive.
Source: Alan Benson
Dan Hong’s cult dessert is a calorific mash-up of ice cream, chocolate fudge, honeycomb, fresh raspberries and salted peanuts. It has all sweet, tart, salty flavour bases covered with textures aplenty.
Source: Dan Hong
America’s beloved ‘skookie’ sees cookie batter cooked in a skillet. The result is a warm, chewy, supersized cookie that’s ready in a flash – literally.
Source: Chris Chen
Peanut mousse sits atop a dense flourless chocolate cake before the pair are covered in a rich chocolate glaze. This cake is perfect for that sweet-toothed person in your life.
Giant snickers cake Source: Mark Roper
These rich, velvety brownies are slightly underbaked for an added chew. Serve topped with warmed reserved peanut butter mix and melted chocolate with ice cream on the side, because – decadence!
Source: SBS Food
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