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There are some things you should know about me…things that might tarnish my image as we know it.
I don’t like cotton candy. I don’t like Peeps or marshmallows in general. I don’t like Walmart sugar cookies (you know the kind – with the powder icing). And I don’t like hot chocolate.
But y’all, when you have an 85-lb bag of chocolate chips and a freak surprise snow storm you get creative.
I couldn’t believe how simple it was either…you whisk together the dry ingredients, add the wet ingredients, and heat.
Done and done.
P.S. Can we talk about how much I am in LOVE with this post? I want to go dancing, and I don’t care that it’s 6AM.
I want to light this up like it’s dynomite 😉
BUT since it doesn’t appear any clubs in the greater Denver area are open as I type this I’ll just resort to checking for typos since it’s hard to dance and write at the same time.
P.P.S. Do you like how I took a picture of the metric side of the measuring cup for the milk? Hey, distraction happens to best of us!
Look at this perfect little dollop of peanut butter and tell me your heart isn’t melting as you gaze upon its creamy, silky face. Just you wait til it’s added to the hot chocolate…then we’ll talk!
And finally, the pièce de résistance: the chocolate. I don’t even know how much of this I added…I just melted them in til it felt right. I think that’s really the only way to measure chocolate.
PEANUT BUTTER HOT CHOCOLATE
- 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp water
- 1 cup milk (I used nonfat cow’s milk, but you can use whatever you have on hand)
- 1 Tbsp peanut butter
- pinch of sea salt
- however many chocolate chips you want!
Whisk together the cocoa powder, sugar, and sea salt. Whisk in the water and milk, and heat over medium heat until all cocoa, sugar, and salt are dissolved. Remove from the heat and whisk in the peanut butter and chocolate chips til melted. Pour into a mug.
And enjoy!
Your picture is so cute at the end…perfect end to a wonderful recipe. I love everything you posted…cotton candy to boot! But I am a sweet eater, where my hubby is more of a salt guy.
Peanut Butter is my absolute favorite food and what girl doesn’t like chocolate? Pretty much, this looks like the most amazing thing ever!!!
I love peanut butter, hot chocolate, just never tried combining the two! (What a great idea 🙂 )
Will try this tomorrow for sure
I’m not usually a hot chocolate fan either, but if you put PB (especially that beautiful little dollop 😉 ) in Anything? I’ll give it a try….
ooooh-you could even use peanut flour in that recipe, too!
yum 🙂
What?! You dont like anything that I LOVE!
1. i have that breakfast bowl! i am gonna use it as a cocoa mug, too.
2. that PB cocoa looks SO GOOD. clever.
3. you are adorable.
4. i love lists.
Sea salt is where it’s at! sweet, savory, salt = deliciousness!
Yes please
I LOVE the walmart sugar cookies. I’m a weirdo I know, but I think they are strangely delicious and buy them at every holiday 😉
omg, why haven’t i done this before?!
Oh yum. As if peanut butter and chocolate could get any better. This sounds so good.
This looks amazing! I am totally making it!!
I’m convinced I should start my mornings off with this. every. single. day 🙂 Plus, that perfect dollop of pb wouldn’t be such a bad thing to enjoy either…
That seriously looks awesome 🙂
Nothing better than chocolate and PB combined 🙂 I was always glad you never liked those walmart sugar cookies b/c that meant more for me lol
I love hot chocolate but not so much the peanut butter. (I know, I’m the one blogger who isn’t crazy about nut butters.) But my husband, on the other hand, would die for this. I’m totally making this for him when we get our first snowstorm–which I hope isn’t any time soon.
Peanut butter hot chocolate and a side of dynamite dancing…perfect combination! 😉
Love you, girl!
Other people have been putting the pb in their drinks… and I just can’t do it! Am I weird? The idea of the texture of it all freaks me out…
I now want hot chocolate….and a iced sugar cookie. Thanks. 😀
Wow! the perfect combination of ingredients just got better. Peanut-butter cups are my all time fav so this is a must make for me.
Oh my!!! Dessert in a cup! Sounds perfect!
How creative! I add pb to my smoothies, but never thought to do it with hot cocoa. Smart thinking lady:)
Yum! I never really drink hot chocolate, but I always have a mug of it while we decorate our Christmas tree!
I’m not much for peeps either…but I LOVE those walmart sugar cookies 🙂