Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cups

[Bubbsie]

I am off today to buy some peanut butter, something else I have never used or even liked.

Oh my word...Vince the baker...now Vince the confectioner😛...who'd have thought?

 

[Bubbsie]

I love almond butter, I can eat it straight from the jar! It is more expensive than peanut butter though.

I haven't tried almond butter...will give it a go.

 

[Mark Parrott]

I can't believe how famous these have become.🙂 And I didn't steal the recipe from someone else, it's all my own invention. And it's good to see all the different variations, but has anyone tried putting a marshmallow in the middle of them? OK, pushes the carbs ups, but it's bloody lovely.

 

[christophe]

Sorry I didn't get this done sooner.. even sorrier now when I looked up the recipe and realised how much I got away with before diagnosis. If I outline the recipe you'll see what I mean.. anyone not running a mile can have the full version if they want it ( it's a gorgeous glaze to dip into or pour over but it is a lifetime of carbs..)
Butter
Double cream
Dark chocolate
Red food colour
Glucose! Same quantity as butter..

The cream and glucose is boiled up together. Off the heat and add the butter, stir.. it won't combine but don't worry. Add the chocolate in two or three additions until it is all melted. Add a drop of red colour, makes a huge difference. Then get a wand type hand blender and blitz it in pulses of about 5 seconds until you have a thick glossy smooth (air -free if you don't allow the blades to break the surface..) mix. Cover it straight away, actually put cling film on the surface to prevent skin.. will set at room temp but you can leave it for a while and make it more liquid again with gentle heat if you leave it too long ( the only use I have for a hair dryer these days..)

To think we used to eat this.. and all the left overs! It's great left in a fridge and spooned out.. my bg has hit a record high just typing this.. apologies, it's hardly low carb baking. Maybe there is a glucose alternative then it wouldn't be so bad but I can't think what would give the unctuous gloss that you get from it...

 

[Kaylz]

Guys can anyone answer the question of is almond butter less claggy on the palate than pb? I'd love to try these and share them but my mum doesn't like the claginess of pb, was also thinking of making some with meridian's cocoa and nut butter range xx

 

[New-journey]

Guys can anyone answer the question of is almond butter less claggy on the palate than pb? I'd love to try these and share them but my mum doesn't like the claginess of pb, was also thinking of making some with meridian's cocoa and nut butter range xx

Sorry can't help as I love them both and don't find them claggy at all, maybe just experiment and see what you both think.