Peanut And Chocolate sweetmeat

If you like creamy desserts, you will like this peanut pudding recipe. Just imaging a creamy peanut butter cup and you are in the right neighborhood. This is a frightful recipe to make for your family; the kids will especially find it delicious. You may even get them to eat their vegetables if they know this is coming. How about that for an incentive?

You can make this sweetmeat the night before or earlier in the day. It is very easy to whip together. Make it for potlucks, house gatherings, birthdays, parties or any time you want a easy sweetmeat that will win the hearts of your guests. Combining the flavors of peanut butter and chocolate is not new, but with this dessert, everyone will act like you are the genius who view of doing so. You may find yourself production this sweetmeat just because you have a craving for all that creamy goodness. You surely do not need a special occasion to indulge in some peanuts and chocolate.

Easy Peanut Butter

One word of caution when you make this recipe. Peanuts can and do cause allergic reactions in some people. If you plan to serve this at a potluck or party, label it clearly, so they know the sweetmeat contains peanuts. This allows population who suffer from these allergies to avoid foods that may cause trouble. For the rest of your guests, this sweetmeat is a great choice. The recipe feeds enough population that you will not need to worry about production extra batches unless you are bringing some to a very large gathering.

Recipe for Peanut Pudding Dessert

This sweetmeat combines the tasty flavors of peanut butter and chocolate.

What You Need

1/2 cup cold butter 1 cup all purpose flour 2/3 cup salted or dry roasted peanuts, chopped 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 1/3 cup peanut butter 8 ounces Cool Whip, thawed and divided 2-3/4 cups cold milk 1 box (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding 1 box (3.9 ounces instant vanilla pudding Chocolate curls or further peanuts for adornment (optional)

How to Make It

Cut the butter into the flour until the composition feels crumbly. Stir in the peanuts. Press this composition into an ungreased 13x9 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 16 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Let cool on a wire rack.

In a mixing bowl, beat the powdered sugar and cream cheese together. Add the peanut butter and mix until smooth. Fold in 1-1/2 cups of Cool Whip. Spread this composition over the crust carefully.

In someone else bowl, whisk the milk and the two pudding mixes together for two minutes. Let the composition stand for two minutes, or until soft set.

Carefully spread the pudding composition over the top of the peanut butter mixture. Top with the remaining whipped topping.

Garnish with chopped peanuts or chocolate curls if you wish.

Chill the sweetmeat for a minimum of 2 hours before serving.

Serves 16.

Peanut And Chocolate sweetmeat