Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Tart Recipes

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE TART

Steps:

• Make Crust: In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt, then whisk to mix evenly.
• In a food processor, pulse the sugars until very fine.
• With the motor running, add the butter, then the peanut butter, and process until smooth and creamy.
• Add the egg and vanilla until incorporated.
• Add the flour mixture until mixed together.
• Scrape the dough into a bowl.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Heat oven to 375.
• Press the dough evenly into a 9 inch tart pan.
• Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes.
• Cool.
• Make Peanut Butter Mousse: In a mixer bowl on medium speed beat cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar until uniform in color.
• On low speed, add vanilla.
• Beat in 1/4 cup of the whipped cream just until combined.
• With a rubber spatula, fold in remaining cream.
• Scrape the mousse into the tart shell and smooth the surface so that it is level.
• Refrigerate.
• Make ganache: Meanwhile, break up chocolates into the bowl of a food processor.
• Pulse until finely ground.
• In a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil.
• With the motor running, immediately pour hot cream through the feed tube onto the chocolate.
• Process until smooth.
• Add vanilla and pulse a few times to incorporate.
• Pour the ganache into a bowl and let cool to room temperature.
• Pour the ganache over peanut butter mousse in a circular motion.
• Spread to the edges.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours to set before serving.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE TARTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine butter and peanut butter. In a food processor, combine the flour, brown sugar, salt and baking powder; cover and process until blended. Add butter mixture; cover and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs., While processing, gradually add water and vanilla just until moist crumbs form. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of six ungreased 4-in. fluted tart pans with removable bottoms. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Spread over the bottoms of crusts. Refrigerate., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Spread into crusts., For topping, in a microwave, melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Drizzle over tarts. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips and peanuts over tops. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

PEANUT, CARAMEL, AND CHOCOLATE TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the chocolate crust: Combine cookie crumbs, granulated sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Stir in butter. Press mixture into bottom and 2 1/2 inches up sides of 9-inch springform pan. Bake until dry and firm, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
• Make the caramel sauce: Heat granulated sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, washing down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent sugar crystals from forming, until medium amber, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and carefully add heavy cream (mixture will bubble and steam). Return to heat, and bring to a boil, making sure caramel that seized up when cream was added melts. Transfer to a bowl, and stir in creme fraiche. Refrigerate until cool but still pourable, about 45 minutes. Fold in peanuts.
• Meanwhile, make the peanut butter mousse: Beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add peanut butter and vanilla, and beat until combined. Whisk heavy cream in a separate bowl until medium-stiff peaks form. Fold one-third of the whipped cream into peanut butter mixture. Fold in remaining whipped cream in 2 additions.
• Assemble the tart: Pour caramel sauce into cooled chocolate crust. Gently spread peanut butter mousse over caramel in an even layer, making sure they don't blend together. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Make the chocolate ganache: Place chocolate in a small heatproof bowl. Bring cream to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour cream over chocolate, and let stand for 1 minute. Whisk to combine. (Use immediately.)
• Remove tart from refrigerator, and pour in ganache to cover surface. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

CARAMEL-PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE TART

Steps:

• For crust:
• Mix flour and sugar in processor. Add butter; cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add yolk, cream and vanilla; blend using on/off turns until dough begins to clump together. Gather into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 11-inch round. Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Trim edges. Freeze crust 15 minutes. Line with foil. Fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until sides are set, about 10 minutes. Remove foil and beans; bake crust until golden, piercing with toothpick if crust bubbles, about 20 minutes more. Cool completely on rack.
• For filling:
• Combine 1/3 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons cream and butter in heavy small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Pour into medium bowl and cool to room temperature. Add cream cheese, peanut butter and vanilla to brown sugar mixture. Using electric mixer, beat until smooth. Whisk remaining 1/4 cup cream with remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar in small bowl to stiff peaks; fold into peanut butter mixture. Spoon filling into tart shell; smooth top. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• For topping:
• Stir first 4 ingredients and 2 tablespoons cream in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium; stir slowly until clip-on candy thermometer registers 222°F, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Add 2 tablespoons cream and nuts. Let stand just until cool, about 20 minutes. Spoon over filling. Chill until set, at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Remove pan sides from tart. Transfer tart to platter. Sprinkle white chocolate around edges, if desired.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE 'BOX' CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C).
• Make the brownie layer: in a large bowl, combine the brownie mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and water. Stir until the batter is smooth and thick.
• Pour the batter into an 8-inch (20-cm) springform pan and smooth the top with a spatula or knife.
• Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and use a spatula to press down the top. Let cool to room temperature.
• Make the peanut butter mousse: in a small bowl combine the gelatin and water, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix the peanut butter and powdered sugar until smooth and shiny.
• Microwave the gelatin mix for 10 seconds, then mix into the peanut butter until thick and lumpy. Gently fold in half the whipped cream. Once incorporated, fold in the remaining whipped cream.
• Pour into the springform pan over the brownie base and smooth the top with a spatula or knife. Freeze for 20 minutes.
• Make the chocolate mousse: in a small bowl, combine the gelatin and water, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream. Microwave in 20-second increments, stirring between each, until melted.
• Microwave the gelatin for 10 seconds, then add to chocolate mixture. Gently fold in half of the whipped cream. Once incorporated, fold in the remaining whipped cream.
• Pour the batter into the springform pan over the peanut butter layer and smooth with a spatula or knife. Freeze overnight.
• Remove cake from the freezer and release the springform. Cut the chocolate peanut butter cups into sixths and evenly place around the rim of the cake, or decorate as desired!
• Let the cake thaw for 15 minutes, then serve.
• Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the candy bar, cream and peanut butter. Microwave at 50% power for 2-3 minutes or until smooth, stirring twice. Transfer to a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until chilled. , Beat until soft peaks form. Spoon into dessert dishes; sprinkle with chocolate-covered peanuts.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
• Pour into 2 lightly greased 8-inch round cakepans.
• Bake according to package directions.
• Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.
• Combine 2/3 cup whipping cream and peanut butter morsels in a small saucepan.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until morsels melt and mixture is smooth; remove saucepan from heat.
• Stir in vanilla, and cool 25 minutes.
• Beat 1 1/3 cup whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
• Stir one-third of whipped cream into peanut butter mixture.
• Fold into remaining whipped cream.
• Spread between cake layers; cover and chill.
• Bring remaining 1/2 cup whipping cream and butter to a boil in a small saucepen.
• Add chocolate morsels; remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir until morsels melt and mixture is smooth.
• Pour glaze over cake.
• Serve warm; or chill and serve at room temperature.

PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CUPS

Steps:

• Add COOL WHIP to peanut butter in medium bowl; whisk just until blended. Stir in 2 Tbsp. chocolate chips.
• Spoon into resealable plastic bag; cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag. Use to pipe COOL WHIP mixture into shells.
• Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips.