Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Mousse Tart Food

NUTTER BUTTER PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE TART

Steps:

• Combine crust ingredients and press into 8" tart pan. Bake 350*, 15 minutes or till light brown.
• Bring cream to simmer, then pour over dark chocolate and let sit for a 3 minutes.
• Add vanilla and stir till well blended. Spread a thin layer on baked crust, (don't use all ganache save some for topping later). Place in freezer while preparing mousse.
• Using an electric mixer, beat peanut butter, sugar and course salt till well blended.
• With mixer running carefully add 1/4 cp. heavy cream. Add another 1/4 cp. heavy cream and beat just till blended.
• In a separate bowl beat remaining 1/2 cp. heavy cream, sugar and vanilla till peaks form. Fold into peanut butter mixture in three additions. Spread Mousse on ganache layered crust and top with pecan pieces and drizzle ganache over top. You can eat at once or freeze till ready to use.

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.

MILK CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Combine milk chocolate, peanut butter, heavy cream in a large heatproof bowl. Place bowl over a large saucepan with one inch simmering water and stir occasionally until mixture is melted and smooth (about 5 minutes). Remove the bowl from the saucepan, place in the fridge and then chill for about 2 hours.
• Whip the mixture with a handheld mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy ( do not overbeat of mousse will be grainy ) spoon mixture into 4 bowls and garnish with chopped chocolate covered peanuts, and wallah you now have "Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse".

PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE CRUST (REFRIGERATOR)

Steps:

• For the crust: set oven to 325°F.
• In a food processor blend the wafers, sugar and cinnamon to fine crumbs.
• Add in melted butter and blend with on/off turns.
• Press the crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 10-inch springform pan (this can be prepared well in advance).
• Bake for about 15 minutes, or until crust starts to puff up and darkens; cool completely.
• For the filling: using an electric mixer, beat the 2 cups peanut butter and softened cream cheese in a large bowl until well blended.
• Add in powdered sugar, and 1-1/2 tablespoons vanilla; beat well until blended.
• Using clean beaters beat the 2 cups whipping cream in a bowl until stiff peaks form.
• Using a spatula fold into peanut butter mixture in three or four additions.
• Spoon into prepared cooled crust.
• For the topping: combine 1/2 cup whipping cream, 1/4 cup sugar and espresso powder in a heavy medium saucepan; stir over medium heat until the espresso powder dissolves and mixture comes to a simmer; remove from heat.
• Add in the chopped chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth.
• Whisk in 1 teaspoon vanilla; cool for 6 minutes.
• Spread topping evenly over the filling.
• Refrigerate cake until cold (about 5 hours, longer is better!).
• Serve cake chilled and keep refrigerated.

EASY PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE PIE WITH CHOCOLATE CRUST

Steps:

• In a bowl using an electric mixer combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons peanut butter, 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk; beat until smooth (about 3-4 minutes).
• Mix in confectioner's sugar.
• Using a large spatula, fold in 3-1/4 cups Cool Whip thawed topping.
• Divide evenly between the two prepared crusts.
• Top with whipped cream or more Cool Whip topping.
• Sprinkle grated chocolate and finely chopped peanuts over the top of the whipped cream.
• Chill for a minimum of 4 hours before serving.

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.