Smart Choice Chocolate Peanut Butter Dessert Food

SMART-CHOICE EASY PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE ECLAIR DESSERT

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Add peanut butter; mix well. Stir in COOL WHIP.
• Layer 1/3 of the grahams and half the pudding mixture in 13x9-inch dish, breaking grahams as necessary to fit. Repeat layers. Top with remaining grahams.
• Microwave chocolate and butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Spread over grahams.
• Refrigerate 8 hours.

SMART-CHOICE CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER DESSERT

Steps:

• Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 8-inch square pan.
• Add milk gradually to peanut butter in large bowl, stirring with whisk until blended. Add dry pudding mixes; beat 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.) Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP. Spread onto crust; cover with remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. When ready to serve, microwave fudge topping as directed on package; drizzle over dessert. Top with peanut butter pieces.

CHOCOLATE & PEANUT BUTTER PAVLOVA

Steps:

• First, make the crémeux. Bring the milk and cream to the boil in a small saucepan, whisking occasionally. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a medium heatproof bowl until smooth. Pour in the hot cream mixture in a steady stream, whisking continuously until combined. Return to the saucepan, and simmer over a low heat for 3-4 mins, stirring continously until thickened to a custard.
• Put the dark chocolate into a large heatproof bowl and strain the hot custard over it through a fine mesh sieve, whisking until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Leave to cool for 5 mins until just warm. Add the butter and blitz using a hand blender until smooth. Cover and leave at room temperature until needed.
• Heat the oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2 and line two baking sheets with baking parchment. For the meringue, beat the egg whites in a large, clean bowl using an electric whisk or in a stand mixer until soft peaks form, then gradually beat in the sugar, 1 tsp at a time, until the meringue is thick and glossy. Whisk in the vinegar and cornflour.
• Spoon half the meringue mixture into the middle of one of the prepared baking sheets, and spread out into a roughly 20-25cm circle. Repeat with the the remaining meringue mixture on the second baking sheet. Drizzle the melted chocolate evenly over both circles, then gently swirl it using a cutlery knife or skewer until you have a marbled effect. Bake for 1 hr, turn off the oven and leave the meringues to cool completely inside.
• Meanwhile, make the candied peanuts. Tip the peanuts, sugar and 1 tbsp water into a heavy-bottomed saucepan and cook over a medium heat for 3-4 mins, stirring until the peanuts start to crystallise and turn white. Continue to cook, stirring, for another 3-4 mins until the peanuts turn dark brown. Sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt flakes, then scrape onto a sheet of baking parchment. Spread out using a spatula, and leave to cool completely.
• For the peanut butter cream, melt the white chocolate, peanut butter, butter and 25ml cream in a small saucepan over a low heat, stirring until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and leave to cool for 10 mins. Whisk the remaining cream to soft peaks, then fold in the peanut butter mixture until thick and billowy.
• To assemble, put one meringue circle on a serving plate, spoon over half the crémeux followed by half the peanut butter cream, then sprinkle with half the candied peanuts. Top with the second meringue circle, then the remaining crémeux and peanut butter cream, and the rest of the candied peanuts. Scatter over some dark chocolate shavings, if you like. Will keep chilled for up to two days.

SMART-CHOICE PEANUT BUTTER-STRIPED DELIGHT

Steps:

• Mix cookie crumbs and butter until blended; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch dish. Refrigerate 10 min. Meanwhile, beat Neufchatel, sugar and 2 Tbsp. milk in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add 1-1/4 cups COOL WHIP; mix well.
• Spread Neufchatel mixture over crust. Beat pudding mixes and remaining milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Add peanut butter; mix well. Spread over Neufchatel layer. Let stand 5 min. or until thickened. Cover with remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

SMART-CHOICE PEANUT BUTTER CUP SQUARES

Steps:

• Line 9-inch square pan with foil, leaving ends of foil hanging over sides of pan. Reserve 1 cookie for later use. Finely crush remaining cookies; mix with butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Beat Neufchatel and peanut butter in medium bowl with whisk until blended. Add dry pudding mix and milk; beat 2 min. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Microwave remaining COOL WHIP and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Cool completely.
• Spread chocolate mixture over pudding layer in pan. Chop reserved cookie; sprinkle over chocolate mixture. Refrigerate 4 hrs. or until firm. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting to serve.

SMART-CHOICE PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE FREEZE

Steps:

• Combine wafer crumbs, nuts, butter and 1/4 cup peanut butter. Reserve 1/4 cup crumb mixture for later use; press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
• Beat Neufchatel and remaining peanut butter in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually beat in condensed milk. Stir in COOL WHIP; pour over crust.
• Drizzle with chocolate syrup; swirl gently with knife. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Freeze 2 hrs. or until firm.