Homemade Peanut Cup Butter Hot Chocolate

This Homemade Peanut Butter Cup Hot Chocolate recipe is decadent with chocolate and peanut butter flavors. It’s easy to make and perfect to drink on a chilly day.

You will love this homemade Peanut Butter Cup Hot Chocolate recipe if you love chocolate and peanut butter together. It’s easily made in under 20 minutes and makes two servings. Perfect to share with someone or just fill a large mug for yourself.

There’s something so wonderful about a hot cup of homemade hot chocolate on a cold day that’s so soothing but when you add peanut butter to it, it becomes this magical drink that is just irresistible. I get the same warm fuzzies when I drink this hot chocolate as I do with this pumpkin spice hot white chocolate drink.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• It’s a simple recipe using pantry items you most likely already have.
• The peanut butter and chocolate combination tastes amazing and will delight peanut butter lovers.
• This drink is rich, thick, and creamy and made with only 6 ingredients.
• It’s a great choice for a hot drink during cold weather and the holiday season.

Peanut Butter Cup Hot Chocolate

Whipping up this Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate is super easy and takes about 20 minutes from start to finish on the stovetop. I typically have the ingredients in my pantry for this drink, so I make it often. Sure, opening a packaged hot cocoa mix and adding hot water is quicker, but that doesn’t always equate to better or more delicious.

I like to use this unsweetened cocoa but you can use any good quality cocoa you like. In my freezer, I keep a bag of mini Reese’s peanut butter cups well hidden so they are there when I get the notion to make peanut butter cup hot cocoa.

While this recipe only makes two servings, you always double or triple it to serve more people. You can also replace the whole milk with any plant-based or nut-free milk you prefer. I’ve made it with oat milk and almond milk with great success. The result no matter what milk you use is a creamy, delicious cup of peanut butter hot chocolate so comforting for your body and soul.

Equipment

• large sauce pan
• whisk
• measuring cups and spoons
• two mugs

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole milk
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup chopped peanut butter cups
• 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Whipped cream
• additional chopped peanut butter cups for garnish

Directions

Step 1

In a large saucepan, over medium heat, bring the milk to almost boiling – don’t let it boil. Whisk in the cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and salt until dissolved.

Step 2

At this point, add in ½ cup of chopped peanut butter cups and peanut butter, whisk until melted and smooth. Bring to a boil and stir for about one minute, or until it starts to thicken. Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the vanilla.

Step 4

Divide hot chocolate between two mugs and top with whipped cream and some chopped peanut butter cups for garnish.

Tips, Tricks, and FAQs

• As mentioned above, you can use the milk product of your choice.
• Creamy peanut butter works the best in this recipe. I like to use a creamy natural peanut butter with no added sugar.
• Substitute the peanut butter with almond butter.
• Top the PB hot chocolate with marshmallows instead of whipped cream.
• Drizzle a bit of peanut butter or chocolate sauce over the drink
• Bake a batch of hot chocolate cookies to serve with this drink.

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