Well what d’ya know, Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I’m not sure how but I thought I’d use it as a good excuse to share one of my favourite recipes with you all. I’m honestly sat here racking my brains, trying to remember how we spent last Valentine’s Day but I really can’t. We often cook a nice meal for each other but I would have been in the dark, nauseous first trimester abyss, so I’m sure a big meal was the last thing on my mind. Anyway this totally doesn’t have to be for Valentine’s Day or even Galentine’s day. I tend to find any excuse to whip up these delicious treats but they do happen to make a nice alternative to shop bought chocolates for feb 14th. Did I mention they take barely any time at all to make?
The recipe is adapted from a classic
Ingredients
FOR THE BASE
- 50 grams organic coconut sugar
- 200 grams icing sugar
- 50 grams organic unsalted butter
- 200 grams smooth peanut butter
FOR THE TOPPING
- 300g dark chocolate (75% cocoa or more)
- 1 tablespoon organic unsalted butter
- 50g organic cocoa butter
Method
- Pour all base ingredients into a food processor and blitz until it creates a sandy mixture
- Spoon the mixture into a lined brownie tin, pressing into the base, trying to make this layer as even as possible.
- Either mircowave the topping ingredients in a glass bowl for about a minute to melt or alternatively use a glass bowl of a saucepan of simmering water.
- Pour and spread the chocolate layer over the base. You can tip the tin to make sure this layer is even. Refrigerate so it starts to firm up slightly.
- Meanwhile melt the cocoa butter in the same way. Then take a knife or spoon and drizzle this over the dark chocolate layer. Then take a cocktail stick or knife and gently move the cocoa butter around in a swirled patterns to create a marble effect. Refrigerate until almost firm.
- Take out of the fridge and score with a sharp knife before carefully cutting into squares. Put them back in the fridge until completely firm.
And now enjoy yourself or share the love and give as a gift!