Description
These Reeses Peanut Butter Cream Puffs combine a fluffy marshmallow center with a soft peanut butter base and a crisp dark chocolate shell. Sweet, salty, creamy, and crunchy, they’re a no-bake treat that looks elegant and tastes unforgettable.
Ingredients
- Peanut Butter Base:
- 80 g smooth peanut butter
- 20 g powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla paste
- Chocolate Shell:
- 300 g dark chocolate
- Marshmallow Fluff:
- 85 g granulated sugar
- 40 g glucose syrup (or light corn syrup)
- 25 g water
- 50 g egg whites
- 10 g granulated sugar (for egg whites)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste
- Decoration:
- Salted peanuts, chopped
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla paste until smooth. Chill in fridge.
- Temper dark chocolate and spoon into silicone molds. Tap and swirl to coat. Flip over parchment to drip excess. Let set.
- Heat 85 g sugar, glucose syrup, and water to 117°C.
- Whisk egg whites until foamy, then slowly add 10 g sugar and whip to stiff peaks.
- Carefully pour hot syrup into whipped egg whites while mixing on high speed. Continue whipping until thick and glossy. Stir in vanilla paste.
- Transfer marshmallow fluff to a piping bag.
- Roll chilled peanut butter base to 6 mm thickness and briefly freeze. Cut into rounds.
- Pipe marshmallow fluff into chocolate shells. Top with peanut butter discs.
- Seal bottoms with leftover melted chocolate. Freeze briefly until firm.
- Unmold and garnish with chopped salted peanuts if desired.
Notes
- Use milk chocolate instead of dark for a sweeter variation.
- Silicone molds help with easy removal.
- Light corn syrup can replace glucose syrup if needed.
- Freeze briefly to set, but avoid long-term freezing for best texture.
- Best enjoyed at room temperature within 2 days.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream puff
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
