Chocolate–Peanut Butter Tartlets

Strawberry Meringue Kisses
These three Valentine's Day sweets are Cherry Tartlets (left), Strawberry Meringue Kisses (center), and Chocolate–Peanut Butter Tartlets (right).

To learn how to make the hearts in these Chocolate–Peanut Butter Tartlets, see the how-to below.

Chocolate–Peanut Butter Tartlets
Yield: 12 tartlets • Preparation: 30 minutes • Bake: 6 minutes • Refrigerate: 4 hours
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Ingredients
  1. ¾ cup finely crumbled chocolate wafers, such as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers
  2. 1 tablespoon sugar
  3. 3 tablespoons salted butter, melted
  4. ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  5. 1 (4-ounce) bar semisweet chocolate, such as Ghirardelli, finely chopped
  6. 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Lightly spray a 12-well square muffin pan with removable bottoms with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. In a small bowl, combine wafer crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Divide crumb mixture evenly among wells of prepared pan, pressing firmly to create a level surface.
  4. Bake for 6 minutes. Let cool completely.
  5. In a small saucepan, heat cream until scalding hot but not boiling. Remove from heat, and add chocolate. Let stand until chocolate melts, approximately 1 minute. Whisk chocolate mixture until smooth. Divide chocolate mixture evenly among wells of prepared pan. Set aside.
  6. In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt peanut butter on Low (30 percent power) in a microwave oven; stir until smooth.
  7. Transfer melted peanut butter to a small piping bag. Cut a small opening in tip of bag. Referring to step-by-step photos, pipe 2 drops peanut butter in center of each tartlet. Draw a wooden pick through centers of drops to form a heart shape.
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Peanut Butter Heart How-To:
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Step 1: Melt peanut butter and place it in a piping bag.

Step 2: Pipe two dots of peanut butter about two-thirds from the bottom of tartlet.

 

 

 

 

 

PeanutButterHeartHowTo2

 

Step 3: Draw a wooden pick through centers of drops to form a heart shape.

 

 

 

 

 From TeaTime January/February 2015

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