75+ Perfect Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pairings 

October 08, 2019
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Photo: Daniel Agee; Food Styling: Ivy Odom; Prop Styling: Kashara Johnson
Chocolate and peanut butter are simply meant to be together. Check out this collection of decadent variations of the classic flavor combination to find a recipe to soothe your sweet tooth.
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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia DeGaris Pursell 
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cheesecake Recipe
Cheesecake in the slow cooker? You betcha! Don't miss out on this decadent Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cheesecake.
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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Banana Shake

Photo: Teresa Sabga; Styling: Emma Crist
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Banana Shake Recipe

This chocolate, peanut butter, and banana shake is like an explosion of flavors all in one glass. Top this shake with a generous (and messy) crown of whipped cream and chocolate syrup for the perfect answer to your chocolate craving. 

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Chewy Peanut Bars

Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Karin Olsen
Chewy Peanut Bars Recipe

We weren't exactly excited to test our old microwave column recipes again, but these chocolate-peanut blondies truly surprised us.

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Peanut Butter Cups

Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Styling: Gerri Williams
Peanut Butter Cups Recipe
A semisweet chocolate shell encompasses a creamy mixture of peanut butter and honey in these over-the-top homemade Peanut Butter Cups.

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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Bars

Photo: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Kira Corbin
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Bars Recipe

These homemade bars combine peanut butter and chocolate to make a tasty after-school treat. 

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Our Most Popular Cookies Ever

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Buffy Hargett
Our Most Popular Cookies Ever

These 6-ingredient, flourless cookies are a dream! It doesn't get any easier, and according to our reviewers, any more delicious.

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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chunk Blondies

Photo: Kate Sears; Styling: Gerri Williams for James Reps 
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chunk Blondies Recipe
Full of chocolate chips, Reese's Pieces, and peanut butter cups, these blondies are full of chocolate and peanut butter bliss.

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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bars

Photo: Oxmoor House
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

These bars are a classic of kids' cooking adventures and home economics classes. Try this updated version of the bars, fit for modern palates, with your own young chef. Substitute light brown sugar for the dark if you are looking for a milder bar.

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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pudding

Photo: Johnny Autry; Styling: Cindy Barr
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pudding

This pudding isn't just fast, it's easy too. Try sliced bananas on top.

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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Photo: Randy Dausch; Styling: Lindsey Lower
Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

You probably have everything on hand to make these chewy, chocolaty peanut butter cookies. To fit the cookies on a single sheet pan, divide cookies into 5 rows of 4. Pressing the cookies flat helps them bake quickly and get lovely crisp edges; otherwise they'll be too round and undercooked.

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Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse

Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Recipe

Indulge in creamy peanut butter and sweet milk chocolate mousse for as elegant as a holiday dessert or as simple as a family weeknight sweet treat.

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Chocolate-Peanut-Butter-Banana Upside-Down Cake

Burcu Avsar
Chocolate-Peanut-Butter-Banana Upside-Down Cake Recipe
Grace Parisi uses one of the world's great flavor combinations for her unusual marble cake topped with bananas, which caramelize on the bottom of the pan (ideally a glass one).
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No-Bake Peanut Butter Drops

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No-Bake Peanut Butter Drops Recipe
These no-bake cookies make even the most oven-shy baker look like a hero.

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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Shake

Photo: Christopher Baker; Styling: Linda Hirst
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Shake Recipe
We combine a favorite duo to create Peanut Butter-Chocolate Shake--and top it off with peanut butter cup candy.

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Chocolate Peanut-Butter Energy Bars

Photo: Plamen Petkov
Chocolate Peanut-Butter Energy Bars Recipe
These treats not only taste better than most energy bars, but the peanuts in Chocolate Peanut-Butter Energy Bars may help prevent a blood-sugar spike. Both dark chocolate and cranberries in these energy bars are great choices for heart health.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Photo: Thomas J. Story
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Recipe
Single-Girl Melty Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake is the perfect sized dessert for that sweet craving. A winning duo of chocolate and peanut make up this single-serving cake with no tempting leftovers.

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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Toffee

Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Styling: Gerri Williams
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Toffee Recipe
Crackers serve as the base to this chocolate and peanut butter treat. Make a batch of Chocolate-Peanut Butter Toffee to give as gifts or keep around the house for sweet nibbling.

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Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Fudge

Oxmoor House
Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Fudge Recipe
Make the combination of peanut butter and chocolate even better by stirring in instant coffee granules and topping the fudge with chopped peanuts. 
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Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

Photo: Marcus Nilsson; Styling: Robyn Glaser
Chocolate Dipped Pretzels Recipe

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Dipped Pretzels are a  salty, sweet pick-up dessert that's just as ideal for a snack as it is for a party.

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Peanut Butter, Banana, and Chocolate Smoothies

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Peanut Butter, Banana, and Chocolate Smoothies Recipe

This classic combination of peanut butter, banana, and chocolate is an easy sell with most kids. Parents will love that these are full of potassium, fiber, and protein.

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Chilled Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookies

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Chilled Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Because they are served chilled these peanut butter and chocolate cookies are the perfect warm-weather treat.
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Peanut Butter-Chocolate-Oatmeal Cereal Bars

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia DeGaris Pursell
Peanut Butter-Chocolate-Oatmeal Cereal Bars Recipe
The microwave keeps preparation for these peanut butter-chocolate bar cookies short and simple.  Briefly bake the oatmeal crust in the oven, then top with the cereal and peanut butter-chocolate fillings and let cool for 45 minutes. 

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Silky Chocolate Mousse with Peanut Butter Crunch

Photo: © Con Poulos
Silky Chocolate Mousse with Peanut Butter Crunch Recipe
Any chocolate and peanut butter lover will adore this elegant dessert. Top rich milk-chocolate mousse with a roasted-peanut cream and addictively crunchy cornflakes mixed with peanut butter, milk chocolate and peanuts.

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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cookies

Oxmoor House
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Chocolate and peanut butter cookie dough blend together while baking to form these bite-sized cookies.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Victor Protasio
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Recipe
This chocolate peanut butter cake is like eating a giant Reese's peanut butter cup, perfect for lovers of this classic flavor combination!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies

Photo: Leigh Beisch; Styling: Dan Becker
Chocolate Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
These little cookies are the perfect combination of classic chocolate and peanut butter.

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Peanut-Butter Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches

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Peanut-Butter Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches Recipe
These soft, yielding cookies have a double dose of chocolate. They're the perfect foil for rich, gooey peanut butter ice cream.
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Chocolate and Peanut Butter S'mores

Photo: Leo Gong; Styling: Dan Becker
Chocolate and Peanut Butter S'mores Recipe
Anyone who's outgrown the kiddie classic will love this version—gooey-sweet melted marshmallow tempered by bittersweet chocolate cookies and salty roasted peanuts.

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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cookies

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cookies Recipe

These yummy peanut butter and chocolate cookies are as much fun to decorate as they are to eat. Let the kids help create patterns with the icing!

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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Balls

Photo: Oxmoor House
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Balls Recipe
These chocolate treats are great to pack in a brown bag lunch or for a portable dessert or snack. It's not necessary to keep them refrigerated if you pack them for lunch.
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Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Take oatmeal cookies to a whole new level by adding chocolate chips and creamy peanut butter. These chewy, sweet treats won't last long after you bake them. To add even more of a whole-grain kick to these cookies, substitute 1 cup of the all-purpose flour with 1 cup of white whole-wheat flour. You could also use your favorite nut butter, such as almond butter or cashew butter, in place of the peanut butter.

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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars

Jim Henkens
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars Recipe
We can't quite call these sinfully rich chocolate chip peanut butter bars "health food," but with whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, and rolled oats mixed in, they're much more respectable.

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