Here it is friends, your LAST VDAY TREAT POST! Probably the easiest of them all too. With only 5 ingredients, and about 10 minutes, you can make your loved one(s) some rich, decadent, oozy, drippy, peanut butter chocolate syrup. HUZZAH!
So...... Jared ended up getting me hiking boots for Valentine's day this year (which I got early! Woot!). Which is pretty damn exciting....... BUT....... not as exciting as the reason why! WE ARE GOING ON A WESTERN US ROAD TRIP THIS SPRING! ohmygodohmygodohmygod. Yep. Start in Washington, head down to Northern California, over to Vegas, up through Utah and Wyoming, tiny bit of Montana, through Idaho and BAM - back home. All in about 2 weeks. We've got a wedding to go to in Vegas right smack in the middle, so we get the best of both worlds with hiking camping ruggedness, and totally classy extravagance!
I'm gonna pee my pants I'm so excited.
So anyways....... the hiking boots are a killer gift. I love them.
For Vday this year we are getting out of our big house of roommates and heading to the family beach cabin. ALONE! YESSS! Hot tub and mimosas here we come! The plan is to hike on Saturday, then head back and make some homemade Thai food. The best day. 🙂
What are your plans? Anything roooomantic?
OK back to the chocolate. Fans of Hershey's syrup raise your hands! Fans of peanut butter and chocolate together raise your hands! Fans of homemade rather than store bought raise your hands! I thought so. Dude...... who DOESN'T like peanut butter and chocolate together. Craaaaaaazy folks. That's who. (I apologize if you are one of these people. Don't mean to offend, but you are missing out BIGtime.)
- 1 cup raw cacao powder*
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 Tablespoons creamy salted peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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Combine cacao powder, sugar, and water in a medium saucepan and heat over medium low. Stir until cacao powder and sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes.
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Add peanut butter and vanilla and continue stirring while syrup heats, about 5 minutes.
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When all ingredients are dissolved completely, and syrup has slightly thickened, about 10 minutes total, remove from heat. Cool completely.
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Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
*I used Navitas Naturals Raw Organic Cacao Powder.
If you are in need of any more Vday ideas, check these out:
Blood orange rosemary gin cocktail, orange chocolate tootsie rolls, toasted coconut curry chocolate fudge, or maybe some red wine and grape popsicles.
Hope you have a great Valentine's day tomorrow!
Trish
belmumstakefive
Brilliant, and you are very clever with the camera too! Thanks for sharing with us for The Sunday Brunch Magazine, So nice to see you, Bel & Eliza x
Patricia Bozeman
Thanks ladies!
Jess @ Eating with Alice
This looks like exactly what I need right now...peanut butter chocolate syrup is an acceptable form of dinner, right? Your road trip sounds so exciting - would love to see some photos of it on your blog 🙂
Patricia Bozeman
Hey dude.... no judgments here about eating goodies for dinner!
Emma Deer
Hooray for roadtrips!!! I hope to take a similar venture soon too, enjoy! Can't wait to see all the photos! And happy Valentines! This looks SO GOOD.
Patricia Bozeman
Thanks Emma! Haven't been on a road trip in YEARS! I'm pumped.
June Burns
Wow that road trip sounds...amazing! So many places to see 🙂 Love this syrup too, peanut butter + chocolate can do no wrong.
Patricia Bozeman
I agree! Peanut butter and chocolate 4life!
Angi
DROOLING.
That road trip sounds like a total blast!!!! Have all of the fun!!
Patricia Bozeman
Thanks Angi!