Peanut Butter and Jelly Lava Cakes
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Peanut butter lovers, rejoice! Behold the ultimate peanut butter dessert: peanut butter and jelly lava cakes! Warm, creamy, and gooey liquid center fondants atop a concord grape sauce. Easy recipe, no mixer required, just 15 minutes to pb nirvana.
When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. Right?
This is one of those times.
Why is it that recipe fails only seem to happen when you're up against like a gazillion crazy deadlines, btw?
And ps- why is it that when you have a gazillion crazy deadlines, the kids have no school? Again? My kids haven't had a full week of school in what feels like months. Last week I lost 2 "work" days to parent/teacher conferences, and this week I lost two more to teacher in-service days. How is a sane person supposed to get 40 hours worth of work done in 7 ½ hours?
Anyhow, back to the subject at hand. I was planning to make you guys Guinness soft pretzels with dark chocolate and vanilla salt today. And they were going to be in the shape of Celtic knots. I know. When I tell you I had been planning this for almost a year, it's the God's honest truth. My heart almost broke when they ended up tasting like dog s**t. Maybe I can take another crack at it at some point, and end up with a better result, but I doubt it can happen before St. Patty's day this year :/
So, obviously I had to think pretty fast if I was gonna have another post for ya this week.
That week that I took off last month? It all kicked off when I tried to make fluffernutter lava cakes, and I Could. Not. Make. Them. Work. I was stuffing them with marshmallows like I saw Jocelyn do with her s'mores lava cakes. The cake was coming out fabulous, but the marshmallow was just melting into nothingness. After three tries I finally gave up (I guess peanut butter and marshmallow just don't work together, in this instance), but after yesterday's flop I figured why not rework them? They were still awfully tasty and it'd be a shame not to share.
I always liked PB&J better than fluffernutter anyway!
The peanut butter lava cake is seriously out of control. A little sweet, a little salty, and uber creamy and peanutty. If you are a peanut butter lover, seriously. You've got to try this. You're gonna freak!
And they are super quick and easy to whip up. No frosting necessary. You don't even need a mixer. Just a bowl and a whisk. Fifteen minutes to bake, and you're in peanut butter nirvana.
The sauce is nothing more than a few tablespoons of grape jam. (If you cast a vote on my informal Facebook PB&J poll, thank you! The results were nearly unanimous. Grape wins! Better luck next time, strawberry.) I really like the way jam works for this, as opposed to jelly, because all you need to do is stir it with a spoon and it's the perfect consistency for a shortcut sauce. Just puddle a little on a plate and invert your peanut butter lava cake right on top. Dress it up with a little dusting of powdered sugar, and you're golden.
Oooh, look how gooey!
I'm telling you, peanut butter lovers, you're going to thank me! This has got to be the ultimate peanut butter dessert!
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Ingredients
- ⅓ cup (86 g) creamy peanut butter
- 4 tablespoons (59.15 g) unsalted butter,, melted
- ¾ cup (90 g) powdered sugar
- 2 eggs, (large)
- 1 egg yolk, (large)
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (31.25 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons grape jam
- additional powdered sugar, , for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease (2) 6-ounce ramekins with non-stick spray.
- Place peanut butter and melted butter in a bowl and stir together until smooth.
- Mix in the powdered sugar.
- Add the eggs, yolk, and vanilla, mixing to incorporate.
- Sprinkle in the flour and salt and stir until smooth.
- Divide the batter equally between the prepared ramekins.
- Bake for 16 minutes.
- Cool for 10 minutes and then run the blade of a thin knife around the edge of each ramekin to loosen.
- Stir the jam to loosen it up. Spoon it in the center of each serving plate, and invert the lava cakes on top.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar (for garnish), and serve.
OMG! Molten peanut butter is my favorite thing ever, ever ever! That first picture is just heaven! Sometimes I wonder why I compulsively make pb sandwiches when these kinda things are basically healthier (less additives) and don't even take that much time...Amazing pics as per usual!
Thank you so much, Tashiana! I know just what you mean, molten peanut butter gets me every time 😉 Thanks so much for the sweet comment!
This is brilliant! Thanks for linking up with What's Cookin' Wednesday!
Thanks Karly! I love What's Cookin' Wednesday! Thank you for hosting every week 😉
I am AMAZED by this recipe Allie! Sooo creative and so fun too! Pinned!
Thanks so much for pinning Trish! I'm so happy you liked it so much. It was a big hit here with my boys (and me, lol!). 😀
Holy Moly Allie...those look so amazing!! I missed the poll on fb, I would have gone with raspberry, but I'm weird like that. 😉 What a fun dessert!
I actually really like raspberry too! I guess I'm weird too, lol! Thanks for the great feedback, Lisa!
Yep, it's definitely hard to get stuff done when the kids are home. Especially the hubs. (That's even worse, if you ask me!) I finally had the time to come over and tell you how amazing this pb treat is... so scrumptious!!
Aw, thanks so much, Gloria! And that is too funny about your husband ;P
So I couldn't help myself and I just wanted to see what the nutrition profile on these was. Just thought I'd share what I came up with. They're definitely not for the faint of heart 🙂
Calories: 796 Fat: 52g Carbs: 66g Sugars:49g Protein: 20g
(calculated using caloriecount, information is per lava cake)
I love your blog by the way. The photos are stunning and your ideas are so creative! Keep it up 😉
Oh no!!! Don't tell me, ignorance is bliss! Lol... I figured they weren't exactly healthy. But 20g of protein is pretty good, right? Maybe just skip dinner and have these instead 😉 And thanks for the sweet encouragement, Marie!
Sorry about your stressful week Allie, hope things slow down a little and get better. I'm glad you are sharing these lava cakes with us though because holy moly they look gorgeous!!! So much peanut butter goodness stuffed inside these babies - I love this creative idea and all the stunning photos! Pinning 🙂
Thank you Kelly! I feel like things are already settling down a little bit. Recipe fails just throw me for a loop every time! I need to get better about having posts prepared ahead of time, but it's so hard sometimes! Anyhow, you are such a sweetheart and you've been on my mind ever since I spotted that sweet pic of your precious bundle on FB! Oh my gosh, she is just such a lump of sugar! Congratulations, again, and give that darling angel a kiss from me!
I've never tried the peanut butter and jelly (jam) combination- reckon I'm missing out! 🙂
Whaaaa??? How is that even possible??? OH my gosh you are missing out, Jess! Get yourself to the store ASAP! Lol... 😉