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This super-decadent, fool-proof Chocolate Brownie Peanut Butter Cup Trifle is the epitome of flavor overload! Serve it up in individual dessert glasses or one big bowl family-style.

Dear Peanut Butter Cups,

I’m sorry. As a kid, I quickly dismissed you at Halloween as a reject candy. I would hold you as a bargaining chip for more desirable candy contraband when trading with friends. I didn’t understand you. I ate peanut butter with jelly… not chocolate. And the “cupcake liner”… that was just another obstacle after opening up the wrapper standing in they way between me and my fatness.

To be honest, my mind was not yet mature enough to comprehend the intensely sophisticated flavor combination your confectionery genius brought to the table. But somewhere along the way, just a few years ago actually, I finally got it. Chocolate and peanut butter… you make sense to me now. I embrace you fully. You are not only welcome in my home, but into the depths of my stomach.

Just to show how much I now care for you, let me make a dessert in your honor. It’s rich. It’s decadent. And it’s a whole lot of awesome… Chocolate Brownie Peanut Butter Cup Trifles.

Fudgy chocolate brownies. Chocolate pudding. Whipped Cream. Quick 2 Minute Peanut Butter Mousse. And of course, lots of chopped up Peanut Butter Cups. Yea, that’s some serious stratification (yes… stratification… I just used a word I used in 9th grade Earth Science class to talk about this trifle. Thank you Mrs. Wenger) I can get behind!

And let’s talk about this Quick 2 Minute Peanut Butter Mousse. It’s got a secret ingredient that you will never guess. Unless you just guessed silken tofu, in which case, you correctly guessed the secret ingredient I just stated you would never guess.

Yes, silken tofu. Now, all my meat-loving friends. Before you get your bacon in a twist, hear me out. I was just as skeptical as you were about this, until I tried my Vegan and Dairy-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse last year. Silken tofu is MAGIC. You can’t taste it. It’s invisible to the taste buds. But when blended up, it takes on a perfectly smooth consistency that will literally leave you in awe. It’ll be the best 2 minutes you ever spent in the kitchen. You’re welcome.

Head over to Dixie Crystals to make these Chocolate Brownie Peanut Butter Cup Trifles!

Chocolate Brownie Peanut Butter Cup Trifles

Author: Chris Cockren
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 6–8 servings 1x

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Description

This super-decadent, fool-proof dessert trifle is the epitome of chocolate and peanut butter overload! Serve it up in individual dessert glasses or one big bowl family-style.

Ingredients

Scale

1 batch prepared brownies
1 package (1 oz) instant chocolate pudding mix
2 cups milk
2 cups chopped peanut butter cups
Quick 2 minute peanut butter mousse (recipe below)
Whipped cream (recipe below)

Peanut Butter Mousse

1 package (12 oz) organic silken tofu, drained
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pinch Kosher salt

Whipped Cream

1 cups very cold heavy cream
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Whisk together instant chocolate pudding mix with milk in a medium mixing bowl for 2 minutes. Refrigerate for at least 10 minutes or up to overnight.
When ready to serve, chop up prepared brownies into small bite-sized pieces. Alternating between chopped brownies, chocolate pudding, quick peanut butter mousse, whipped cream, and chopped peanut butter cups, layer your trifles, dividing between 6 to 8 small dessert glasses. Alternatively, layer one large family-style dessert trifle in a large bowl.

Peanut Butter Mousse

Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until very smooth and fully incorporated. Pour mixture into a bowl and place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes (up to overnight) to allow mousse to firm up a bit.

Whipped Cream

In bowl of stand mixer or in a medium mixing bowl fitted with an electric hand mixer, beat cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla on medium/medium-high speed until stiff peaks form.

Chocolate Brownie Peanut Butter Cup Trifles

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Name: Chocolate Brownie Peanut Butter Cup Trifles
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 batch prepared brownies; 1 package (1 oz) instant chocolate pudding mix; 2 cups milk; 2 cups chopped peanut butter cups; Quick 2 minute peanut butter mousse (recipe below); Whipped cream (recipe below); 1 package (12 oz) organic silken tofu, drained; 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; Pinch Kosher salt; 1 cups very cold heavy cream; 1/3 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract