by These Chocolate Peanut Butter Biscotti are reminiscent in taste of the much beloved peanut butter cookie! They are over the top delicious with a combo of a melted chocolate and peanut butter drizzle which are then topped with more crushed peanuts…just because!
Lately my daughter has been craving peanut butter cookies and being Italian of course and also loving biscotti so much…well… I had this irresistible urge to come up with a peanut butter biscotti.
These morsels are chock full of chocolate covered peanuts that is mixed into the dough alongside some all natural peanut butter for that special flavor we all love so much.
Simply for extra indulgence and also because one can never have too much chocolate in one’s life, I melted some semi sweet chocolate, stirred in some peanut butter then drizzled this yummy mix over the biscotti. Are you swooning yet?
They were then topped with crushed chocolate covered peanuts for more delicious goodness! And so after some love and labor the Chocolate Peanut Butter Biscotti is born.
Surely you must be swooning now!
I love to brush my biscotti with some beaten egg whites before the first bake for a slight sheen, however its totally optional in this recipe since the tops are drizzled with chocolate and sprinkled with peanuts.
Here’s a handy kitchen tip: If your oven tends to brown the bottoms of baked goods over much, double up on the cookie sheets as this creates some insulation between the baking sheets and disperses the heat much more evenly. This has always worked for me!
As in most biscotti recipes they’re really quite simple to make and don’t require a lot of work. And as an added bonus they keep extremely well in an airtight cookie jar for a week, however at my house they disappear so quickly! Even when hidden from sight, someone always sniffs them out!
Also if I might add, they are extremely tooth friendly!
Happy baking my friends!
If you make this recipe do take a picture and tag @marisasitaliankitchen on Instagram so I can see your creation!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Biscotti
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- pinch of fine sea salts
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 3/4 cup golden yellow sugar or (light brown sugar)
- 1/2 cup all natural (creamy peanut butter)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate covered peanuts (roughly chopped)
- lightly beaten egg white from one egg (for brushing on the logs)
- FOR THE TOPPING
- 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 2 teaspoons all natural peanut butter
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped chocolate covered peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a medium sized bowl and set aside
- In a large bowl beat the butter, sugar and peanut butter on medium high speed just until fluffy for a minute or two.
- Next, beat in the eggs and vanilla extract until combined.
- With the mixer on low speed, beat in the flour mixture just until combined.
- Stir in the coarsely chopped peanuts.
- Divide the dough in half and roll each portion on a lightly floured work surface into a 12 inch log and transfer each log to the prepared baking sheet.
- Brush the biscotti with the beaten egg white.
- Bake in preheated oven until golden brown for about 25 minutes.
- Let cool for 10 minutes.
- Once cooled, slice the biscotti crosswise into 3/4 inch pieces and place upright back on the baking sheet.
- Return to the oven and bake an additional 15 minutes.
- Let cool then drizzle with chocolate peanut butter and sprinkle some chopped chocolate covered peanuts.
- CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER DRIZZLE
- Place the 2 ounces of chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and melt in the microwave for about 60 seconds while stirring every 15 seconds till melted.
- Stir in the peanut butter until well combined.
- Drizzle the chocolate peanut butter over the biscotti and sprinkle with the remaining chopped chocolate covered peanuts.
For sure will try this recipe!!! Will let you know once we enjoy them !!! Will send you a pic
So glad to hear you like them and enjoy they’re a real keeper. Looking forward to seeing your photos!! Thanks so much for dropping by š
Peanut butter and chocolate in a biscotti… must try! Love the pics as well, Marisa!
These are a delicious twist on the iconic peanut butter cookie but really you can never go wrong with a chocolate and peanut butter combo. Thanks so much Annika!
OMG, FEED ME. These look SO good- nothing better than one (or a few) of these with a good cup of coffee!
Hi Karly, these would indeed be excellent with a nice cup of coffee or tea…oh how I so wish I could share!! Thanks so much for dropping by š
WOW!!! These would be so fun! Defintely decadent!
Yes they are definitely both fun to eat and to make but still not overly sweet!
Definitely a home run with this one Marisa! In my books, you can never go wrong with peanut butter. How fortunate your daughter has such a wonderful baker as a mom! Yes… definitely swooning ā„
Thanks Maria! Biscotti are easy to make and hard to mess up really and Iām sure itās fair to say that we both love our biscotti? Iām always looking for different flavour combinations and thatās part of the fun!
A marriage of quintessential American flavors with classic Italian know how, I love it!
You have such a way with words Paula! āQuintessential American flavorsā or even Canadian for that matter….I LOVE that!
I wouldn’t associate peanut butter with biscotti but they sound utterly delicious.
Itās a flavour combination thatās really quite yummy and works rather well in Biscotti and great to have in your repertoire! Thanks Karen!
This is delicious and peanut butter is my favorite . That means I want this. I am following your recipe and make it soon.
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Glad to hear you like them and youāll find that they are not difficult to make at all! Enjoy!
I made this recipe twice, and I have to say the flavour was surprising, they were deliciously unique! I made some without the drizzle as some of my family is calorie conscious. I make different biscotti often and I will cherish this recipe! Thankyou so much for sharing š
Glad to hear this Vincenza. The peanut butter and chocolate combo is my daughter’s favourite so these were begging to be made into biscotti!