homemade chocolate peanut butter is the feature today.  after an EPIC sunday-running into-monday adventure watching julie and julia and baking croissants from annie's eats with my friend and colleague talia (we finished at 2am), i didn't have much energy for cooking yesterday afternoon.   

a nine-hour project will do that to you.

i therefore present you with an easy recipe that you may not have previously considered.  perfect on celery, toast, or by the spoonful, compare this homemade chocolate peanut butter to peanut butter & co peanut butters.  there are many ways to customize: different kinds of peanuts (honey roasted), different kinds of chocolate (dark, white, milk), honey, maple syrup, cinnamon, raisins...  

what are you waiting for?

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER
Yield: 20 tbsp
Nutrition:  92 calories,  6 carbs per tbsp

INGREDIENTS
2 cups roasted peanuts
1/2 cup chocolate chips
salt and sugar to taste

DIRECTIONS
Place roasted peanuts and chocolate chips in food processor.  Blend until forms a ball (approximately one minute).  Keep processing until peanut butter is to the consistency desired; after several minutes it will thin out to be creamier and thinner than pictured.  Add salt and sugar to taste; refrigerate and stir before serving if the oil from the peanuts has separated.

SOURCE
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