Melting Chocolate ‘n’ Peanut Ball

Name: Melting Chocolate ‘n’ Peanut Ball
Yield: Makes 4 spheres
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons (30 g / 1.1 oz) smooth peanut butter; 3 tablespoons (28 g / 1 oz) maltodextrin powder; ⅓ cup (100 mL / 3.4 fl oz) heavy cream (35 percent fat); ⅓ cup (75 g / 2.6 oz) butter; ½ cup (100 g / 3.5 oz) brown sugar; Edible flowers (optional); ⅔ cup (100 g / 3.5 oz) unsalted roasted peanuts; Silicone hemisphere mold with six cavities, each holding ⅓ cup (80 mL / 2.7 fl oz); 14.1 oz (400 g) dark chocolate; 3.9 oz (110 g) milk chocolate; 4.8 oz (135 g) dark chocolate; 2 tablespoons (30 g / 1.1 oz) sugar; 4 egg yolks (60 g / 2.1 oz); 1 cup (216 g / 7.6 oz) caster sugar or superfine sugar; 1 cup (225 mL / 7.6 fl oz) heavy cream (35 percent fat); ¼ cup (65 mL / 2.1 fl oz) water

Preparation info

Makes
4
spheres

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Crazy Sweet Creations

By Ann Reardon

Published 2021

About

This dessert is rich, gooey, crunchy, and impressive. Pour on the hot caramel sauce and watch as the top of the ball melts open! Then let your spoon dive into the rich goodies hidden inside.

Ingredients

Spheres

14.1 oz (400 g) dark chocolate
Silicone hemisphere mold with six cavities, each holding ⅓

Dessert
Microwave
Vegetarian

Method

Spheres

This dessert requires real chocolate, so make sure the ingredients include cocoa butter and then follow the tempering instructions. Pour your tempered chocolate into six hemisphere molds and spread it out so that it covers the edges. Put some foil onto the counter and turn the mold upside down, shaking it to let t