This Chocolate Peanut Butter Cobbler is like a giant lava cake with gooey chocolate and peanut butter in every scoop.
If you don’t know Alice’s blog Savory Sweet Life then you are very much missing out on things.
Two years ago when I attended a food bloggers conference here in Seattle I finally met Alice in person.
Alice is someone who to me is the real deal.
Her genuine warmth shines through when you talk to her.
She is a busy lady with three children.
Runs a blog (a very popular one at that).
Writes for PBS Parents Kitchen Explorers, and of course wrote herself a cookbook Savory Sweet Life: 100 Simply Delicious Recipes for Every Family Occasion .
And yet with all her hectic-ness Alice finds time to make time for others, myself included.
When I found out about her cookbook I hinted about as subtle as I could that when it did come out please send a copy my way.
I’m hoping that when the time comes my not so subtle hints to her to come out of retirement from wedding cake making will be well received as well (don’t worry Alice you have a long time before any cake making needs to be done 😛 ).
I’ve been disenchanted with cookbooks as of late (as many of you know) but can say that I love her book as I kind of suspected I would.
Her cookbook is divided by life events from Sunday Mornings to Afternoon Tea Parties to Family Game Night.
It reflects her love of family and that of food.
There are pictures of her family throughout her book that help you get a better sense of just how much her family means to her.
I took the cookbook with me on my little vacation to the beach.
I often read cookbooks as if they were chapter books…which in a way they are.
The chapters just tend to be soups, salads, entrees, desserts. 🙂
It was fun to go through the book and remind myself that you don’t really need an excuse to do something special for people or to invite them over for a reason.
Thursday is a perfectly good reason.
So if I liked the cookbook so much why did I not make something from it?
Well I did.
I just didn’t photograph it.
But at the heart of it all, where it all started, Alice is a food blogger.
So I chose to make something from her blog.
A Chocolate Peanut Butter Cobbler.
Alice’s version on her blog is a Nutella version but I was having a craving for peanut butter cups something awful so I wanted to see if this would do the trick. It did.
This is one of those weird ones where you float liquid on top and kind of shake your head when it all comes out in the end.
The cobbler ends up being kind of like a giant molten lava cake and is best served warm.
But if it gets cold just reheat it up a little.
P.S. It’s a great day to buy my cookbook Holy Sweet!
Want more Cobbler Recipes like this? Try these:
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cobbler
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 6 TBSP hot cocoa powder (cocoa mix), divided
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
- 6 TBSP melted unsalted butter
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, loosely packed
- 1-½ cup hot tap water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt, 3 tablespoons hot cocoa powder, and 1/2 cup of white sugar.
- Stir in milk, peanut butter, butter, and vanilla. Mixture will be thick like the texture of a brownie mix.
- Spread mixture into an ungreased 8-inch baking dish with a spatula and even out the batter. I used an 8-8-inch pan and that worked great.
- In a small bowl, mix 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and remaining cocoa.
- Sprinkle mixture evenly over the batter. Pour the hot water over everything and do not stir.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the center is slightly firm but not fluid like liquid. Spoon mixture into small bowls (it’s very rich…a little goes a long way) and serve with a scoop of chocolate peanut butter ice cream.
Blog is the New Black says
This sounds great! I bet her nutella version is great too!
Laurel says
Right now I wish my superpower could be to not need any sleep and still function like a normal human being. Also, that looks way yummy.
Irene says
I wish I could make time stand still. Too much to do and too little time especially as of late. Sounds like a very decadent treat!
Bethany says
That sounds like THE most amazing dessert! I’m not kidding around… I’m traveling right now but WILL make this when I get home!
Jenny says
I think I need a superpower that would allow me to blink and the housework was done. “BLINK!” dishes cleaned and put away. “BLINK!” laundry folded and cleaned. “BLINK!” Bathroom clean and sparkly.
Lisa @ Fit in the Midwest says
I wish I could see what people were thinking because communicating with others (esp. at work) has been so difficult lately. Maybe I don’t want to know what they’re thinking though and it would just create more problems.
Denise B says
Speed – then I do do the housework in no time flat (and get it all done instead of drowning in work that needs doing), not waste so much time driving in the car, you could do the grocery shopping in like 10 minutes instead of the 2 hour minimum the trip takes now….
Abby says
how delicious! and I wish I could freeze time…think this would definitely come in handy!
B says
I just want to say this is freaking genius. I am SO making this when I get back from my work trip.
Sharlotte says
I wish I could move really fast at lightning speed. I would get a whole lot more done in a day, have more time to relax at the end of it, and of course get to eat way more goodies since I would have burned thousands of calories.
Jenn says
My power would have to enable me to create more time to do and cook and the things I have on my list.
Becca says
Oh man I love these types of pudding cakes! The pudding that sinks to the bottom is the best part. yum yum 🙂
As for super powers…I basically already have the power of invisibility (I’ve often heard “OMG where’s Becca!? Did we leave her behind?” and I’m standly like right next to them) So if I were to have a super power it would be super-hearing or x-ray vision. That would be awesome 🙂
Davita says
if i could have any power i would be able to blink and be anywhere i wanted to be in time or space…
Dyana says
This looks amazing so I just bought my own copy of Savory Sweet Life on amazon.com (I suck at your giveaways). I love the super power question tho – my favorite was Petrelli brothers on Heroes. Why pick one super power when you could have all of them? 🙂
Courtney says
looks like a recipe i need to try soon! 🙂
I wish I could travel instantly–too many special people live too far from me! And I’d like to see other parts of the world, too.
gail says
photographic memory
Erin says
If I could have a super power… I think I’d like to be able to transport to wherever I want immediately.
Victoria says
Telekinesis. Definitely telekinesis. And I would figure out some way to use that power to set people’s pants on fire.
Yes, I have issues.
Kelly D says
I would heal the sick.
Then I would celebrate by eating this cobbler.
Lisa says
My superpower would be to be in two (or three, or four) places at once. That way one of me could do the dishes and clean the house, while the other was playing with my kids and having a good time.
Chelsey says
That looks delicious!
My super power at this moment would be to control the weather. I don’t mind rain at all but when it lasts for 6 plus weeks with maybe 3 sunny days in between I would like to change it. We are going a little nuts!
Sarah says
My superpower would be the gift of teleportation of myself and others. It sure would cut down on the commute time!
Diane says
If I had a super power, I would like to be able to stop time. This way, I have more time to do everything.
Heidi L says
the ability to fly – teleporting would be faster, but I somehow think flying would be more fun
KristinaYellow says
Right now I wish I had the superpower of giving those I love peace–know 3 families who are suddenly breaking up, one family who is being evicted, and some other not so happy stuff. I need some happiness to spread!
Elaine says
I wish had I healing powers! Or the ability to make these delicious dishes calorie free!
Destinie says
Yumm!! If I had a super power I would be able to rearrange fat in the body so that it would go to more desirable places. No but seriously I would create world peace…
Elizabeth says
That is my kind of cobbler! I wish I had the dream of jennie power to transport myself wherever I wanted around the world! I have so many friends in lots of places and I would love to be able to see them easier!
Katie Rose says
Definitely super speed! I don’t get nearly enough time to just chill and with super speed I’d get all that silly “life” stuff done so I could read a book or make and eat something divine or take a walk.
Melissa says
Delicious! I can’t get enough of peanut butter and chocolate!
I’d love to have the ability to just *snap* my fingers and have a job done–especially chores like dishes and laundry!
Desi says
I have always wanted The powers of Mary Poppins. She can snap her fingers to clean anything, jump inside scenic pictures, have tea while floating on the ceiling, fly from place to place, and sarcastically tell people off without them realizing it. 😉
sarah h says
I’ve always wanted to fly!
Amanda Joy says
My super power desire would be to translocate/ transport to any location instantly or to read peoples thoughts. I have family members who have stress, depression, anxiety, bi polar… and since I have never had to deal with those, I want to understand more of the internal battle. Plus, it would help me be more compassionate and/or super angry that someone didn’t tell my what they were really feeling:)
Erika says
I’ll agree with others who wish they could snap their fingers and have cleaning done.
Thanks for the chance to win!
emmycooks says
My superpower would be poof-and-it’s-clean. Perhaps this could apply to the world’s supply of drinking water as well as my kitchen, so I could use it for both altruistic and selfish purposes.
sandra Nelsen says
I’d like to be able to put out fire with a wave of my hand, or be able to blow it out. Many friends evacuated with the fire at Colorado Springs. Fire is just a few miles from my friend Dawnie’s home. Many other damaging fires in the West–so sad.
Chris says
Best super power ever…..to “give” a lot of people patience, compassion, empathy, and kindness. You know, a mind to actually DO unto others as you want them to DO unto you….. I guess that might be called a conscience. Hey, maybe there would be no more road rage, no more speeding tickets, no more accidents….. Yep, that would certainly be a good super power!
I can’t make this recipe…because my conscience wouldn’t be able to keep me from eating the whole thing!
kamaile says
Oh man! Totally craving something like this right now. I wish it wasn’t so blazin’ hot.
I would love to be able to fly.
Caralyn @ glutenfreehappytummy says
choc pb cobbler??!?!? could there be anything more delicious?!?!!?!?!
Sarah says
Yum! I made a chocolate cobbler last week but peanut butter and nutella sound like great additions!
Samantha says
At the moment I wish my super power was the ability to speed up time!
Also, I noticed the Bloggess’s book there…I hope it made you laugh as hysterically as I did. Especially the chapter of post-it notes.
Aly says
Oooh, you had me at chocolate peanut butter. Mmmm.
I wish I had the superpower to see and talk to people whenever I wanted–whether dead or alive. It could make for some interesting learning!
Alex says
I would want whichever superpower gets my ass to Hogwarts.
stacy says
Teleportation – I want to see the world!
Felice says
I would like supersonic speed so that I could go visit Australia and then be back home quickly rather than a 10hr trip each way.
Valerie says
Wow! After reading this post (and drooling over your pictures!), I wish I had the superpower to eat all the desserts I want and never gain a pound! Ha! 😉
Sarah C says
The super power I wish I had? The ability to teleport myself to exotic locales when I need a break.
Anne says
I used to wish for flying, but now that I’m a mom to two boys, I wish I could split myself in half to give them both attention at the same time. That’d be SO useful sometimes!
Michelle P. says
This looks soooo good! I make a chocolate only version of this but haven’t tried a version like this. This will go on my must try list.
I am torn on which superpower I’d like. As a kid, I always wished I could fly like a bird. As an adult, I’m much more inclined to like the ideas above like blinking and having all the housework done! 🙂
Jean says
I think it would be pretty cool to fly.
Amanda says
If I could have any super-power, it would be the ability to tele-port. I’d be able to avoid traffic, travel world-wide, and visit friends and family quickly. But does teleporting count as a super power????
Jefferson Svengsouk says
If I had a super power, I would wish to have the ability to fly!
hobby baker says
Oh, that just looks too luscious to be legal. I’d say telekinesis would be my choice so I could get multiple things done at a time!
Melissa C. says
I wish I had the power to see people’s true intentions and honest thoughts. Sometimes I find myself surprised, although I try so hard to feel and sense and read their minds. Sometimes I feel as if I am a mind reader, and many times I have been duped. Wait… maybe it’s better not to know??
KG says
Superpower? I want to be able to teleport. 😀 Either that, or shoot lightning bolts from my hands. Mwahaha.
Kathleen Martinez says
I wish I had a power to make adults stop acting like they were still in high school again. That kind of day at work…ha!
Kim says
Mind reading! But id also want the ability to turn it off and on.
sara says
Looks amazing! The superpower I would like is teleportation so I could visit my family without paying so much money to the airlines!
St says
The ability to be in two places at one time
carie says
I’m not sure what superpower I would want, but I would like it to be something I could use to help others.
barb says
My dream superpower: Ability to slow/freeze time. This way I could enjoy my family and friends more and still have time to get all the ‘chores’ and errand running done without wasting so uch time in preparing to enjoy life.
jacquie says
why?? doesn’t having their poswer make you one. well i certainly have no desire to be one so no wouldn’t want any superhero powers.
delia says
I wish I could always know what to say.
karen says
I wish I could be invisible. That way I could fly for free. And avoid annoying people.
Dana says
That looks so delicious! I’d like to teleport so I’d never had to sit in traffic.
Sandra says
I think my super power would be having six arms. Two to hold/play each of my children since that seems to be all they want these days and two more to accomplish everything else…cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. I am not certain where I would buy shirts, though…
Mindy says
WOW! This looks and sounds fabulous! I have 2 boys who are peanut butter fiends! They would totally love this! As for my super power, I think the ability to duplicate myself would be great! That way one of me could be working/cleaning/studying and the other spending time playing with my kids and husband!
tiffany says
Superpowers to be able to travel anywhere at any time at super high speeds!
Becky says
Wow! Delicious! Like a giant lava cake? Now that sounds like something I have to make! As for a superpower, I would want to be able to teleport (seems to be a common answer but it would make so many thing so much easier & less annoying!)
KJ says
Since I’ve been pregnant, chocolate has made me SO sick. I’m actually due any day now, and as soon as I feel like doing some cooking, I will bake this amazing thing! WOW. Looks so good!
Forget the wine I’ve been missing, bring on the chocolate!
Jenna@littlekitchenbigflavors says
All cobblers should be made with chocolate and peanut butter. Best combination around 🙂
Alexa B says
I would have to go with teleporting as my superpower, it would make errands so much easier and travel so much cheaper.
Natasha P. says
I have no idea what superpower I would like to have. Maybe flying? Then I could save on airline tickets when I wanted to go on vacation. Yeah, that works.
Diana says
I want to be able to freeze time. Between not having enough time to do everything I want to do and my kids growing up between blinks, that’s what I’d love to do. Just freeze everything whenever I wanted.
Joann says
I would teleport. Could get so much more done in a day and could avoid traffic and parking woes!
Katie says
teleportation for sure!
Marisa says
I want to say that I would like my ability to be able to fly but I guess that would do no one any good. I would want the power to heal if I had any power. I think it would be the most helpful to the most amount of people.
wooliegirl says
You had me at peanut butter (as I’m sitting here eating pb and chocolate ice cream!).
I want my super power to be making time stand still, so I can get things done and not have to rush!
Vicki says
I would like to be invisible, so I can just go around doing my own thing 🙂 I can’t wait to try this recipe!
Jillian says
I want the power to teleport!
Stephanie says
When I was little, I always wanted tobe invisible… I believe the idea was to break into stores to steal all the candy I want.
Jennifer says
I’m torn between the ability to freeze time (for selfish purposes – sleeping, video games, baking) and teleportation (but only if I can take everyone and everything I want with me).
This cobbler looks ridiculously awesome.
Kelli H says
Honestly, if I could choose a super power, it would be the Super Mom POWER! I want the energy, no I want HALF the energy of just one of the stay at home or working moms I know. They get so much done in one day, WAY more than I thought possible. I want to be able to have that energy to get all the laundry, all the dishes, all the vaccuuming, all the cleaning, all the cooking done, and maybe even work, PLUS still have plenty of energy to take care of the kiddos. I know it may sound super cheesy, but that’s what I would want as a super power.
Victoria says
Teleporting would probably be my superpower of choice. 🙂
Kristen says
I loved Alice’s cookbook too, and believe we probably have the same disenchantment thing going on right now. (I’ll have to find your blog posts that talk about that, as I’d love to read them!)
I don’t need to be entered in the giveaway (I have a copy) but had to say that I also give three cheers for Alice’s cookbook!
LeeH says
I want to know for sure when someone is lying to me. That would be super indeed. I’m tired of falling for whatever people tell me, and I’m tired of cooking the same old stuff so this cookbook would be super too.
Linda says
I’d want the ability to transport myself anywhere with a blink of the eye. I spend far too much time commuting- it would be great to just BE there!
Bets says
My super power would be to clean my house in under 10 minutes.
Carrie H. says
I would love the power to clean up my house and organize things just by thinking about it. 🙂
Peanut butter and chocolate = happiness. My twin and I have a tradition of getting a peanut butter & chocolate ice cream cake as our birthday treat, so peanut butter and chocolate is a tradition around here. 🙂
Emma says
I made this, but either I did something wrong or something. I used instant hot cocoa mix, is that what we were supposed to use? This one had mini marshmallows in it which I scooped most out, but left some in anyway thinking they wouldn’t do any harm. Mine didn’t come out this dark of a color either. When I took it out it looked like bread floating on top of chocolate colored water? After awhile it got thicker, but not like a pudding….I think the 1.5 cups of water at the end may of been too much?
Peabody says
@Emma- You needed to bake it longer than. Yes hot chocolate mix. The marshmallows should not have done anything to it. The middle is going to be more gooey and the outside should be more cake like.
Chris says
I’d love to go back in time and have a “redo” over situations that were great and situations that were not so great.
This looks yummy. Will surely try this!
Brianna says
This will be perfect for my mom’s birthday.