There are two different kinds of people in my world...people you will find hanging out at the dessert table and those you will find hanging out at the starter/nibble table. Those who will order a starter and main course and those who will order a main course and dessert on a €20 two course lunch menu. Where do I fall? I fall in with the dessert crowd! With all the butter, sugar and cream.... So. Darn. Good.
But, have a salty dessert on your two course lunch menu? I'm ordering two salty desserts. I cannot get enough of the salty sweet combo. It's just so good. If you taste the lovely sweetness and then BAM, salt and the salt makes everything taste so sweet. It's what makes me keep eating.
The best way to combine salt and sweet? Salty crunchy peanut butter and smooth chocolate. Now, peanut butter cups are not a new thing and I'm not taking credit for them...I wish I could. Who ever invented them was a genius! A genius I tells ya'!
I will however take the credit for making my own peanut butter! I wanted to be able to control the texture, salt and sweetness of the peanut butter so making it was the best option. The texture versus the texture of a shop bought one is stellar. I wanted a slightly thicker peanut butter for these peanut butter cups...and needed something crumbly, fudgy, doughy and chalky in texture. That may sound weird, but it's the only way I can describe it!