I shared this Simple Crock Pot Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cake with you many years ago! Christmas is the perfect time to bring it back, don’t you think?
This recipe looks rather involved, but would I be sharing it if it was difficult? Of course not. :) Putting this together is very simple, and worth every bit of your (small amount of) effort!
Simple Crock Pot Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cake
Simple Crock Pot Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cake
Author: Laura
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup sucanat or brown sugar
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- 2 Tablespoons melted butter (or coconut oil)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- TOPPING:
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- ½ cup sucanat or brown sugar
- 1½ cups boiling water
Instructions
- Combine flour, cocoa, sucanat, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
- Make a well in the center and add milk, butter, and vanilla.
- Stir well, until batter is smooth.
- Stir in peanut butter (heat if needed, to thin).
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Spread the batter evenly into a well greased slow cooker.
- Make the topping:
- Mix cocoa and sucanat, whisk in boiling water until smooth.
- Gently pour over batter in crock pot, but don’t stir.
- Cover and cook on HIGH until puffed and the top layer is set, about 2- 2¼ hours.
- Turn off crock pot and let stand, covered for at least 30 minutes.
- Serve the cake (which is now on top) with ice cream or whipped cream and drizzle the fudgy pudding from the bottom over both.
Top this awesome cake with freshly whipped cream!
How to Make Fresh Whipped Cream
Want to go a little chocolate and peanut butter CrAzY? Try this on top of your cake:
