Simple Peanut Butter and Chocolate Croissants

These Simple Peanut Butter and Chocolate Croissants are basically heaven wrapped in a pastry.  Baked to a golden flaky crust and stuffed with peanut butter chocolate spread.  What more could you ask for?

At first, I wanted to name my blog ‘Peanut Butter & Chocolate’ mainly because of my LOVE of peanut butter and chocolate.  But being a dietitian who is trying to promote healthy living, I reconsidered.

I also considered my attorney/husband’s advice that Chocolate Slopes is a stronger trademark than ‘Peanut Butter & Chocolate,’ in light of the services I provide on my blog.

Anyway, I am what you would call a late bloomer when it comes to Pinterest.  I have no idea why, because boy was I missing A LOT. 

So I am now slowly building my Pinterest page with pins and more pins! 

A few weeks ago I was browsing my Sweets Board and came across these ridiculously delicious-looking croissants from Gimmie Some Oven and I thought, I want them NOW. 

They also reminded me of the pastry desserts sold all over Europe that I consumed (way too often) when I studied abroad in college.  They were TO DIE FOR!

Well, I just happened to have frozen pastry sheets in the freezer. I actually have no idea what I originally bought them for. And I had almost a full jar of Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Spread™ thanks to my good friend Rachel from Rachel Cooks.

She is well aware of my obsession with anything chocolate and peanut butter.  So I thought, why not make some peanut butter and chocolate croissants?

Steps to Make These Simple Peanut Butter and Chocolate Croissants

Once the pastry sheets are thawed enough to be unrolled, spread them out on a flour-covered surface.  I found my countertop worked best because it’s a much larger surface area than a cutting board.

Slightly separate the rectangles using a spatula.  Then using a plastic pizza slicer cut each rectangle at a diagonal to form two triangles.

Add a few tablespoons of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Spread™ to each triangle.  Then roll each triangle up into a pastry shape and place it on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper (or a silicone baking liner like I prefer).

Let me tell you, this combination is FANTASTIC! 

You can eat them right out of the oven, or wait until they have cooled, either way, they are simply delicious!

Adapted from Gimme Some Oven

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*I was not compensated in any way by The Hershey Company™ for this post.  I just happen to love anything peanut butter & chocolate, and Reese’s makes one of the best combinations of my two favorites!

This recipe Simple Peanut Butter & Chocolate Croissants was originally published on Chocolate Slopes.

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