Peanut Butter Layered Mousse Torte

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This torte is incredibly light and delicately flavored. It brings peanut butter to a silky smooth light and and fluffy level. Its topped with a whipped chocolate ganach layer then vanilla whipped cream for a melt in your mouth combination of flavors.

Peanut Butter Layered Mousse Torte

This torte is incredibly light and delicately flavored. It brings peanut butter to a silky smooth light and and fluffy level. Its topped with a whipped chocolate ganach layer then vanilla whipped cream for a melt in your mouth combination of flavors.

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Ingredients

60 mins
12 servings
  1. FOR CRUST
  2. 1 (16 ounce)package Nutter Butter cookies
  3. 4 tablespoonsbutter, melted
  4. FOR PEAUT BUTTER MOUSSE
  5. 1/2 cupcold water
  6. 1 envelopeunflavored gelatin
  7. 8 ouncesmarscapone cheese, at room temperature
  8. 1 cupcreamy peanut butter, at room temperature
  9. 1 1/2 cupconfectioner's sugar
  10. 3 cupscold heavy whipping cream
  11. 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  12. FOR WHIPPED CHOCOLATE LAYER
  13. 1 cupheavy whipping cream
  14. 3/4 cupsemi sweet chocolate chips
  15. FOR WHIPPED CREAM LAYER
  16. 1 1/4 cupcold heavy cream
  17. 3 tablespoonconfectioner's sugar
  18. 1/2 teaspoonsinflavored gelatin
  19. 1 1/2 tablespooncold water
  20. 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  21. FOR CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE
  22. 1/4 cupsemisweet chocolate
  23. 1/4 cupheavy cream
  24. GARNISH
  25. toffe peanuts, as needed
  26. shaved peanut butter cups, as needed

Cooking Instructions

60 mins
  1. 1

    Spray a 9 inch springform pan with non stick spray.

  2. 2

    Crush cookies in food processor until they are fine crumbs

  3. 3

    Combine 2 1/2 cups of the crumbs with melted butter and mix well, I just whirl the butter in the food processor until combined.
    Note, remaing crumbs can be stored in freezer for another use, on ice cream, decorating tops of cakes or any dessert for a couple of ideas besides just a crust.

  4. 4

    Press crust in bottom and sides of springform pan. Freeze while making filling

  5. 5

    MAKE CHOCOLATE WHIPPED LAYER ( make this first, it needs to get cold, it can be made a day ahead but not whipped until ready to use)

  6. 6

    Heat cream until hot but not boiling, pour over chocolate chips in a large bowl. Let sit one minute then stir until smooth. Refrigerate until completely cold at least 4 hours or over night

  7. 7
  8. 8

    MAKE PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE

  9. 9

    In a heat proof bowl add cold water. Sprinkle gelatin over cold water to soften for 5 minutes

  10. 10

    Heat some water in a skillet to a simmer, add bowl of gelatin and stir until clear and dissoved. Turn off heat but leave gelatin in warm water until ready to use

  11. 11

    In a large bowl beat mascapone cheese and peanut butter until smooth, beat in gelatin until well mixed, set aside

  12. 12
  13. 13

    In another cold bowl beat cream to soft peaks

  14. 14

    Add sugar and vanilla and beat until it holds its shape

  15. 15

    Fold peanut mixtur into whipped cream in 3 additions until uniform in color

  16. 16

    Beat cold chocolate cream until light snd fluffy. Spread over peanut butter mousse and smooth. Refrigerate 1 hour befor adding whipped cream layer.

  17. 17
  18. 18

    WHIP CHOCOLATE LAYER

  19. 19

    Pour into prepared crust, smooth top and refrigerate 2 hours before addiing whipped chocolate layer

  20. 20
  21. 21

    MAKE STABALIZED WHIPPED CREAM TOPPING

  22. 22

    Add cold water to a small heat proof bowl. Add gelatin over water and soften for 5 minutes

  23. 23

    Heat a small skillet with simmering water and place bowl of gelatin in water, stirring until clear and dissolved. Turn off heat and let gelatin sit in warm water until ready to use

  24. 24

    Beat cream until it forms soft peaks. Add sugar and vanilla and gelatin and beat until it holds its shape

  25. 25

    Spread over chovolate layer and refrigerate at least 6 hours or better, overnight

  26. 26

    FOR CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE

  27. 27

    Heat cream until hot, pour over chocolate chips , let sit one minute then stir until smooth

  28. 28

    Let sit, or chill briefly until thick enough to drizzle. Drizzle overtop of torte

  29. 29

    Garnish with toffee peanuts and shaved peanut butter cups

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“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.
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