Description
Indulge in the decadent delight of this Slow Cooker Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Cake. A rich chocolate cake with a gooey peanut butter pudding layer, all made effortlessly in your slow cooker. Perfect for a cozy night in or to impress guests with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Pudding Layer:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 3/4 cups hot water
Instructions
- Grease the slow cooker: Grease the insert of a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker with nonstick spray.
- Prepare the cake: Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Add milk, peanut butter, melted butter, and vanilla. Fold in chocolate chips. Spread batter in the slow cooker.
- Add pudding layer: Combine brown sugar and cocoa, sprinkle over batter. Pour hot water on top without stirring.
- Cook: Cover and cook on high for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until set. Let sit uncovered to thicken. Serve warm with ice cream.
Notes
- For extra richness, use dark chocolate chips or swirl in an extra tablespoon of peanut butter before cooking.
- This dessert creates its own gooey pudding layer underneath the cake.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 33 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
