Chocolate Peanut Butter Dip

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Dip
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 16 min
Ingredients: 12 oz chocolate chips (semi sweet); 10 oz peanut butter chips; 6 oz Marshmallows (or Easter Peeps); Graham crackers, Nilla wafers, shortbread cookies (For dipping)

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 11 minutes

Total Time 16 minutes

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Dip is a quick and easy dessert whether you’re camping or at home and can easily be dressed up for the holidays.

There are some things that simply are made for each other. Peanut butter and chocolate are one of those iconic pairings made even better by toasted marshmallows. Try our Peanut Butter Brownies or Peanut Butter Fudge to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Branded image of Chocolate Peanut Butter dip topped with roasted marshmallows and a plate of various cookies in the background.

This post has been updated from its original March 31, 2018 publishing with new photography, content, and clarified recipe card.

We absolutely love this recipe for camping. Simple and easy ingredients plus the only prep involved is opening the packages.

Even when we’re not camping, we’ll whip this up for family game night. We love how toasty the marshmallows get.

What are marshmallows made of?

Marshmallows are one of those delicious yet mysterious treats.

A scoop of chocolate peanut butter dip and toasted marshmallow.

Sugar, corn syrup, water, gelatin, and air are all that is needed to make these little tasty pillows. I should say corn syrup is only used in the extra fluffy packaged American marshmallows. The European version does not use corn syrup.

Gelatin is what stabilizes the other ingredients. A lot of air needs to be whipped into them as well to give them the fluffy or spongy texture.

Are marshmallows vegan?

From the looks of them, you’d think they are, but they are not. Gelatin is made from collagen which is protein extracted from both bovine (cow) and porcine (pig) parts. I’ll spare you the details of what parts, Google has your back if you’re interested.

What are Peeps made of?

A cast iron skillet with chocolate peanut butter dip and toasted Peeps.

Peeps are just marshmallows rolled in colored sugar, so they’re made of sugar, corn syrup, water, gelatin, and air.

The eyes of the Peeps are a food grade wax.

That’s it folks. Simple really.

Recipe ingredients

Chocolate chips — we used semi-sweet.
Peanut butter chips — Reese’s brand were the only ones we could find and were delicious.
Marshmallows/Peeps — We used jumbo size and Easter chicks in assorted colors but any kind or size would work.
Optional Dippers — For dipping we served graham crackers, Nilla wafers, and shortbread cookies.

Step by step directions

Chocolate and peanut butter ships mixed and put in a cast iron skillet. — **Step 1**

Marshmallows topping the the chocolate and peanut butter chips. — **Step 1**

Step 1 — Mix the chocolate and peanut butter chips together and place them in the skillet.

Step 2 — Top with marshmallows or Peeps. Bake and serve hot with your favorite dippers.

Recipe FAQs and Variations

Can I use milk chocolate chips?

Absolutely. Milk, dark, semi-sweet will all work well in this recipe. Even a mixture of them all too.

Can I use butterscotch chips instead of peanut butter chips?

Sure, the flavor will be a bit different but just as delicious.

Do I have to use marshmallows?

No, if you dislike them, you can omit them. Simply cover loosely with foil while baking.

Exactly how many marshmallows is 6 ounces?

The marshmallow weight needed will vary based on the type of marshmallow or Peeps you’re using. We used 20 jumbo on one 6.5″ skillet. Simply use as many as you want or as needed to cover.

Branded image of Chocolate Peanut Butter dip topped with Easter Peeps.

An 8″ cast iron skillet or 2-6.5″ cast iron skillets seasoned with BuzzyWaxx were used for this recipe.

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