Recipe: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Sauce (served hot or cold)

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE

1 1/4 cups heavy (whipping) cream
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter

Heat cream in a saucepan over medium heat until it begins to bubble around edges.

Turn off heat and add chocolate. Cover pan and let stand 5 minutes.

Add peanut butter and whisk until smooth. Let cool slightly and serve.

TO MAKE AHEAD:
The sauce can be made up to 2 weeks in advance. Cover and refrigerate. Sauce can be reheated in a double boiler or microwave. To serve the sauce cold, add another 1/2 cup cream.

Makes about 2 cups
Source: A Passion for Ice Cream by Emily Luchetti