A recipe for Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pudding Parfaits! Chocolate pudding and peanut butter pudding are layered and topped with whipped cream for a fun dessert.

Secret Recipe Club
Time for Secret Recipe Club again!
For those who haven’t seen my previous Secret Recipe Club posts, this club includes a group of bloggers who are assigned a different blog each month and secretly make a recipe to post on their specified reveal day. I have been a part of this group for over a year now and look forward to the assignment email every month and discovering new blogs.
This month, I was assigned Angel’s Homestead. April is the blogger of Angel’s Homestead and is in the process of transferring her recipes to her new site. Congratulations on the move! April lives on a 3 acre homestead in Southern Indiana, has 5 children, and 2 grandchildren.
Her blog includes cooking, gardening, and housekeeping tips. April was also in charge of the Secret Recipe Club when I joined last year.
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pudding Parfaits

These Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pudding Parfaits were such a fun treat. The flavors are reminiscent of a peanut butter cup.
After filling the parfait glasses, I had a little peanut butter pudding left over. I set this aside in another ramekin for Chad in case the pudding parfaits were too much chocolate for him.
I personally like the combination of chocolate and peanut butter better. April’s husband suggested adding a layer of crushed graham crackers to help cut the richness. I will definitely need to try this next time.
The original recipe called for chopped milk chocolate. I used a Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate bar due to personal preference. This is definitely a decadent dessert, but oh so good. A small parfait glass was the perfect serving size.
Looking for more chocolate peanut butter recipes?
Try my:
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Eggs
- Brownie Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
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Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pudding Parfaits Recipe
Adapted from Angel’s Homestead
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pudding Parfaits
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Pudding:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 5 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Pudding:
- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces milk or dark chocolate chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- Shaved chocolate for garnish
Instructions
To make the peanut butter pudding:
- In a large saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
- Slowly whisk in milk, then the cream and place over medium heat. Once the mixture comes to a boil, whisk constantly until thickened, about 30 seconds.
- Mix in the creamy peanut butter and bring back to a boil. Constantly whisk until thickened, about 1 minute, then remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Fill the serving glasses halfway with the peanut butter pudding. Place in refrigerator to chill.
To make the chocolate pudding:
- In a large saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and salt.
- Slowly whisk in milk, then the cream and place over medium heat. Once boiling, whisk constantly until thick, about 30 seconds.
- Mix in chopped chocolate until melted and smooth. Bring back to a boil and whisk constantly until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and mix in the vanilla extract.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes before pouring over the peanut butter pudding. Refrigerate uncovered until chilled, about 2 hours. If making up to a day in advance, refrigerate covered until ready to serve.
To make the whipped cream:
- In a medium bowl, beat together cream and powdered sugar using a hand or stand mixer until soft peaks form.
- Serve immediately over pudding parfaits and garnish with shaved chocolate.
April Tuell
I love that you chose this recipe, I haven’t made them in awhile and need to change that soon. A lot of people are fooled by the name, but these parfaits are definitely a rich and decadent dessert, You did a great job on them, happy reveal day!
Tara
It was perfect. Thanks for such a great recipe!
lk529
These are absolutely gorgeous! Happy birthday to Chad! I was very surprised to see a chocolate recipe today. 😉
Tara
Haha, I keep trying to slowly get him to like chocolate. He still liked the peanut butter pudding on its own.
shockinglydelicious
Wonderfully decadent dessert! Great choice!
JJ - 84thand3rd
I adore chocolate and peanut butter – these sound so insanely rich and perfect! Great reveal day pick 🙂
Rebekah @ Making Miracles
Oh.my…. those look decadent and SO delicious! What a gorgeous treat to end your day with!
Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm
Can’t beat chocolate and peanut butter and they are so pretty.
Emily @ Life on Food
These parfait cups are beautiful and look absolutely delicious! What a birthday treat! Happy Reveal Day!
hapatite
Wow, pudding from scratch! I’ve got to try this~
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel
Mmmmm… chocolate and peanut butter is the best combo!! And I love that it’s real whipped cream on top!
Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories
Beautiful photos of what looks like a wonderful treat!
Tara
Thanks everyone!
A Kitchen Hoor
These looks decadent! I love chocolate and peanut butter together, but in mousse form? YUM!
Couscous & Consciousness
I love Reese’s cups, and I have no doubt I would adore these parfaits. They look wonderfully decadent and special – a great birthday treat.
Melissa
I always crave the chocolate/peanut butter combo and this pudding sounds delicious! Great pick this month!! 🙂 PS-I enjoyed reading through your blog this month. You have so many amazing sounding recipes!