Name: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Phyllo Purses
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 9 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter; 4 large eggs, separated; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup whipping cream; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 1/2 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter; 4 teaspoons sugar; 6 17x13-inch sheets frozen phyllo pastry, thawed; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted; Vanilla ice cream

"My parents and I recently celebrated my mom's birthday at a local restaurant called The Farmhouse," writes Karen Eschenbach of Emmaus, Pennsylvania. "We ended a wonderful meal with an even better dessert—chocolate-peanut butter 'beggars' purses.'"

Each elegant phyllo "purse" contains a flourless brownie topped with peanut butter and chocolate ganache.

Recipe notes

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