Peanut butter has a solid place between two pieces of bread and on a spoon straight from the jar. But have you considered that peanut butter can take a starring role in other ways?
No matter how you partake in peanut butter, you’ll get 8 powerful grams of protein, 2 grams of filling fiber and 12 grams of unsaturated fat — the kind we should be eating more of — in each 2 tablespoon serving.
Here are 15 ideas to add to your peanut-butter-enjoyment repertoire.
1. Chocolate Peanut Butter & Jelly Smoothie Bowl from The Foodie Physician
2. Peanut Butter Muffins with Peanut Butter Streusel from This Gal Cooks
3. Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes from Joy the Baker:
4. Spicy Peanut Butter and Honey Chicken Wings from Lemontree Dwelling
5. Peanut Dressing from Bon Appetit
6. Peanut Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Spinach from Naturally Ella
7. Peanut Butter Lover’s Ice Cream from Brown Eyed Baker
8. Creamy Peanut Butter Hummus from How Sweet Eats
9. Peanut Butter Yogurt Fruit Dip from Yummy Mummy Kitchen
10. Peanut Butter & Jelly French Toast from the Wanderlust Kitchen
11. Yogurt Swirled with Peanut Butter, Honey and Graham Crackers from The Kitchn
12. Peanut Butter Burger from Half Baked Harvest
13. Cold Noodle Salad with Spicy Peanut Lime Sauce from Running on Real Food
14. Peanut Butter Banana Basil Rainbow Chard Wrap from Minimalist Baker
15. Peanut Butter Pavlova from Food52
Make one of these delicious dishes in addition to your regular PB&J or spoonful of peanut butter and experience a whole other side of America’s most popular nut butter.