Perfect peanut butter recipes everyone will love
If you've never tried a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, now's the time! The peanut butter should go on the bread first, then jelly. You could enjoy on an open-faced piece of bread or in a sandwich. The jelly (or jam if you're in the UK) should be strawberry or raspberry, but try your own combinations
For one serving of a fab breakfast smoothie, whizz 300ml (0.5 pint) milk with two bananas, a handful of oats and 4tbsp peanut butter. Add extra chopped peanuts, if you like. Add peanut butter to any smoothie in place of other nuts. It goes really well with blueberries too.
Peanut butter and chocolate are a match made in heaven, demonstrated perfectly in this fudge recipe. It's the combination of salt and sweet, with the added crunch of the peanut butter and smooth dark chocolate which makes it so good.
Peanut butter pudding, topped with a warm, peanut caramel sauce and served with a dark chocolate sorbet, could be your new special occasion dessert. Most of it can be made in advance and as a bonus, it's also vegan.
Here's a simple recipe for oat bars that are perfect as a snack or breakfast on the go. Made with jumbo oats, mashed banana and peanut butter, they're really filling. They'll keep for three days in an airtight box, or you can freeze once cooked.
Punchy southern Indian ingredients, such as peanuts, tamarind, coconut and curry leaves, are used in this vegan dish. Replace the chopped peanuts in the recipe with 5tbsp peanut butter for an even more intense nutty and creamy flavour.
If you love a squidgy, white chocolate blondie, this is the recipe for you. Peanut butter gives a savoury contrast to the sweetness of the white chocolate and banana. Remember to put your kitchen timer on for this one – if you overcook them, they become too solid.