Everyone has a favorite, food, snack, condiment and dessert. If peanut butter happens to be your favorite food, snack, condiment, dessert or maybe all of the above, the five recipes below are a delicious way to celebrate today, March 1, and the holiday made just for you — National Peanut Butter Lovers Day:
Peanut butter-stuffed brownies
Brownies are a classic and simple dessert that don’t require much effort whether making them from scratch or from a Betty Crocker Box. This recipe combines the sweet taste of chocolate with a savory layer of peanut butter in between to make for a dessert-like, brownie peanut butter sandwich.
Chewy peanut butter balls
For those who are more concerned about living a healthy lifestyle, this peanut butter recipe is both gluten free and vegan. Not only are these little balls of heaven robust for the body, they are easy to whip up with only four ingredients and a cook time of 10 minutes. For once, the fantasy of a healthy, and most importantly, an appetizing dessert existing has come true.
Chocolate peanut butter Ritz cookies
What could be better than a snack that includes chocolate, peanut butter, salty crackers and is a no-bake? The answer: nothing. When trying to decide whether a salty or sweet snack sounds more mouth-watering, with this recipe, you don’t have to. Satisfy both your salty needs and your sweet tooth with this Ritz cracker and peanut butter sandwich that has a drizzle of melted chocolate atop.
Peanut butter Rice Krispies
Most can agree that homemade Rice Krispies are superior to the lesser store-bought bars. The only thing that can make a homemade Rice Krispie better for the peanut butter lovers of the world is, well, peanut butter of course. Here’s a recipe that also requires little bake time and only six ingredients, including yummy butter, Rice Krispie cereal, marshmallows and peanut butter.
Peanut butter and jelly cookie
It’s safe to say that almost everyone enjoys a good, old-fashioned peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This recipe takes the most elementary of sandwiches and turns it into a sophisticated, succulent dessert bar. Although these bars require more preparation and time than the other peanut butter desserts, they are guaranteed to be worth it and cherished by those you choose to share them with.
