6 Appetizing Recipes Using Peanut Butter

Tomorrow (Jan. 24) is National Peanut Butter Day and there is obviously one best way to celebrate: making a tasty recipe with that jar of peanut butter sitting in your pantry.

Besides being delicious, peanut butter has many health benefits. According to WebMD, it maintains good cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure to decrease your risk of heart disease.

Start thinking about what you want to eat tomorrow to make the most of the holiday. Below, we have six suggestions and how to make them to get the gears turning in your head.

Chocolate Chips Elvis Pancakes by Taste of Home

Elvis Presley's favorite food was peanut butter—a peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich, to be exact. That sandwich became so iconic that now the dish is called an "Elvis sandwich." For this innovative recipe, Taste of Home spins it into a breakfast treat to become the ultimate start to your day. It's easy, taking only 20 minutes to serve on a shimmering platter.

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Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie by Allrecipes

We're the kind of people who prefer to drink over eating. Luckily, there's one surefire way to get the nutrients of a meal into a cup—a smoothie! This recipe from Allrecipes is no-frills and packed with healthy ingredients, including honey, bananas and milk. Our mouths are watering thinking about the combination now.

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Also read about: 5 Mouthwatering French Toast Recipes to Shake Up Your Breakfast

 

PB&J Bread Pudding by Delish

Peanut butter and jelly has been an iconic duo since basically the beginning of time. It can be made even better with two slices of bread. Don't stop there! Delish has one final way to elevate it further as a bread pudding. It's crispy, fluffy and sure to impress every audience.

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Sesame Peanut Sauce Pasta by Iowa Girl Eats

Peanut butter with pasta? We thought it sounded strange, too. However, Iowa Girl Eats offers a simple and safe way to try this food. It somehow manages to be spicy, savory and sweet at the same time. As the author says, it's like every flavor family on one plate.

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Spicy Peanut Butter and Pork Sandwich by Taste of Home

Speaking of unlikely combos, we never thought we would see these ingredients together. Yet, here they are, in all their glory. It's another explosion of sweet, spicy and savory in your mouth. Plus, it's one of the quickest recipes to make, with only 10 minutes of prep time.

(via Taste of Home)

 

Soft & Thick Peanut Butter Cookies by Sally's Baking Recipes

You can never go wrong with peanut butter cookies. If you are already a peanut butter lover, it's the prime treat because it's all about peanut butter. But what makes this treat stand out from others? The texture of the cookies. As the title suggests, it's like a cloud you'd want to bite into.

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For more healthy recipes, read HERE for six creative smoothie bowls, from birthday cake to peanut butter cups!