Peanut Butter is being celebrated. Did you know that November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month?  I am not a huge PB eater but I know a few boys that live in my house that can’t get enough.  There are a million different kinds of PB. I only buy the kinds with two ingredients: Peanuts and Salt. What does your PB have in it? Go ahead check the ingredient list.

 

Peanut Butter is a punch of protein with 4 grams per tablespoon, loads of healthy and body building unsaturated fats and fiber to keep you full. We are a crunchy PB family but when I am making them a treat, it’s smooth all the way. Check out two of my family’s favorites after school snacks starring Peanut Butter!

 

Peanut Butter Banana Bars – 3 Ingredients

Makes 12 bars

Ingredients

• 4 bananas
• 2 cup – rolled oats, GF or regular
• 6 tablespoon – peanut butter, only the kind with 2 ingredients
  • – Salt, Peanuts
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions

• Grease a 9×13 inch pan . Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
• Mix together the mashed bananas, oats, and peanut butter. The batter should be like a wet cookie dough.
• Spread the dough evenly in the pan. Bake at 350 oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cut into bars and enjoy! Store leftovers in a airtight container in the refrigerator for 1 week. You can also freeze them and then just thaw on the counter or in a lunchbox.

No-bake peanut butter cookies

Makes 20 2-inch cookies

Ingredients:

• 12 medjool dates, pitted
• ½ cup dry roasted unsalted peanuts
• ½ cup rolled oats, GF or regular
• ½ cup creamy peanut butter, only the kind with 2 ingredients – Salt, Peanuts
• 2 ½ tablespoons ground flax seed meal
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2-4 teaspoons coconut or raw sugar
• ½ cup dark chocolate chips

Directions

• Place the dates in a heavy duty food processor and turn on until evenly chopped into small pieces. Add the peanuts and oats and pulse about 10-20 times to chop and combine the ingredients. Then, turn on the food processor until all of the ingredients are chopped into a coarse meal. About 15 seconds. It will still be crumbly at this point.
• Add contents to a medium bowl add the peanut butter and the flax and salt. Mix with a large fork or wooden spoon to combine. Taste the dough and add more salt if needed. Keep mixing the dough until you can easily pack it into 1 1/2-inch sized balls without having them crumble. If the dough seems a bit crumbly add 1 tablespoon more peanut butter at a time until they hold together without crumbling.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and make 1 1/2-inch sized balls by passing the dough from one hand to the other squeezing into a ball shape. Then, flatten between your palms to about 1/4-inch thickness. If they crumble when you flatten them, mix in more peanut butter. Place on the pan. Repeat until all are finished.
• Place in the fridge for about 20 minutes for the chocolate to harden. Then, store in a sealable container for about 2 weeks in the fridge.

 

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