Get Well Soon, Peanut Butter!

In light of the ongoing peanut butter recalls, I would like to honor our creamy friend in this special tribute. I found the most tasty peanut butter infused treats and dishes that’ll have you running to the cupboard to take out that jar of pb and start baking or cooking up a storm. Read on about these treats to get the yummy recipes.

Peanut Butter Vegan Ice Cream with Chili-Spiked Sauce
Cool it down with this recipe for luscious peanut butter ice cream from The Conscious Kitchen.







Peanut Butter-Swirled Brownies
Get ready to whip up a batch of decadent peanut butter brownies with this fabulous recipe from The Kitchen Sink.




Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bottom Cheesecake
If you just tried sinking your teeth into your computer screen to taste this mouthwatering dessert then you should probably snatch the recipe from Mmmm, Brains!



Brownie Peanut Butter Cups
These moist brownies are filled with ooey gooey peanut butter goodness. Get the formula from Bake or Break.






Peanut Butter and Banana Cupcake with 5 Spice
Satisfy your cupcake craving by whipping up a batch of these zesty goodies using my favorite nutty butter. This scrumptious recipe is available at Couture Cupcakes.








Peanut Butter Scone
Serve up a hot cup of tea with this fantastic peanut buttery morning delight. Follow the recipe at My Sweet Vegan.




Peanut Butter Pad Thai
Who says peanut butter can’t be used in a savory dish? Try out this mouthwatering recipe.





Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
Who wants a cookie? This yummy cookie recipe combines nutty peanut butter and rich chocolate for the ultimate indulgent experience.





Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcake
Forget the bread, I want my peanut butter and jelly on a cupcake. Feast on this classic in a new way by trying this fabulous recipe for pb&j cupcakes from How to Eat a Cupcake.
Photo Courtesy of Sweetness in Seattle







Peanut Butter Cinnamon Roll
Take a bite out of this lush cinnamon roll laced with creamy peanut butter. Yum! Get the recipe at My Sweet Vegan.

Peanut Butter and Nutella Cookies

We have all been deprived of peanut butter goodies lately and we're not too thrilled about it. When I found this recipe for these pretty peanut butter and Nutella cookies I was excited to try it. Courtesy of Jamie from The Cupcake Review, I've brought you a fabulous recipe for scrumptious cookies that will have you savoring each and every morsel and crumb! Thanks to this yummy recipe now I don't have to streak the Nutella jar in the kitchen with traces of peanut butter as I try to get the best of both on a spoon...

Photo Credit: Courtesy of The Cupcake Review

Peanut Butter Recalls

The list of products being recalled due to possible salmonella contamination keeps getting longer and longer. Everything from Keebler and Famous Amos cookies to LUNA Bars and even dog biscuits are being pulled off the shelves to eliminate any possible risk of selling products which may contain salmonella-tainted peanut butter. So far 486 (and increasing) cases of salmonella have been reported, 6 people have died and 107 have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The source of the contamination has been linked back to Peanut Butter Corporation of America, a plant in Blakely, Georgia that produces peanut butter and peanut paste. The peanut butter is sold in bulk ranging from 5 to 1700 pounds to companies like Kellogg’s and institutions like schools and nursing homes. The companies turn the peanut butter or peanut paste into products like cookies and crackers. Companies that manufacture products using the contaminated peanut paste which is used in candy like peanut butter cups will then sell those products to another company that will use them in ice cream, for example, then a grocery store may buy that ice cream and sell it as a private label. This has made it difficult for investigators to track down exactly which products contain peanut butter or paste originating from the Georgia plant. This is what is prompting the lengthy recall list. Hershey’s and Kraft have stated that their products, like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Nutter Butters, do not contain paste from the Georgia plant. The Girl Scout organization has claimed that their products are free of contamination as well.
In the mean time, consumers are advised to stay away from any products containing peanut butter or paste. There is no explanation for how the salmonella ended up in the peanut butter but there is speculation that it may have been contaminated after the peanuts were roasted since the high temperatures of roasting peanuts would have killed any strain of the pathogen. See an updated list of the products being recalled at the Food and Drug Administration website.




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