Peanut Butter

Good things happen when you combine a childhood classic with chewy crystallized ginger.

A Midwestern dessert most easily described as peanut butter Rice Krispies Treats layered with chocolate and butterscotch, scotcheroos are practically impossible to dislike.

Peanut butter and jam are great friends in a sandwich. They’re even better in this tender sour cream cake swirled with raspberry jam.

This vegan root vegetable stew with peanut sauce is perfect for entertaining.

Known as one of the mother sauces of African cuisine, mafé can be paired with chicken, fish, vegetables, rice, or pretty much whatever you want.

A salty peanut butter-filled pretzel crust paired with a sweet, creamy peanut butter filling makes for an abundance of peanut butter delight.

The best peanut butter brownie recipes prioritize the chocolate and peanut butter flavors equally.

Nutty marinated cucumbers are paired with curly coiled scallions in this refreshing salad.

If you’ve been on the hunt for a truly simple, creamy, make-ahead dessert, this peanut butter pie recipe may be just what you need.

Thick slices of milk bread are stuffed with creamy peanut butter and soaked in an egg batter for a luscious and exquisitely custardy interior.

This easy peanut butter cookie recipe is streamlined for minimal fuss and they’re flourless, so those on a gluten-free diet can enjoy them too.

Halfway between a cookie and a blondie, these peanut butter and jelly bars are delightfully chewy. They’re salty-sweet with pockets of raspberry jam.

This family favorite holiday cookie pairs the winning combination of chocolate and peanut butter.

Crunchy peanut butter and a quick, glossy, trufflelike chocolate ganache take classic peanut butter blossoms a step up from their former selves.

I prepare Nutterbuddies—small crispy peanut-butter-and-chocolate squares—as a confection for many of the restaurants I’ve worked for, in Seattle and Chicago, and they’ve garnered quite a cult following.

These cookies resemble a chewier, soft cookie version of a Nutter Butter, made a little more glam with a peanut butter coconut cream filling.

For this easy summer dessert, you’ll use rimmed baking sheets to make a giant cookie filled with store-bought ice cream. Swap out the peanut butter for any creamy nut butter you like.

Bound together with honey and nut butter, these just-sweet-enough bars are sturdy enough to throw in a beach bag and substantial enough to power you through til sunset.

What’s better than a brownie? A brownie with a layer of peanut butter cookie, that’s what.

Peanut butter, jelly, and buttery crackers, now a in no-churn ice cream pie form. Any nut or seed butter, jam or jelly, will work.