What's good to dip in peanut butter?

Ideas to Try: Add into a bowl of oatmeal. Dip apple slices in peanut butter. Add banana slices to a toasted PB&J. Spread on a rice cake or cracker. Add to a smoothie. Dip celery or carrots in peanut butter. Mix with yogurt. Top a stir fry with peanut butter sauce (see Peanut Noodles with Tofu recipe below). More items...

What can I add to peanut butter?

Mix PB with yogurt, cinnamon, and a hint of honey or maple syrup . Dip in apples slices, celery, or spread on toast with banana slices and coconut. Mix into noodles. Thanks to its salty, nutty flavor and creamy texture, Asian-inspired noodle dishes taste divine with peanut sauce.

Which flavor is best for peanut butter?

Say no to added sugars, oils, and preservatives. Texture: Peanut butter comes in smooth and crunchy textures. Opt for your preference based on how you intend to enjoy it. Flavor: While nutty is classic, some brands experiment with flavors like honey or chocolate .

What enhances peanut butter flavor?

You can further augment the gustatory potential of the peanut butter by using both vanilla extract and almond extract in your dough —just a splash of the latter is enough to boost your cookies' nuttiness (while remaining subtle enough that no one will cotton onto the presence of drupe essence in your legume dessert).

How do you spice up peanut butter?

EXPERIMENT WITH SWEET—AND SAVORY—JAMS . Grape jelly is the go-to fruit spread for PB&Js, but other sweet preserves might taste just as good (if not better) when paired with nut butters. Try strawberry, raspberry, red plum jam, mango, blackberry, blueberry, and even boysenberry.

How do you thicken peanut butter?

Some obvious ways: add a little starch — use a cooked or pure starch (Wondra, potato starch, etc.) add a little gelatin and beat like heck. drain the peanut butter — set it in cheesecloth or something similar, in a colander, a... Dec 13, 2022

Should peanut butter be refrigerated?

Natural Peanut Butter "Because it does not have preservatives or stabilizers, it is best refrigerated to keep it fresh and to prevent the oil from separating out ," says Margarethe A. Cooper, PhD, assistant professor of practice and Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education at the University of Arizona.

What do Americans eat peanut butter with?

Nearly as versatile as it is popular, peanut butter can be used in desserts, sauces, smoothies, granola bars, and even charcuterie boards .

Can peanut butter go with anything?

Peanut butter can be used as everything from a room deodorizer to a shampoo . Peanut butter is dynamite in a range of recipes from smoothies to sauces. You can smear PB on a sandwich with jelly and fluff, layer into a cake or eat it straight from the jar with a spoon or a finger.

Is peanut butter a healthy fat?

Peanut butter provides healthy fats , protein, and fiber. It's also rich in vitamins and minerals such as vitamin E, niacin, and magnesium. However, some brands have high amounts of sugar and other additives that can make them less healthy.

BEST Peanut Butter Football Dip Recipe (2024)

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The original Peanut Butter Football Dip – a football shaped sweet dip filled with peanut butter and chocolate!

Peanut Butter Football Dip is the ultimate super bowl recipe! Peanut butter, cream cheese, butter, and sugar mix to make a sweet cheeseball recipe that’s perfect for a party! Shape it like a football for game day!

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BEST Peanut Butter Football Dip Recipe (1)

Chances are you’re reading this because the Super Bowl is coming up, or you just really love football shaped food.

I rarely know who is playing in the super bowl. I only know I’m glad Fantasy Football season is OVER. (Fantasy Widows, you get me, right?

We’ve talked about how much my husband loves football. It’s his outlet and he cannot ever get enough.

Before Jordan was in elementary school I would take her away for the weekend of the Superbowl. We’d come home Monday morning and I’d fast-forward through the DVR’d game to watch the commercials.

Once she got into elementary school and needed to be home Monday morning, my husband solved that problem by conveniently scheduling a business trip in the Bay Area for bright and early Monday morning. That way, he had to go stay at a hotel on Sunday night, rendering him alone to watch the Super Bowl in peace.

Now that she’s a teenager and – gasp – likes watching football, we’ll be hosting a party.

With football dip!

BEST Peanut Butter Football Dip Recipe (2)

What is a Peanut Butter Football?

It’s like a cheeseball, but it’s peanut butter…with chocolate chips.

This football is the perfect game day appetizer or dessert recipe. Hey, why can’t it be an appetizer? It’s a cheeseball recipe, after all. It’s a peanut butter dip made with cream cheese and perfect for dipping with pretzels. You could even make this into a Reese’s peanut butter dip super easily by swapping out the mini chocolate chips for chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

It’s super easy to make: make your batter and form it into a football, thencover it in chocolate sprinkles (or mini chocolate chips).

How to make Peanut Butter Football Dip:

Make sure your cream cheese and butter are room temperature to avoid lumps.
It’s best if you use a regular store peanut butter (NOT a natural one that requires stirring).
Make this into a Reese’s Peanut Butter Dip by substituting chopped peanut butter cups for the mini chips.
Pretzels are great dippers (salty/sweet) but so are apple slices or graham crackers or other cookies.

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Peanut Butter Football Dip

5 from 34 votes

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Ingredients

▢ ¼ cup (57g) butter , softened (see note)
▢ 4 ounces (113g) cream cheese , softened
▢ 1 cup (256g) peanut butter your choice; crunchy or smooth
▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
▢ 1 ½ cups (170g) powdered sugar (up to 2 cups if needed)
▢ ½ cup mini chocolate chips
▢ Chocolate sprinkles or chocolate chips for the outside of the football
▢ White chocolate or frosting for the football laces

Instructions

Cream butter, cream cheese, and peanut butter until mixed (using a hand-held mixer). Mix in vanilla.
Add powdered sugar, ½ cup at a time, and mix until combined. (If you want a stiffer mixture, add the extra ½ cup of powdered sugar.) Mix in chocolate chips.
Turn out mixture on a large sheet of waxed paper. Use your hands to form into a football shape. (This would also be cute as “lips” for Valentine’s Day!)
Place the waxed paper onto your serving plate. (It helps if the plate has sides…less mess!) Cover in sprinkles or chocolate chips, pressing them into the surface a little so they stick. Pipe on the laces using melted white chocolate or some leftover frosting and chill until ready to serve.
Serving suggestion: pretzels, animal crackers, cookies, a spoon.

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Recipe Notes

I used salted butter to make this originally, so I didn’t add salt. If using unsalted butter, add 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Recipe Nutrition

Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Author Dorothy Kern

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Other fun sweet dip recipes to try:

Peanut Butter Cheeseball
S’mores Cheeseball
Chocolate Peanut Butter Dip
Cheesecake Dip
Click here to see my ultimate Football Party Menu, andhere to see more PEANUT BUTTER recipes!
Peanut Butter Football Cookies
Mini Brownie Football Pies

Last Updated on January 1, 2023