It seems incredibly fitting that November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month because my blogiversary just so happens to also be in November, specifically today! I cannot believe I have been doing this for 3 whole years now and Peanut Butter & Co. is helping me celebrate with a giveaway for their Total Nut Case gift assortment. After all, I am definitely a “total nut case” for peanut butter and I know many of you are as well!
But first, let’s talk about favorite peanut butter recipes. As you know I have many, but one recipe that I revisit most in my dreams is peanut butter pie. I’ve made pretzel, cookie dough-s’more, chocolate chip-layered, funfetti-layered, and cookies and cream peanut butter pie varieties. Today I am adding another to the list – The Bee’s Knees using none other than Peanut Butter & Co.’s Bee’s Knees peanut butter. With a homemade graham cracker crust, a fluffy honey-peanut butter filling, topped with more whipped cream and a chocolate honey drizzle, I’d say this is one heck of a pie for a celebration! Don’t forget the sprinkles ;-).
My 3 year blogiversary giveaway is for a gift assortment bursting with 8 jars of peanut butter (Smooth Operator, Crunch Time, White Chocolate Wonderful, Dark Chocolate Dreams, Cinnamon Raisin Swirl, The Heat Is On, Mighty Maple, The Bee’s Knees), 4 jars of jam (Seriously Strawberry Jam, Rip-Roaring Raspberry Preserves, Gorgeous Grape Jelly, Awesome Apricot Preserves), a 10-pack each of Dark Chocolate Dreams and Smooth Operator squeeze packs, 3 assorted flavors of Peanut Brittle (original, spicy, and coconut), a box of Corny Crunch peanut butter caramel popcorn, and a box each of our PB Swirl Brownie, Mighty Fine PB Cupcake, and Old Fashioned PB Cookie baking mixes. It even comes in a custom Peanut Butter & Co. reusable gift box topped with a silver holiday bow. Be sure to use the Rafflecopter widget at the bottom of this post to enter for a chance to win!
One year ago: Funfetti Cheesecake White Chocolate Brownies
Two years ago: Funfetti Truffle Chocolate Cupcakes
THE BEE’S KNEES PEANUT BUTTER PIE
Serves 10-12
Ingredients:
CRUST
1-3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 Tbsp brown sugar
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Pinch of salt
FILLING
1 cup Peanut Butter & Co.’s The Bee’s Knees peanut butter (or 3/4 cup regular + 1/4 cup honey)
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cups heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
TOPPING
2 Tbsp chocolate honey (or chocolate syrup)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Add the butter and toss with a fork until all of the crumbs are moistened. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Refrigerate for 15 minutes, then bake until set, about 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely *.
- In a large bowl, beat together peanut butter, cream cheese, brown sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium, until well combined.
- In another large bow, whip the heavy cream on medium-high until soft peaks form *. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in 3/4 of the whipped cream until thoroughly combined. Spoon mixture into cooled pie shell and smooth mixture to edges of pie.
- Spread remaining whipped cream over the pie and drizzle with honey.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
* For a shortcut, use a prepared graham cracker crust and a 12 oz. container of thawed whipped topping.
** To make lighter, use reduced fat cream cheese and lite whipped topping.
Source: Crust adapted from Brown Eyed Baker. Filling adapted from JIF.
Disclosure: Giveaway provided by Peanut Butter & Co. Peanut butter used in recipe was purchased myself. I was not compensated for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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Peanut butter is delicious with crepes. Add a little chocolate. Delish!
Peanut butter cookies that my mom makes
I love peanut butter! I love crepes with a bit of peanut butter and chocolate. Delish!
I love making (and more importantly eating) peanut butter fudge.
My favorite is chocolate peanut butter pie.
peanut butter blossoms!
peanut butter pie!
I’m willing to try any peanut butter recipe….well, mainly if it includes chocolate ;)
I love peanut butter cookies
We love to make Banana Swirl…frozen bananas blended with peanut butter and honey! I bet the Bee’s Knees would be GREAT in that recipe.
I LOVE to make PB banana “burritos” !
Love it!
My favorite is peanut butter pie!
Pretty much peanut butter in any form or flavor I go gaga for!
I like making peanut butter cookies, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!
My favorite is peanut butter cup cookies!
My favorite recipe is an amazing peanut butter pie!
I love a simple peanut butter cookie. But everything with peanut butter is good
A local grocer had 40oz jars of peanut butter for $1.98, so we bought a few dozen jars. We have made several varieties of peanut butter cookies, some with chocolate chips, some with m&ms, some with craisins(pb and j flavored). They all turned out great.
My favorite recipe containing peanut butter is this peanut butter cookie recipe http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/peanut_butter_cookies/
I just made these and they are delicious. Peanut Butter Fudge Bites
http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/peanut-butter-fudge-bites-recipe-jello1113
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I also enjoy all things peanut. My favorite recipe would be a peanut butter cookie. Nothing fancy just soft, warm and absolutely delicious.
I love peanut butter balls! So yummy!
I love the classic Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie recipe with the addition of chocolate chips and pecans.
mmmm just a simple peanut butter cookie recipe!
We just tried Bees’ Knees for the first time and are in love with it. Can’t wait to try this pie.
My favorite recipe is when I make a satay of chicken with peanut sauce! Yum
My husband would LOVE this pie! I love mixing White Chocolate Wonderful, almond milk, chocolate protein powder, & maple syrup to top my chocolate pancakes! Yum!
I have a recipe for peanut butter pie and it’s really good!
I most often eat PB right ot of the jar with a spoon. But if I can get past that, my favorite recipe would be an old-fashioned PB cookie with the criss-cross top.
I love peanut butter cookies with a hershey kiss on top!
PB is best when eaten with chocolate as cliche as it sounds but it really is! Love it :)
peanut butter in any form is fine by me, but i particularly love peanut butter blossom cookies!
I love peanut butter eaten with a spoon!
Loveeee peanut butter frosting!
Peanut Butter Pie is my all time favorite thing to make. I make it every Thanksgiving.
First of all, Happy Blogiversary! And here’s wishing you many more.
As for my favorite recipe using peanut butter, does a Fluffernutter count? I hope so, because I have Fluffernutters for lunch quite often, even though I’m a grown-up. But if you need a recipe, I make these peanut butter cups for gifts:
http://www.peterandrewryan.com/baking/2009/02/dark-chocolate-peanut-butter-cups/
My personal favorite peanut butter recipe is peanut butter buckeyes. Not much of a recipe, I know, but so delicious! Every Christmas season I made peanut butter blossoms and they are always a hit. Especially since I use a mini Reese’s cup instead of a hershey’s kiss in each cookie :)
Peanut blossoms
My favorite recipe comes from The Peanut Butter Co’s Recipe book! It’s their peanut butter pie with chocolate wafer crust. I could devour the whole thing!
i like buckeyes, peanut butter cookies, and peanut butter cheesecake!
I love peanut butter cookies with Hershey’s kisses in the middle… Yum!
I like to make peanut butter cookies.
Cant wait to try this pie! Seems so easy and delicious!
happy blogiversary!! what an amazing giveaway! my favorite pb recipe lately is probably this ice cream: http://www.thesweetslife.com/2013/08/chocolate-pudding-ice-cream-with-peanut.html mmmm
Thanks Natalie!
I love monster cookies made with chocolate candies and peanut butter!
Wow, 3 years – has it really been that long? Congratulations my friend!! My favorite peanut butter recipe is peanut butter cookies and cream ice cream. I can’t get enough!
I know! Although at the same time it seems longer.
Congrats on 3 years! Can you imagine your life without blogging now? I’m so glad I got to ‘meet’ you thru blogging :)
Favorite peanut butter recipe is definitely cooked peanut butter pie. It’s essentially peanut butter pudding in a graham crust with whipped cream on top. How can that ever be bad? :)
Thank you! No I definitely cannot, and love to have “met” you as well. Hopefully for real one of these days.
I love good old-fashioned buckeyes!
Peanut Butter cookies
My daughter and I made your Single Serving Peanut Butter Krispie Chocolate Balls to take to my nieces bridal shower! Everyone loved them!
i make a super simple p.b. cookie alot. 1 cup p.b., 1/2 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 teas. vanilla. that’s it, roll into bite size balls & bake at 350 for 8-10 min. they always stay soft & my grandkids adore them.
I love peanut butter cookies!
Peanut Butter Pie is my favorite
I simply love my pB on a spoon.
My favorite recipe using peanut butter is Peanut Butter Fingers!
I don’t think it’s really a recipe, but honestly the best use of peanut butter is a sandwich: bread, peanut butter and a banana. I’ve made peanut butter bars, have had peanut butter cookies and oh the buckeyes! But the sandwich is where it’s at!
Congratulations on 3 years of blogging!!
It’d probably be the classic scotcheroo bar!
So want to try this for thanksgiving! Love the bees knees and pies!
If I had to pick just one, I would say buckeyes are my favorite peanut butter dessert recipe.
Any recipe involving peanut butter is a favorite, but the design element to these PB cookie bars makes it stand out!
http://www.neverhomemaker.com/2012/04/chevron-peanut-butter-cookie-bars.html
My favorite recipe is peanut butter cookies!
My favorite recipe using peanut butter is my moms peanut butter cookies with chocolate & peanut butter chunks. So yummy!
Mine never even makes it into a recipe! I love a giant blob of it under all my granola and milk or on oatmeal. I just bought a food processor though so I’m going crazy with nut butter flavors!
I have a husband of over 32 years, who goes through a jar of peanut butter in a week! Can we say, “addicted?!” What a great opportunity to win an awesome prize! Would LOVE to win this!! Thanks for posting this great recipe too! Can’t wait to try it!
well i have two fav that would be no bake cookies and buckeyes
Your recipe sounds delicious–thanks for sharing! I’ve never heard of chocolate honey before.
I love a dessert called Peanut Butter Dream; unfortunately, it’s not something I have a recipe for (I buy it from a restaurant in Corvallis, OR).
We love peanut butter pie and PB cookies (with white chocolate chips). I also love making PB cereal bars. Thanks for the giveaway.
I like no-bake cookies! I should try something new, though. :)
I love no bake peanut butter cookies! What a great giveaway, I would love to win!!
Completely addicted to their peanut butter!
I love Peanut Butter cookies!!!
My favorite way to use peanut butter is in Buckeyes!
Peanut Butter Pie!
This recipe sounds awesome! My favorite Spiffy Cookie recipe is Peanut Butter Biscoff Blondies. I bet the Bees Knees PB would be a great PB with the Biscoff!
Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies!
Grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich
Peanut butter no bakes! :D
My favorite Peanut Butter Pie recipe! My mother made this for years and now I make it as well, it is my go-to for occasions (or just for a delicious treat after a hard day!)
I personally use/make a gluten free crust, just because I have Celiac Disease.
1 (9-inch) refrigerated ready-to-use pie crust
3/4 cup(s) sugar
1/3 cup(s) cornstarch
1 teaspoon(s) salt
4 cup(s) whole milk
4 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
3/4 cup(s) peanut butter, preferably crunchy
3 tablespoon(s) butter, at room temperature
1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract
Freshly whipped sweetened heavy cream, for serving
Chopped peanuts, for garnish
This is my latest favorite peanut butter recipe. :)
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/09/09/no-bake-peanut-butter-pie/
I love the peanut butter and pretzel mixture. These are super simple and so delicious: http://fourandtwentyblackberries.blogspot.com/2012/11/salted-chocolate-peanut-butter-pretzel.html
I love peanut butter and apples, so I think I will need to try your Peanut Butter Apple Granola Bars, I bet they will be my new favorite!
http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/08/puffy-peanut-butter-cookies-with-chocolate-chips/
yum!!!
i just saw your The bees knees peanut butter pie it looks awesome. im going to make that for thanksgiving.
I bet it would be a great end for an awesome Thanksgiving meal!
Mine is a recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter (we call it Buckeye here in Ohio) Cheesecake!
I love buckeye anything!
http://sweet-n-sourdough.blogspot.com/2013/07/white-chocolate-peanut-butter-pineapple.html
Biased but it was wonderful!
My favorite peanut butter cookie recipe is for a cookie bar, it’s like a peanut blondie! I’d love to jazz it up with some of the awesome flavors from Peanut Butter& Co. in your giveaway. Fingers crossed, and Happy Blogversary!
My best friend and I love to have baking days. We also love peanut butter pies. And now that we live several states apart, our visits are precious…. This is getting added to the list on our next baking day!
What fun, I love cooking with friends.
THE BEE’S KNEES PEANUT BUTTER PIE
Penut butter fudge
Happy Blogiversary Girl! This is the perfect celebration cake for you and someone I reside with. I am in awe of all the creamy peanut butter going on. Love it!
I am so glad I found your blog and so happy to be learning so much from you. Wish I can accomplish half as much as you have in 3 years :)
Ps: I’m definitely going to say buckeyes :)
Thank you so much! I am also glad to have come to know you and love seeing how awesome you’ve become as a baker. And you can never go wrong with buckeyes ;-)
my husband makes these amazing peanut butter sandwich cookies. It is really just a standard peanut butter cookie recipe, but he mixes cream cheese, powdered sugar, and peanut butter to make this super rich and yummy filling. then he makes sandwich cookies from all of it.
Peanut butter mixed in with plain greek yogurt and topped with chocolate chips! Cures any craving all year-round!
For 30 years, I’ve been making a peanut butter cookie recipe that is baked in mini muffin pans, and a peanut butter cup pressed into the center as soon as they come out of the oven.
http://www.cakemixdoctor.com/2012/05/peanut-butter-chocolate-bars/
Cake Mix Doctor’s Peanut butter chocolate bars. We give these out as gifts and bring them to parties and well they never last long around our house when made for us.
There’s a great gluten-free cookie recipe by Luane Kohnke that is a chocolate cookie with peanut butter filling like a reese’s PB cup. Love that and it combines my fave two flavors!
Happy blogiversary!
So much peanut butter…I’m a little overwhelmed right now. I think I need a glass of milk!
My absolute favorite thing to do with peanut butter is make cookies with peanut butter M&Ms.
But I’m pretty sure it would be impossible to go wrong with peanut butter.
Happy blogiversary! Peanut butter is the perfect way to celebrate. This pie looks divine!
I’m a huge fan of stirring peanut butter into pudding (chocolate.. duh) and tossing mini chocolate chips on top :D
OMGEEEEE!!! What an amazing peanut buttery giveaway!!! I LOOOVE this recipe girl! PEANUT BUTTAH IS THE BEST!
and so are youuu! HAPPY HAPPY HAAAAAPPY BLOGAVERSARY!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!
My favorite peanut butter cookie is a simple peanut butter cookie with walnuts and white chocolate. MMMMMM!
I feel like I”m sucking up a little by saying this, but I LOVE me some buckeyes!! :P And all peanut butter in general. If I go a day without it, I start to have withdrawal symptoms! THis pie looks fab-o-lous.
Flattery accepted, but unfortunately does not increase your chances of winning ;-)