3 Kickass Peanut Butter Recipes

It's National Peanut Month!
Aside from those who may be allergic, who doesn't love peanut products?
I particularly love peanut butter.
It's great on it's own, with celery, on bread with some jelly, and particularly hilarious when you feed it to a dog.
SO... to celebrate this delicious and healthy food, here are three recipes featuring peanut butter.
FUN FACT: PB dates back centuries to the Incas and Aztecs. But modern peanut butter was created by George Washington Carver, who was known as the father of the peanut industry, according to peanutbutterlovers.com. The Kellogg brothers first patented the tasty treat with steamed peanuts. Later patents used roasted peanuts, making peanut butter much more delicious.

1. Peanut Butter Dipping Sauce. The next time you are in the mood for Asian cuisine, try a side of peanut butter dipping sauce. It's easy to make and takes about 10 minutes.
I can imagine dipping grilled chicken in this sauce and pairing it with a simple bowl of rice or noodles. Mmm ...

A peanut butter dipping sauce for an Asian cuisine night.

Recipe yields 1 1/2 cups of sauce
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter
1 cup of unsweetened condensed milk
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Over low heat, stir all ingredients together for 10 minutes. You must stir constantly to prevent burning. Serve warm.

2. Grilled PB&J. Eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich brings me back to my childhood. It was a staple at our house, usually served on white bread. As I grew older, I preferred wheat over white and started to realize sandwiches are often better when grilled or toasted.
Drag out the old George Foreman grill, everyone, and spread some PB&J on your favorite bread.

Heat up your favorite childhood sandwich - Grill a PB&J!

Ingredients:
2 slices of your favorite bread
Peanut butter
Your choice of jelly

Place PB&J on your bread. Put sandwich on grill or in pan and heat to your desired crispiness.

3. Peanut Butter-Sweet Potato stew. For me, this is completely off the wall. I'm typically a red-meat-and-red-potatoes kinda girl. But this recipe sounds TOO fantastic to pass up.
I personally would use a large cooking pot (remember, I hate the crockpot) and perhaps speed up the process.
But for the crockpot lovers, I found this great recipe at myrecipes.com.

This peanut butter-sweet potato stew looks delicious
(myrecipes.com)

Ingredients:
6 small sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds)
3 red onions, slice thinly
1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
5 sprigs plus 1/2 cup chopped parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
salt and pepper
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

Stir together everything but the peanut butter and parsley, and add 2 cups of water.
Cover. Cook on high for 4-5 hours.
Add peanut butter and parsley to the mix just before serving.