Kid-Friendly Peanut Butter Recipes

1 Creamy Peanut Butter Dip With Fruit

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Dips don't have to be calorie-laden and served alongside chips. This creamy peanut butter dip is made with nonfat Greek yogurt and can be scooped up with whatever fruit you fancy.

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2 Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies

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Chewy, nutty, and supremely satisfying, peanut butter oatmeal sandwich cookies are a delicious way to serve up dessert.

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3 Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

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Whip up a bunch of peanut butter banana muffins in the beginning of the week, and you'll have breakfast covered through Friday.

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4 Peanut Butter Popcorn

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Peanut butter popcorn is a healthy after-school snack and is easily portable for road trips, soccer games, or trips to the park.

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5 Thai Peanut Noodles

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Elevate your peanut-butter-focused meals beyond PB&J with these savory Thai peanut noodles. You can keep the dish vegetarian or supplement it with protein-rich chicken, steak, or tofu.

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6 Creamy Peanut Butter Apples With Grapes

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A fruit-filled way to incorporate peanut butter into your day, creamy peanut butter apples with grapes make a yummy snack that your kiddos can help concoct.

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7 Peanut Butter Brownies With Chocolate Chunks

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If they've finished their veggies, treat them to a decadent peanut butter brownie with chocolate chunks — sinfully good!

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8 Frozen Nutty Banana Nibblers

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For a guilt-free take on dessert (and one that you'll be happy to feed to your kids), pop a batch of frozen, nutty banana nibblers into the freezer.

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9 Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blondies

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How do you improve upon an already perfect candy? Bake it into blondies! Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blondies are guaranteed to satisfy the sweet tooth (or teeth) in your life.

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10 Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie

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Start your kids' days off with a protein-packed peanut butter smoothie.

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11 Banana Boat S'mores

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Take one gloriously gooey bite of these banana boat s'mores, and you'll be a happy camper — fitting, given their outdoor origins. No camping trip on the books? No worries! Watch the video to learn how to make these peanut-butter-cup-stuffed beauties at home. Trust us: you're gonna want s'more.

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12 Waffle 'Wich

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Who needs a traditional PB&J sandwich when you can substitute the bread with waffles? That's just what this fabulously decadent comfort recipe does using Eggo cinnamon waffles, peanut butter, and your favorite jelly.

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