Favorite Peanut Butter Recipes

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Whether you love it in your brownies, cookies or cakes, peanut butter is a great addition to any indulgent dessert. We've gathered our favorite and most decadent recipes that feature chocolate's best friend.

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Peanut-Cola Cake

Photo: Ian Bagwell; Prop Styling: Annette Joseph; Food Styling: Cynthia Groseclose 

Recipe: Peanut-Cola Cake

Baking with cola infuses the cake with a pleasing combination of flavors and gives it a super tender texture.

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Peanut Butter Mississippi Mud Brownies

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Recipe: Peanut Butter Mississippi Mud Brownies

Chocolate and peanut butter have never tasted so good. And the marshmallow topping makes these brownies just as dense and sweet as the famous cake.

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Peanut Butter-Banana Icebox Pie

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Peanut Butter-Banana Icebox Pie

This chilled, creamy pie is the dessert equivalent of a swimming hole—so refreshing you can't help but dive in.

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Peanut Butter-Chocolate-Oatmeal Cereal Bars

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Peanut Butter-Chocolate-Oatmeal Cereal Bars

The name of this bar cookie says it all, peanut butter, chocolate, oatmeal, and cereal—what's not to love? After a short toast in the oven, the ingredients for this snack or dessert recipe come together in the microwave, then cool for about 45 minutes.

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Flourless Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Recipe: Flourless Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies

These flourless cookies are a dream if you are going gluten-free, especially with the perfect pairing of peanut butter and chocolate.

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Peanut Butter-Banana Pudding

Recipe: Peanut Butter-Banana Pudding

Layering pudding in half-pint jars gives you room to garnish and screw on the lids so you can place them in your cooler for easy transport.

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Peanut Butter-Toffee Turtle Cookies

Recipe: Peanut Butter-Toffee Turtle Cookies

Traditional turtle candy calls for chocolate, caramels, and pecan halves to be molded into the shape of a turtle. For these cookies, traditional turtle candy flavors are teamed with creamy peanut butter for a Southern touch.

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PB & Chocolate Pan Cookie

Recipe: PB & Chocolate Pan Cookie

Leave the mixer in the cabinet—you can mix up this dough with a spoon.

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Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

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Recipe: Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

Impress your guests with these simple, 4-ingredient peanut butter cookies.

Step-by-Step Video: Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

 

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Peanut Butter-Banana Sandwich Bread Pudding with Dark Caramel Sauce

Photo Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Peanut Butter-Banana Sandwich Bread Pudding

These puff much like soufflés, so present to guests right out of the oven. Encourage them to hold off enjoying the desserts for five minutes while they cool slightly.

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Peanut Butter Truffles

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Recipe: Peanut Butter Truffles

If you overbeat the chocolate mixture in Step 2, beat in 2 to 3 tbsp. more whipping cream to return mixture to a smooth consistency.

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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pizza

Recipe: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pizza

Dust your fingertips with powdered sugar to spread the cookie dough without sticking.

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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse Cake

Photo: J. Savage Gibson

Recipe: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse Cake

Starting with a boxed cake mix makes this cake both easy and delicious. Kids and adults alike will love the creamy peanut butter mousse between layers of chocolate cake. Garnish with chopped roasted peanuts and serve with a scoop of ice cream.

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