[maigenesis]

I don't know if they have Safeway on the east coast, but their 'generic' organic no-stir brand is just like JIF, but much healthier. Justin's is also pretty good.

[suz]

i mix raw honey into all natural 'stiff' peanut butter when it's nice and warm.

[Hilary]

I also like Smart Balance - and what are ABC peanuts??? (but I fully agree most natural pb has the consistency of nearly set concrete and tastes about the same)

[yellowbritches]

ABC = Already Been Chewed

At heart, I'm a 5th grader.

[Hilary]

Too funny - so my short answer to your title question is "no".

[RegentLion]

I went paleo and stopped eating peanut butter. Instead I make sunflower seed butter (toast raw sunflower seeds very lightly, purée in blender with extra light olive oil, a little salt and honey to taste). Much better than peanut butter!!

[Irishrose261]

Trader Joe's has a really good creamy natural peanut butter

[MunchingonHay]

woodstock organic peanut butter is AWESOME !!



just sayin'

[hastyreply]

I also eat Smart Balance PB nearly everyday. You do have to stir when you first open a new jar but then it's okay. I'm a PB and butter person myself. Can't stand jelly/jam. I've probably eaten it for 90% of my lunches in my life. My family says I'm boring and predictable, I just say there is nothing else that has a higher enjoyment/effort ratio.

[phoebetrainer]

if you buy some raw peanuts, roast them in fairly large batched, refrigerate the roasted peanuts, then you can use a blender / food processor / what have you to process small quantities on a regular basis - like two days supply. Then you don't need to refrigerate the peanut butter.

I eat lots of peanut butter. I won't buy any with sugar in it - hate that taste. Luckily there are lots of brands here without sugar. But I do like my own home made stuff the best.

You can change the flavour and texture to your own likeing by how long you roast the peanuts for, amount of salt you add and how long you process for.

If you don't have a food processer and you are a peanut butter gourmet, you should buy one - I'm sure you could get one second hand really cheap so you can decide if that's what you really want to do.

Yum - PB on fresh white bread.

[yellowbritches]

OK. So, the Smuckers is GOOD. Thanks all for that recommendation! I can eat it on a "cold" PB and J (meaning, I don't HAVE to toast the bread to make the PB palatable!). I can't eat it by the spoonful, but that's ok...I shouldn't do that, anyway!

And, for the record, the 1-1-1 cookie recipe? The best! The best flavor since finding my favorites at a bakery. Almost identical flavor. They are crunchy, and I'd prefer soft, but the flavor is so perfect that I can deal with crunchy.

[Janet]

I'm another who buys the Harris Teeter Peanut Butter (and the Almond Butter) that has no sugar, salt or extra oil.

I have never refrigerated it (it doesn't say anythng about refridgerating it), and have never had any problem, even when I leave it for several months.

[Capall]

Just a quick question to those who make their own PB in a vitamix. How hard is it to get it OUT of the vitamix?

BTW I think Peter Pan has a natural peanut butter

[kookicat]

OK. So, the Smuckers is GOOD. Thanks all for that recommendation! I can eat it on a "cold" PB and J (meaning, I don't HAVE to toast the bread to make the PB palatable!). I can't eat it by the spoonful, but that's ok...I shouldn't do that, anyway!

And, for the record, the 1-1-1 cookie recipe? The best! The best flavor since finding my favorites at a bakery. Almost identical flavor. They are crunchy, and I'd prefer soft, but the flavor is so perfect that I can deal with crunchy.

Bake them for a bit less time. Then they should come out soft. (Might take a few batches to get the timing right. )

[yellowbritches]

Bake them for a bit less time. Then they should come out soft. (Might take a few batches to get the timing right. )

Good idea. I may play with the temp in my oven, too, as it takes cookies ages if I set them on the called for temp of recipes. I'm good with experimenting.