It's a matter of......Peanut Butter Powder!

With one of our focus items being Peanut Butter this week, I thought I would also introduce Peanut Butter Powder.  Here are two different brands.

This is PB2 Peanut Butter Powder from http://www.bellplantation.com/.  I had to order this on line.  My thanks to Sandy D. for introducing it to me.  She states that she loves it and that if she wants a quick spoonful of Peanut Butter just to snack on, she can without all the fat.  Bell Plantation states that they remove 85% of the fat before it is in it's final form.  The cost works out to be $.61/ounce. 

This is Peanut Butter Powder from Emergency Essentials.  The information from the packaging states that it has 0.5 g of Saturated Fat with a total fat of 3.5 g or 6% of the Daily Value.  The cost works out to be $.29 per ounce.

How does it reconstitute?  It is a 2:1 ration of Powder to Water

Here I put in 1 Tablespoon of powder.

Next I placed in a half-tablespoon of water and then mixed with a small whisk.

It made about 1 Teaspoon of Peanut Butter.  I did taste it and it did taste like peanut butter, but with a difference I cannot put my finger on.  I believe this product would be well used in mixes, sauces and main dishes.  It could be used for PB & J, and I would certainly use jam, jelly or honey.

The benefits:

-It takes less space on your shelf

-It can easily be used in mixes

-It reconstitutes quickly

-There are many recipes for Weight Watchers that can be made with this type of  product.

What would I do with it?  You can make wraps, Thai chicken, dips, pies, cookies, snacks, etc.  Here are some links that give many suggestions:

-    Bell Plantation

-    Emergency Essentials

Here is a quick snack that I made.  This recipe comes from Bell Plantation:

Banana Peanut Butter Dips

Peel a firm banana

Slice it up.

Put in a about a Tablespoon of Peanut Butter Powder

Put in a few slices of banana and shake

Remove from the bag.  This is a fast treat that imitates the taste of bananas spread with peanut butter....but without the fat.

Consider it!

Peanut Butter.....

Can you believe all of the different types of peanut butter?  I took this picture in a large grocery store....and I didn't get all the different choices of Peanut Butter all in one picture!  However, choice is a great thing!  There are not only different brands, but different types of Peanut Butter ranging from Old-Fashioned  to smooth and my personal favorite....Chunky!

The history of Peanut butter varies depending upon who's source you are reading.  Some state that it make have originated in Africa, others say it came from an unknown physician  who was attempting to find a way for his endentuous (toothless)  patient's to eat.

(Dr. John Kellogg)

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Most seem to agree that Dr. John Kellogg (of cereal fame) addressed peanut butter as a source of vegetarian protein and referred to it as "Nutmeal". 

(Dr. George Washington Carver)

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Another famous name appears in Peanut Butter history and that is Dr. George Washington Carver. He researched the humble Peanut and developed hundreds of uses for peanuts. 

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In 1904, over $700.00 worth of a new treat, Peanut Butter, was sold at the Universal Exposition in St. Louis. 

Early Brands of Commercial Peanut Butter were:

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Early attempts of Peanut Butter resulted in the oil separating from the rest of the ingredients and mixing was required. So a manufacturer in California that began selling "churned" Peanut butter.  This brand eventually became the Skippy Brand.

Then, we get back to present day....where we have so many choices of Peanut Butter, that they all cannot fit into the same picture.

Finally, here is an up and coming favorite....Nutella made from Hazelnuts.  My grandsons love it!

So, stock up today.....and get a spoonful for yourself now!