Forget chocolate.
Okay, no wait.
I didn’t say that!
You didn’t hear that! Don’t ever ever ever forget chocolate. Never ever. NEVER!!!
But maybe…
Maybe just put the chocolate aside for today (or for an hour; however long you can last), and try out this peanut butter twist on the classic chocolate-covered strawberries:
They’re like all-natural peanut butter and jelly bites. 
And very stupid-simple to make.
Peanut Butter Strawberries
(gluten-free and can be sugar-free)
- 4 tbsp peanut butter (or another nut butter, or sunbutter)
- 1 tsp virgin coconut oil (see “nutrition link” below, for substitution notes)
- stevia drops to taste, or 1.5 tsp agave or maple syrup
- fresh strawberries (or bananas, or other foods to dip)
Have a parchment or wax-lined baking sheet ready to go (and clear space in your freezer). Put all ingredients, except berries, in a cereal-sized bowl, and stir until well-combined. If your nut butter is from the fridge, you might need to heat it a little for easier stirring. Dip berries (or bananas, or pretzels, truffles, or whatever you desire), set onto the tray, and immediately freeze. Due to the nature of coconut oil, these are best kept cold.
Maybe, just maybe, you can eat a chocolate bar on the side.
Question of the Day:
What’s your favorite brand of peanut butter?
Or do you prefer something else, like almond butter? I usually buy Whole Foods 365 organic peanut butter: it’s unsweetened, lightly-salted, and cheap enough that I don’t have to feel guilty going through a ton of jars!
Link of the Day:
I’m with Kathy (et al), why stop at peanut butter? No need to forget the chocolate!! YUM!
Yumm! My favourite is banana and PB 🙂
oo yum! I love Justin’s peanut butter.. soo good haha
I’m obsessed with Justin’s Vanilla Almond Butter. It’s so good I almost can’t mix it into anything and just have to eat it off the spoon…
An all natural danich brand from Irma.
I want to dip chocolate cookies in the dip
ohh, please make pb chips, in Denmark they are so expencive because they are importet.
Ummm…. such an obvious idea yet I’ve never thought of it before! I love cashew butter at the moment…. and to think I never even knew it existed until a few weeks ago!
My favorite lightened-up brands of peanut butter are PB2 (which comes in powdered form and really cuts the calories by avoiding the oil) and Better ‘N Peanut Butter (which only has 100 cals per 2 tbsp instead of 200). You can find them both at Whole Foods!
I love these too! They are amazing products!
mmm these sound yummy and as others have said I think a double dip with chocolate could be quite good.
Personally I don’t buy actual Peanut Butter, I get Bulk Peanuts and make Peanut Butter myself in my food processor. I get DRY Roasted Peanuts, which I think gives it the best taste without added oil from most roasted nuts out there. When I make my own I don’t add a single thing, no salt, no oil, no sweetener.
I have made quite a few butters in this matter; Peanut Butter, Cashew Butter, Almond Butter and Sun flower Butter. I would like to try making Hazelnut Butter but im worried about the density of the nut and also I’ve been thinking about trying Soy Nuts.
Hazelnut Butter is yummy and you should try Chocolate-Covered Katie’s Nutella recipe…it’s in our fridge now and it is DELICIOUS!
Homemade Roasted Pecan Butter is to die for! I make it all the time and my family cannot get enough!
Hi Katie! Soooo do you eat these guys frozen then? My bf and I have very sensitive teeth and I would definitely want to try making these for him, but wouldn’t be able to serve them frozen. Does the peanut butter remain hard after you take them out of the freezer? Can I keep them in the fridge instead?
Would dipping them in another layer of chocolate after doing the peanut butter keep the peanut butter dip from getting too soft if served at fridge temperature?
Thanks 🙂 P.S. LOVE your site.
Omg, peanut butter and then chocolate on top of that sounds AMAZING i have to try that, great idea!!
I can’t actually eat peanut butter anymore, but… Smucker’s Organic Creamy was my favorite. That, or making my own!
That reminds me, you should totally make a healthified buckeye recipe! That drippy peanut butter just looks similar… Haha 🙂