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:
That. Is. Great. I love peanut butter. And strawberries. But never thought of dipping strawberries in p.b. before. Also never thought of adding coconut oil to p.b. to make it harden.. So many possibilities!
Question: How does 4 tablespoons of peanut butter and 15 strawberries equal out to only 32 calories? I have natural peanut butter and it’s 95 calories for just 1 tablespoon. How is it possible that you can have 4 tbs PLUS 15 strawberries and only get 32 calories?
It says in the nutrition info it’s based off of 15 strawberries and all the dip, although as you already pointed out, it’s pretty obvious that you can’t possibly have 32 calories in the entire recipe with 4 T of PB and coconut oil.
So then what would the nutritional information be referring to if not the entire recipe she’s described?
My goodness; you’re making this far more complicated than it needs to be. The calorie info is per strawberry with PB coating:
PB averages 100 cal per 1 Tbsp, or 400 in 4 Tbsp
Coconut oil is 120 cal per 1 Tbsp, or 40 in 1 tsp
medium sized whole strawberries are 58 cal for 15 (from calorieking.com)
Total = 498 calories, which divided by 15 is about 33 calories per PB-coated strawberry
Everyone’s actual count will be a little different depending on what PB used (ranges from 190-210 calories per 2 T), how large your berries are, and how much coating you use per berry. It’s never going to be an exact thing.
I have done this using just natural pb and it is good! Strawberries and almond butter also work 🙂 I usually buy woolworths macro organic brand because it is the only one that has no added oils, sugar or salt. Completely natural 😉
I love Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter – ill bet that would be amazing in this recipe!! Yumm-o!
I LOVE COOKIE BUTTER
I am going to try this with banana slices tonight. I think it will be the perfect healthy snack to eat while I curl up in front of the tv 🙂
I like Whole Foods Organic Smooth PB the best so far
Haha. I could never forget about chocolate. It’s just not possible. I’d probably add mini chocolate chips to these peanut butter covered strawberries anyways. 😉
I’m going to use this to top banana oatmeal pancakes instead of syrup
looks Yumm
I prefer to make my own pb out of great value peanuts (unsalted) but I prefer jiff to skippy. Skippy tastes a bit more like melted tire than jiff to me.
can i melt ur vegan peanut butter chips and dip the strawberries into them insead?