Most kids spend their days eating PB&J sandwiches. Not me. I was a picky kid and peanut butter just freaked me out!
Good thing I got over that! Now I love peanut butter. I love it with chocolate. I love it with bananas. I love it with chocolate and bananas!
And now you get to go bananas for some of our favorite peanut butter flavors from Peanut Butter & Co.
Health Benefits of Peanut Butter
A 2-tablespoon serving of peanut butter has 180 calories – which may seem high if you are counting your calories to lose weight (not that we recommend that) – but it also has 6 grams of protein, which will help keep you fuller for longer, so you eat less overall. Plus it’s so convenient – just slice open a banana, spread some peanut butter down the middle, close it back up, place it in a baggie and take with you to work or school.
Research shows that eating peanuts can lower your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. One study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that including one serving of peanuts or peanut butter (about 2 tbs.) in your diet five days a week can lower your risk of diabetes by almost 30%.
Enter to Win
1 lucky U Rock Girl suscriber will win a 6-pack of the peanut butter flavors featured in this week’s giveaway recipes, plus more! Entering to win is easy! All you have to do is:
- Enter your email address to susbscribe to U Rock Girl so you can receive our yummy recipes and informative articles as they are posted
- “Like” U Rock Girl on Facebook and then tell us your favorite way to eat peanut butter
- “Like” Peanut Butter & Co. on Facebook
Giveaway runs December 9-13th. Winners will be announced on Facebook.
*Disclaimer: Peanut Butter & Co. provided us with product to review for this giveaway, though we were already big fans ways before that!
MINI CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES (makes 48)
- 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 tbs. ground flax seed mixed with 6 tbs. water (shake and allow to sit 15 minutes)
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup xylitol
- 1/4 cup date sugar or coconut sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips or chunks, melted
- Peanut Butter & Company’s Bee’s Knees Peanut butter
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a mini muffin pan with mini cupcake liners.
- Put the beans, eggs, and flax mixture into a food processor and blend for 5 minutes.
- Add the xylitol, date sugar, and baking soda to the bean mixture and blend 1 minute.
- Add the melted chocolate to the food processor and blend until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides and blend another 30 seconds.
- Use a small ice cream scoop to portion out the mixture into the muffin tin. In the middle of each cupcake place 1/2 – 1 tsp. peanut butter.
- Place muffin tin into the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool 5-10 minutes. Remove from the pan and place on a wire rack to cook completely.
Try not to eat them all in one sitting!
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