Summer smiles with skippy peanut butter!

Spread summer smiles with SKIPPY® Peanut Butter

School’s out for summer, which means parents are on full-time duty to provide kids with seriously delicious, play-time fuel. Ensure the whole family enjoy fun in the sun with the great taste and versatility of America’s finest smooth and creamy peanut butter, SKIPPY®.

Whether you’re ensuring the family is full of energy and satisfied until lunch, topping up hungry tums with a quick snack or whipping up a tasty desert, SKIPPY® is guaranteed to add more yum and fun to different foods as it’s filling and packed with protein. 

During school holidays, there’s lots of fun, quick and easy ways to eat it, from creating a game of noughts and crosses on hot toast at breakfast, serving it as a tasty dip for healthy snacks, or baking a batch of tasty peanut butter treats as a fun family activity.

Why not experiment with something new and try one of these delicious SKIPPY® Peanut Butter recipes that are guaranteed to spread smiles in the sunshine.

SKIPPY® Tic-tac-toe Sandwich

INGREDIENTS

·         2 tablespoons SKIPPY® Creamy Peanut Butter

·         1 slice whole-grain bread

·         1 medium banana

·         1 teaspoon honey

INSTRUCTION

1.      Spread peanut butter on bread

2.      Cut 4 slices from banana to make "O"s

3.      Cut remaining banana into thin strips to make "X"s

4.      Drizzle with honey before eating.

Best Ever SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies (12 cookies)

INGREDIENTS:

·         350g cups quick-cooking oats

·         240g cups all-purpose flour

·         1 teaspoon baking powder

·         1 teaspoon baking soda

·         1/4 teaspoon salt

·         240g cup butter

·         240g cup SKIPPY^® Creamy Peanut Butter

·         200g cup granulated sugar

·         200g cup packed brown sugar

·         2 large eggs

·         2 teaspoons vanilla extract

·         30g chocolate chips, if desired

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat oven to 180°C/ 350^°F
2. In small bowl, combine oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well.
3. In large bowl, beat together butter and peanut butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in granulated and brown sugars, eggs and vanilla until blended. Beat in flour mixture just until blended; stir in chocolate chips.
4. On ungreased baking sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart. Bake 13 minutes or until golden. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
Skippy® Peanut Butter (RRP £2.49 per 340g) is available in Smooth and Crunchy varieties, which are currently available in major supermarkets including Sainsbury’s and Tesco.

For more information and recipes visit www.peanutbutter.com

Here’s a few more facts about why SKIPPY® Peanut Butter really is the best:

·         The most important flavour criterion for peanuts is the ‘peanutty’ flavour. This is highest and most consistent with US originated peanuts

·         High oleic peanuts from the USA provide healthier and great tasting peanuts

·         In 1933, Joseph Rosenfield change the formula for peanut butter to create SKIPPY® Peanut Butter, which was less sticky and longer-lasting

·         According to the American Peanut Council, every serving of SKIPPY® Peanut Butter is a good source of protein, providing 15% of the recommended daily Intake with just two tablespoons. It’s lower sugar than other spreads such as marmalade and jam too.