This round up of 10 Easy Peanut and Peanut Butter Recipes are simple and Southern. From 2 Ingredient Peanut Butter Fudge to Microwave Peanut Brittle, I've got you covered with my best collection of halfway homemade peanutty snacks, desserts, breakfast casserole and appetizers.
All my recipes have shortcuts in them to help you get in and out of the kitchen quickly and these peanut and peanut butter recipes are no exception.
Some are strictly made from scratch, like Homemade 2 Ingredient Biscuits, where the shortcut is the method in which it shortens the ingredient and equipment lists. Some recipes use the air fryer, Instant Pot, and microwave like my Air Fryer Parmesan Crusted Tilapia.
Others incorporate convenience products and ingredients to shorten the amount of prep time. For example, Stained Glass Jello Salad uses snack pack gelatin cups instead of preparing 4 boxes of Jello.
Peanuts are chock full of protein and are naturally cholesterol-free! Peanuts are classified both as a legume botanically and a nut nutritionally according to the American Peanut Council.
So, enjoy these tasty, sweet and salty recipes!
1. Two Ingredient Peanut Butter Fudge
One of the most popular recipes on the blog, especially during the holidays. It's what I call "crazy easy" with no candy thermometer required to make this creamy microwave candy.
2. Peanut Butter French Toast Casserole
It's as easy as making pb & j sandwiches! That's exactly how this breakfast casserole starts. Each piece is perfect for eating like French toast sticks with your fingers. Or, drizzle with maple syrup for a knife and fork kinda brunch.
3. No Bake Peanut Butter Energy Bites (Small Batch)
For those afternoon peanut butter cravings, these energy balls are made with just 4 ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.
4. Instant Pot Peanut Butter Swirl Cheesecake
The Instant Pot multi-cooker/pressure cooker is the perfect way to make a no-fail, no-crack cheesecake. Peanut butter is swirled in a thick layer in the middle and on top of this decadent chocolate cheesecake.
5. Shortcut Teriyaki Chicken Tenders with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Bottled teriyaki sauce does double duty here. Marinate the chicken tenderloins in some of the sauce and make the creamy peanut sauce with the rest of it!
6. Honey Roasted Peanut Pie
This will remind you of a traditional pecan pie with the buttery, gooey filling but with the peanuttiness of honey-roasted peanuts. There's even peanut butter in the filling!
7. Shortcut Salted Peanut Caramel Rolls
This is my copycat version of the old-fashioned Pearson's Salted Nut Rolls. The shortcut nougat centers do NOT need a candy thermometer. Give these caramel-coated candy logs to friends and family for gifts during the holidays..or any day!
8. Microwave Peanut Brittle
Once you make this easy peanut brittle in the microwave, you will be hooked! Follow the step by step photos for fool-proof candy making.
9. Instant Pot Boiled Peanuts
If you're a fan of boiled peanuts, you know they can take ALL DAY to cook on the stove top (or a cast iron cauldron at a festival). With the Instant Pot, these salty goobers are ready in a fraction of that time. Perfect for taking to a tailgate party or enjoying on the back porch with family.
10. Honey Peanut Pie Tassies (No Corn Syrup)
Shortcut, bite-size peanut pies made with honey in the filling instead of high fructose corn syrup. They start with refrigerated pie crust so they are quick to make....and quick to eat.
When I say I'm a peanut lover, I really mean it. I attended the Alabama Peanut Producers Association's fall harvest tour a few years ago. I learned how the farmers produce these nutritious legumes and the history behind this Southern commodity.
So, y'all shop local when you're out there buying your peanuts and peanut butter for these 10 Easy Peanut and Peanut Butter shortcut recipes!
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Michelle
How do you open the recipe? Thanks
gritsandgouda
Thank you so much for alerting me that the first recipe button wasn't working correctly! I have fixed it and also made the title of the recipes a hyper link so the title will also take you straight to the recipe.