Creamy, crunchy and even a bit quirky, these peanut butters from the store are jelly's best friends.
BEST CREAMY: Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter Velvety smooth, this classic won over tasters with a "rich, buttery" consistency and "slight sweetness." No wonder Skippy sells almost 90 million jars of the stuff each year.
More »Try it in: Peanut Butter and Bacon on Banana Bread »BEST CRUNCHY: Jif Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter "It's like having a big bag of peanuts," one taster said. Jif—named to be easy to say, spell and remember—also scored points for its "smoky, dark-roasted" flavor.
More »Try it in: Peanut Butter and Jelly French Toast Sticks »BEST NATURAL CRUNCHY: Smucker's Organic Chunky Peanut Butter Judges loved this "lip-smacking" peanut butter's "salty" taste and "big chunks of nuts." One taster said, "It'd be great stirred into a
Thai peanut sauce."
More »Try it in: Thai Roast Beef Wrap »BEST NATURAL CREAMY: Koeze Cream-Nut Natural Peanut ButterIt
doesn't get more natural than Koeze—this old-school company makes its peanut butter strictly from Virginia peanuts and sea salt. (
koeze.com)
More »Try it in: Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Crunch »
BEST HONEY: Nutty's Old Fashioned Peanut Butter, Honey Roasted Crunch If brittle and peanut butter had a child, this "sweet, nutty" concoction would be it. It would "make a great candied topping for
ice cream," one judge said. (
nuttyspeanutbutter.com)
More »Try it in: Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter Brittle »BEST ODDBALL: P.B.Loco Raspberry White Chocolate Peanut Butter This peanut butter—from a company started by three former lawyers—is all natural, gluten-free and kosher. It's not low on flavor, though: "It's like a fresh raspberry tart." (
pbloco.com)
More »Try it in: Peanut Butter and Jelly "Moose" »By Dina Cheney | Photography By Tina Rupp
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