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A Look Inside the New Whitman's All-Peanut Butter Sampler Box

I grew up in Philadelphia, home to many delicious things—soft pretzels, cheesesteaks, water ice, Tastycakes, and the Whitman's Sampler, that iconic, cross-stitch-looking box that at one time was made exclusively in the City of Brotherly Love. Whitman's is now owned by Russell Stover, and my taste buds have since come to appreciate more artisanal chocolates, but as your nut columnist, I was still excited to spot this all-peanut butter version of the classic assortment.

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Gluten-Free Tuesday: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

Baking with peanut butter forces me to slow down enough to enjoy its light, nutty flavor. In this recipe, brown rice flour subtly enhances that nuttiness and dark brown sugar brings out the natural sweetness of the peanuts.

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Happy National Peanut Butter Day! 20 Recipes to Celebrate

A whole day devoted to peanut butter? It's true. After celebrating National Pie Day yesterday, we're not wasting any time with another food holiday. Here are 20 recipes to inspire you today, from homemade Nutter Butters to peanut butter whoopie pies and an assortment of cookies. Have you celebrated yet today (read: have you eaten peanut butter today)?

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Drinking a Peanut Butter Smoothie Instead of an Energy Drink

Go to the gym more, be more productive, finish that screenplay... All of these resolutions require energy. Instead of getting an extra energy boost from those fizzy, fluorescent drinks from skinny cans, what about a peanut butter smoothie? Ever had peanut butter in liquid form?

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Cereal Eats: Reese's Puffs, the Closest Thing to Candy in a Cereal Box

Well, it's Halloween. And since I've already written about Count Chocula, Franken Berry and Boo Berry, I figured we'd talk about the next most Halloweeny cereal there is, the only currently available cereal*, to my knowledge, that's based off a candy: Reese's Puffs.

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Why Are Peanut and Peanut Butter Prices So High This Year?

The major brands of peanut butter have announced wholesale price increases and many consumers have already seen a spike at their local grocery stores by 20% to 30% or more, and those that haven't will likely see increases by the middle of November. So just what's up with the peanut market?

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Pastry Chef Zac Young's Peanut Butter Cheesecake with Grape Jelly Glaze

Zac Young, executive pastry chef of Flex Mussels Restaurants, perhaps best known for his stand-out performance on Top Chef: Just Desserts and for his frequent appearances on Cooking Channel's Unique Sweets, has loved PB&J from an early age. "My mother was a horrible cook! PB&J was often breakfast, lunch, or even dinner."

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Video: 'A Slice of Life,' a PB&J Love Story

In this video, Mr. P.B. O'Bread searches high and wide for his other half, literally. Who knew animated peanut butter on toast could be simultaneously so delectable and adorable? PB&J cuteness overload right here.

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An Italian PB&J: Pistachio Butter and Dried Cherries

When is a PB&J not a PB&J? When you substitute pistachio butter for peanut butter and dried fruit for jam—exactly what is required to make an Italian-approved "PB&J."

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Rosa Parks' Uncovered 'Featherlite' Peanut Butter Pancakes

A few weeks ago a story about civil rights hero Rosa Parks splashed across the newswires. A cache of personal papers, memorabilia, photos, and writings had been discovered in the Detroit house she lived in until she died in 2005. And luckily for peanut butter lovers out there (like me), one of the items was a handwritten recipe for "Featherlite Pancakes" written on the back of a deposit slip from Detroit National Bank (!).

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