60+ Ultimate Peanut Butter Dessert Recipe Collection

Enjoy this collection of more than 60 peanut butter desserts, from cookies to cakes and candies, that any peanut butter lover will appreciate!

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Peanut butter is one of my favorite ingredients to cook with, because it’s so incredibly versatile! You can make anything from this quick and easy Peanut Butter Bread to nostalgic Peanut Butter Cookies, and so much more. In this collection you’ll find all of my favorite cakes, pies, and even some holiday recipes. With over 60 delicious recipes filled with peanut buttery goodness, there’s something for every peanut butter lover here!

Peanut Butter Dessert Recipes

Enjoy this collection of my tried-and-true peanut butter desserts, all in one place!

Tips For Baking with Peanut Butter

What peanut butter is best for baking?

The peanut butter I use for recipes is smooth, creamy peanut butter. I don’t use the all natural “stir” variety nut butter as it can separate during baking and cooking. I also use peanut butter chips in many of my recipes, these are a great way to bake with peanut butter with less moisture so the desserts can hold their shape easier.

Easiest way to measure peanut butter?

Add jar to microwave on 30-40% power for 1 minute to warm the peanut butter enough that you can pour it out of the jar but not enough to make it hot.
Also, spray your measuring cup with vegetable oil spray so you don’t have to scrape the peanut butter out.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Cookies are the perfect dessert for almost any occasion, because they don’t take long to bake and they travel really well!

Buckeye Brownie Cookies in serving dish
Buckeye Brownie Cookies
Crispy, chewy, Buckeye Brownie Cookies topped with a sweetened peanut butter and chocolate is the perfect chocolate peanut butter combo.
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Avalanche Cookies
Avalanche Cookies
Avalanche Cookies are easy no bake cookies with chocolate chips, peanut butter, white chocolate marshmallows and rice krispies in under 20 minutes!
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tan colored sweet treat on a wood plate
Haystack Cookies Recipe
Haystack Cookies are easy no-bake cookies that are ready in under 20 minutes! Perfect when you need to make a treat for a party in a pinch!
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Chewy, crispy Oatmeal Reese's Peanut Butter Cookies are rich and moist dessert, a perfect addition to your lunchbox or even as a morning snack.
Oatmeal Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies
Chewy, crispy Oatmeal Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies are rich and moist dessert, a perfect addition to your lunchbox or even as a morning snack.
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Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (4 Ingredients Total!)
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies with just 4 ingredients! One bowl, one whisk and some delicious, amazing Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies.
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Peanut butter and oatmeal cookies sandwiched together with a fluffy, soft peanut butter buttercream filling sitting on the table.
Peanut Butter Do-si-dos Cookie Sandwiches (Copycat) Recipe
Discover the joy of Peanut Butter Do-si-dos, a Girl Scouts favorite cookie sandwich with a fluffy peanut butter buttercream filling. Try now!
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Cookie on wavy cookie sheet
Peanut Butter Blossoms Recipe
Peanut Butter Blossoms are creamy, soft peanut butter cookies topped with chocolate kisses. PERFECT for a holiday party or weeknight treat!
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookies made with simple ingredients are chewy and slightly crunchy, and incredibly EASY to make! Try them today!
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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies on serving plate with peanut butter cups
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are sweet and chewy with smooth peanut butter, brown sugar, and peanut butter cups, ready in under 45 minutes!
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect combo of a classic, chewy peanut butter cookie and a bakery-style chocolate chip cookie!
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No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies are not only super easy but they are also super delicious! A perfect recipe that the kids can help with too!
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cookies on serving board with cup of peanut butter
Crispy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Crispy Peanut Butter Cookies are the perfect cookie made with simple pantry ingredients. They are buttery, salty, and sweet with some crunch.
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Sandwich Cookies in stack 4x3
Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies are easy, no-bake, sweet n' salty snacks with only 3 ingredients. A perfect treat ready in minutes!
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Reese's Cookies
Reese’s Pieces Cookies
Reese’s Pieces Cookies are a soft, chewy peanut butter cookies recipe made with chunky peanut butter and loaded with Reese’s Pieces candies!
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Peanut Butter Bars & Brownies

These brownies and bars are rich and sweet, along with some of my favorite peanut-butter chocolate combinations!

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies slice on parchment
Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies are wonderfully tender and fudgy with melty chocolate chunks and marbled peanut butter swirled on top.
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Stack of Brownies
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Brownies Recipe
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Brownies are delicious, indulgent treats loaded with chocolate and peanut butter chips in every bite. Try today!
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Brookies Recipe
Peanut Butter Chocolate Brookies are a combo of Peanut Butter Cookies and Chocolate Brownies for the perfect indulgence in one bite!
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Peanut Butter Confetti Squares Recipe
Peanut Butter Confetti Squares are a colorful dessert with fruity marshmallows, peanut butter, and butterscotch chips. the perfect dessert.
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Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jelly Bars stacked
Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars
Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jelly Bars taste like a cross between a moist peanut butter cookie and a delicious PB&J sandwich. The top is crispy while the bottom layer stays cakey and fudgy! All the comfort of your favorite cookie and sandwich in one.
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Ultimate Triple Peanut Blondies
Ultimate Triple Peanut Blondies
Ultimate Triple Peanut Blondies satisfy every peanut butter craving! Melt in your mouth peanut butter bars with crunchy peanuts and peanut butter chips.
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Chocolate Confetti Squares Recipe
Chocolate Confetti Squares are an easy no-bake dessert. These fudgy, fluffy marshmallow bars are festive and sure to please any crowd.
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Pumpkin Fluffernutter Bars stack
Pumpkin Fluffernutter Bars Recipe
Pumpkin Fluffernutter Bars are soft, sweet, and packed with cozy fall flavor. A fun and festive treat that’s perfect for back-to-school!
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Magic Monster Layer Bars in stack
Magic Monster Cookie Bars
Magic Monster Layer Bars is an easy, kid-friendly dessert or snack with a graham cracker crust, chocolate chips, M&M's and coconut flakes. 
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Peanut Butter Truffle Brownies finished cut stack of three
Peanut Butter Truffle Brownies
Peanut Butter Truffle Brownies are a rich triple layer treat with a chewy brownie base, creamy peanut butter middle, and chocolate topping.
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Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cereal Bars sliced
Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cereal Bars
Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cereal Bars are an easy after school snack with Cheerios, creamy peanut butter, and marshmallows in 15 minutes!
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Stack of Peanut Butter Brownies on Cutting Board
Peanut Butter Brownies
Peanut Butter Brownies are rich, delicious, crispy and buttery brownies with peanut butter filling and peanut butter chips in just 45 minutes!
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Brownies in stack
Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Brownies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Brownies are perfectly fudgy with chocolate chips and creamy peanut butter. It’s the perfect way to use up ripe bananas! 
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Peanut butter brownie squares stacked
Crispy Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Bars Recipe
Crispy Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Bars are made with a layer of fudgy brownies, a peanut butter center, and rice Krispies topping.
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Buckeye Brownies in stack
Buckeye Brownies
Buckeye Brownies are made with layers of moist, fudgy chocolate brownies, creamy peanut butter, and an easy chocolate glaze.
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Peanut Butter Oreo Bars
Peanut Butter Oreo Bars have all the rich taste of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup with a chewy Oreo crust. An easy no-bake dessert that's perfect for parties. 
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white plate stacked with peanut butter bars
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars Recipe
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars come together in minutes, blending a crunchy, sweet base with a silky, decadent top. Perfectly irresistible!
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Blondies in stack
Peanut Butter and Jelly Blondies
Peanut Butter and Jelly Blondies are a fun dessert inspired a kid’s favorite sandwich, the PB&J! Tasty peanut butter brownies with swirls of strawberry jam.
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Peanut Butter Trail Mix Bars Recipe
Peanut Butter Trail Mix Bars are chewy, crunchy, and sweet. The perfect grab-and-go dessert that's fun to share!
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Chocolate Marshmallow Bars Cut into Squares and Stacked on One Another
Chocolate Marshmallow Peanut Butter Bars Recipe
Chocolate Marshmallow Peanut Butter Bars are an easy no-bake bar with marshmallows, chocolate, and peanut butter. Prep them in 20 minutes!
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Peanut Butter Cakes & Breads

Peanut butter is the perfect ingredient when it comes to baking, and I’ve put together some incredibly fluffy and moist bread and cake recipes for you to try!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Bread Recipe
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Bread is a rich chocolatey bread with a burst of peanut butter that you'll love for either breakfast or dessert.
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Peanut Butter Cake slice on plate 1x1
Peanut Butter Sheet Cake Recipe
Peanut Butter Sheet Cake is a light but rich, melt-in-your-mouth iced sheet cake. Easy to serve and everyone at the party will want a slice!
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Peanut Butter Bread Sliced in a stack
Peanut Butter Bread
This Peanut Butter Bread is a delicious quick bread packed with tons of peanut butter flavor. Easy breakfast bread recipe with creamy peanut butter.
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Slice of cake on a plate
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Recipe
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake is rich and creamy, with peanut butter frosting, topped with mini chocolate chips, ready in under 60 minutes!
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes
The perfect Peanut Butter Chocolate Molten Lava Cake and the whole darn thing is just 6 ingredients! Includes alternate non peanut butter flavor ideas.
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Slice of dessert on a wooden plate
Tastykake Tandy Cake (Copycat) Recipe
A Tastykake Tandy Cake is an iconic east coast treat. The great thing is with this recipe you can make this tasty dessert in your own kitchen!
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Cake topped with a tan colored icing mixed with candy coated chocolate with a glass of milk and other finished desserts in the background.
Monster Cookie Dough Cupcakes Recipe
Monster Cookie Dough Cupcakes are soft, sweet, and packed with a classic flavor, a fun, crave worthy dessert everyone will want to bake ASAP!
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Peanut Butter Layer Cake with a slice taken out
Peanut Butter Layer Cake
Peanut Butter Layer Cake with double layers of classic peanut butter cake, a dreamy peanut butter frosting, and topped with crunchy peanuts.
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake slice on plate with fork
Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake Recipe
Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake is made with layers of moist chocolate cake, creamy peanut butter filling, and easy peanut butter frosting.
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcake with bite taken out
Peanut Butter And Jelly Cupcakes
Peanut Butter And Jelly Cupcakes are an amazing kid-friendly and fun dessert with tender, peanut butter cake topped off with jam frosting and peanuts.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes with frosting
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes combine everybody's favorite dessert flavor duo! Rich, moist chocolate cake is topped with fluffy peanut butter icing.
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Fluffy Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting
Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe
Peanut Butter Frosting is rich, creamy, and irresistibly smooth. Ready in minutes for a quick, delicious topping.
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Peanut Butter Pies & Cheesecake

These pies are indulgent and easy to make, made with creamy peanut butter that practically melts in your mouth!

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Peanut butter pie Recipe
Peanut Butter Pie is an easy no-bake pie with nutter butter crust and whipped peanut butter and cream cheese filling your family will LOVE!
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On plate with sauce
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Recipe
Peanut Butter Cheesecake is your new favorite cheesecake recipe! Baked with a chocolate ganache and peanut butter cups on top. So decadent!
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Pie in a glass dish with a slice removed
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Recipe
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie is indulgent with homemade crust, and tasty whipped filling, sure to be a favorite with kids and adults alike.
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Oreo Peanut Butter Whip Pie in pie dish with slice removed
Oreo Peanut Butter Whip Pie Recipe
Oreo Peanut Butter Whip Pie has an easy no-bake mousse filling. The perfect fluffy pie to serve your guests! Try it today!
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Peanut Butter Candy Inspired

If you love the combination of peanut butter and chocolate in your favorite candy bar, you’re definitely going to want to check out these candy-inspired desserts!

bark in white dish
Reese’s Bark Recipe
Reese's Bark is the ultimate chocolate and peanut butter dessert. Simple and easy to make, it is perfect for gift giving for the holidays!
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Top view of rich candy square with peanut topping.
Peanut Butter Candy Recipe
Peanut Butter Candy combines sweet and salty into the perfect combination of candy flavors, made into tasty, melty, hand-held squares.
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Creamy round treats stacked on one another on a plate
Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe
Peanut Butter Truffles are rich, sweet, no-bake bites rolled in crunchy goodness! Pure peanut butter lovers bliss! Try for your next party!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge square
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge is perfectly sweet and salty. Peanut butter and chocolate are layered over each other for the perfect homemade candy.
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Peanut Butter Fudge
Peanut Butter Fudge
Peanut Butter Fudge is a smooth, buttery and rich old-fashioned recipe, with only 6 ingredients that is fridge ready in 10 minutes and perfect for holiday gifts!
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peanut marshmallow dessert squares stacked on one another
Salted Peanut Chews Recipe
Salted Peanut Chews are a rich, layered treat with a perfect mix of crunchy and chewy textures, packed with sweet and salty flavors.
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Semi Sweet Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Mini Pretzels
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzels
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzels are the PERFECT no-bake combo of salty and sweet with creamy peanut butter frosting and an indulgent chocolate coating!
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Bark stacked on a plate.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark Recipe
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark is an easy, rich treat that you can make with just 3 ingredients: Peanut Butter Chips, Chocolate, and Oil.
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Brownish candy in stack with the top one cut in half
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Recipe
These Homemade Peanut Butter Cups are rich, creamy no-bake treats that come together fast with minimal effort and easy cleanup. Try it today!
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More Treats & Snacks

These peanut butter recipe may not fit under a specific category, but they are too good to keep off this list!

white chocolate chex 4x3
White Chocolate Puppy Chow (Muddy Buddies) Recipe
White Chocolate Puppy Chow (Muddy Buddies) is a quick, irresistibly crunchy treat, ready in minutes! Perfect for snacks, parties, or gifts!
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Peanut Butter Snowballs covered in white chocolate and crushed peanuts in a serving bowl
Peanut Butter Snowballs
Peanut Butter Snowballs are an adorable, no-bake holiday treat with powdered sugar, creamy peanut butter, and candy coating. Perfect for a holiday party!
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Decorated chocolate peanut butter eggs on platter
Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
Peanut Butter Easter Eggs are the perfect easy homemade candy recipe with rich, creamy peanut butter at the center of a chocolate shell.
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Box of peanut butter and chocolate candies in a box by ornaments 4x3
Buckeye Balls Recipe
Buckeye Balls are a quick, easy, no bake recipe made with only 6 ingredients. A perfect time saving treat for the Holidays!
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Peanut Butter Cheeseball
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheese Ball
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheese Ball is a yummy dessert cheese ball, with cream cheese, peanut butter, peanut butter and more.
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cereal Bars on platter 1x1
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cereal Bars
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cereal Bars are the perfect kid-friendly after-school treat with cheerios, honey, peanut butter and strawberry flavor.
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bowl of all ingredients mixed
Chocolate Peanut Butter Trail Mix Recipe
Chocolate Peanut Butter Trail Mix is a sweet salty snack made in minutes. A peanut butter lover's dream treat! Perfect for lunches or gifting!
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butter in a bowl with cookies next to it
Peanut Butter Cookie Butter Recipe
Peanut Butter Cookie Butter is a rich, thick, sweet, and salty spread made with Nutter Butter cookies and ready in just 5 minutes. Try today!
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Glass with blended drink and straw.
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie Recipe
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie is naturally sweet, easy to blend, and a great way to start your day with a creamy delight.
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top down view of stacked bars
Peanut Butter Cornflake Bars Recipe
Peanut Butter Cornflake Bars are perfectly chewy, sweet treats made with just 4 ingredients. Great for a quick snack or super simple dessert.
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If you’re looking for a rich, creamy dessert, or if you’re a peanut butter lover and want to try making something new, you’re definitely going to find something in this collection! Make sure to let me know in the comments which peanut butter dessert was your favorite. If you’re looking for more great dessert ideas, check out my Best Berry Desserts and my 20+ Deliciously Easy Sheet Cakes for a Crowd!

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. I have a question about the peanut butter muffin recipe you have in Dinner The Dessert.

    You say that creaming the “butter” is a critical step, but nowhere in the instructions do you cream the peanut butter (and there is no butter in the recipe). The PB is only heated in the microwave and then folded into the whipped eggs. Did you mean whisking the eggs is the critical part?

    Please explain, as I’d love to try making these.

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