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" Americans spend over $850 million a year on peanut butter and with new brands and varieties of this spreadable wonder coming out all the time revisiting it in our taste test column (the last one was over 4 years ago) was a no-brainer. We decided to split the test up into a few different categories: smooth/creamy varieties with added sweeteners, crunchy/chunky varieties with added sweeteners, and smooth/creamy varieties with no added sweeteners. Skippy Creamy and Jif Extra Crunchy won the sweetened categories. They both nailed the balance of salty, sweet nuttiness. The unsweetened winner was Smucker&amp;#039;s. Despite containing nothing but peanuts and salt, it had a hint of sweetness, which many of the tasters picked up on (and loved). This versatile condiment is both snack and flavor-packed ingredient in our test kitchen; not just in cookies and brownies, but in savory dishes and drinks too. Its unique mix of sweet and salty, creamy and sticky make it a chummy fit with most ingredients. So the next time you pick up a jar, don&amp;#039;t just slather it on a piece of toast. Try one of these delectable, outside-the-box recipes: Banana PB Smoothie: An easy breakfast to keep you going until lunchtime Thai Peanut Butter Bacon Burger: So wrong, yet sooooo right. Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate: World&amp;#039;s favorite flavor combo in drinkable form. Sweet Potato Peanut Stew: Serve with lots of rice or flatbread to sop up the sauce. Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie: Who said vegans can&amp;#039;t splurge? PB &amp;amp;amp; J (&amp;amp;amp; Melty Brie) Sandwich: The photos alone will make you weak in the knees. Sesame Noodles: Serve it warm, serve it cold, serve it right away, serve it the next day. It&amp;#039;s all delicious.   Some fun peanut butter factoids that didn&amp;#039;t make it into the magazine:  540: The average number of peanuts in one 12-oz. jar peanut butter By law, anything labeled &amp;quot;peanut butter&amp;quot; must consist of at least 90% peanuts 2 Tbsp. peanut butter = 8g protein (same as half a 6-oz. container of nonfat Greek yogurt) Arachibutyrophobia = the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth! Peanuts aren&amp;#039;t actually nuts. They&amp;#039;re legumes, like beans or lentils. Georgia grows the most peanuts out of any US state.  And, even though peanut butter isn&amp;#039;t on the list (maybe it should be!), cast your vote now for the product you can&amp;#039;t live without in our Hall of Fame VIP Awards. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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