The Peanut Critic: PB&J

Strawberried Peanut Butter M&M's

The Mars Candy Company has just released New Strawberried Peanut Butter M&M's as a limited edition to go along with the release of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
These M&M's are definitely interesting to say the least. As you open the bag, a strong strawberry aroma fills your nostrils. The filling is essentially the same as Peanut Butter M&M's. The real difference is that the chocolate is infused with strawberry flavoring.
The idea of a Peanut Butter and Jelly M&M sounds like a slam-dunk, however I feel that the flavor balance was a little bit off. In my opinion, the peanut butter filling was overpowered by the strawberry-chocolate. Not my favorite M&M's, but they're not bad by any means. If you live on PB&J's, these are the M&M's for you!

Strawberried Peanut Butter M&M's Earn:

3 out of 5 Peanuts!

The Beloved Nutter Butter

For the Love of Nutter Butters

Formerly called the National Biscuit Company, Nabisco was formed in the late 1800s by several bakeries that joined together to meet a growing demand. In the 1870s, Nabisco's forefathers had introduced the first individually packaged baked goods. Before this, cookies and crackers had been sold from open barrels or biscuit boxes. The company has become the world's largest manufacturer of cookies and crackers, selling some 42 million packages of Nabisco products each day to retail outlets on every continent.

Nutter Butter Cookies were introduced in 1969 and have quickly taken their place alongside Nabisco's most popular products, including Oreos, Chips Ahoy!, and Fig Newtons.

Cookies:

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1/2 cup old-fashioned Quaker oats
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
  

Filling:

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon fine graham cracker crumbs

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar with an electric mixer.
3. Add the egg, salt, and peanut butter and beat until well blended.
4. Put the oats in a blender and blend on medium speed until they are almost as finely ground as flour.
5. Add the oats and flour to the mixture and blend well.
6. Pinch out small portions of dough and roll into 1-inch balls in the palm of your hand. Press these flat on ungreased cookie sheets so that they form 2-inch circles. If you're a stickler for a cookie that looks just like the real thing, you can form the dough into a peanut shape as shown above.
   
7. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until light brown around the edges.
8. While the cookies bake, combine the filling ingredients in a small bowl.
9. When the cookies are cool, use a butter knife to spread a thin layer of filling on the flat side of a cookie, and press another on top.
   
10. Repeat.

Makes 2 dozen cookies.

Another Peanut Joke

Sorry for eating the peanuts

A man visits his aunt in the nursing home. It turns out that she is taking a nap, so he just sits down in a chair in her room, flips through a few magazines, and munches on some peanuts sitting in a bowl on the table.

Eventually, the aunt wakes up, and her nephew realizes he's absentmindedly finished the entire bowl. "I'm so sorry, auntie, I've eaten all of your peanuts!"

"That's okay, dearie," the aunt replied. "After I've sucked the chocolate off, I don't care for them anyway."

The Peanut Critic: Creamy

Ben & Jerry's
Peanut Butter Tracks

The beautiful minds at Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream now bring us Peanut Butter Tracks, a rich blend of peanut butter ice cream with mini peanut butter cups in it. Sounds like a good time to me!
I'll have to admit though, there's one downside to this ice cream... the carton's just too small! I can go through one in maybe twenty minutes! Give me 2 gallons and I'll be just peachy!

B&J's Peanut Butter Tracks Earns:

5 out of 5 Peanuts!

Circus Peanuts

Circus Peanuts:

Funny Orange Candy or Peanut Impostor?

I figured there was only one sure way to solve this dilemma. I bought a bag and began to make my comparison. Below are my findings.

These spongy gas station treats were invented by a candy maker in the early 1800's. Real peanuts were invented by God at the beginning of time.

Circus peanuts have a marshmellow texture, a strong contrast to the firm nuttiness of my beloved.

Circus peanuts, a common favorite in nursing homes, are composed of mainly sugar, corn syrup and gelatin (made from pork skin). Need I say more? And here's the real kicker...

These stupid squishy peanuts don't even taste like peanuts! They're banana flavored! What's next? Banana-flavored Tuna fish? Ha! I caught you Circus peanuts! Pretending to be real peanuts!

In conclusion, there is no real comparison between Circus "Peanuts" and real peanuts.
All I can say is George Washington Carver would be ashamed!

The Gift of Peanuts!

The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg!

Are you craving peanuts? Are you missing that roasted aroma? The Peanut Shop can cure your peanut blues! Need to find just the right gift for friends and family? Peanuts are perfect for any and all occasions!
The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg has a large assortment of delectable peanutty treats, including cakes and pies, to peanut gift baskets and box sets. They also have ham.... but that's irrelevant. There's something for every peanut lover at the Peanut Shop!

It's Paula Deen Approved!