Celebrate Peanut Butter with a new recipe

Today is National Peanut Butter Day. Peanut butter is made from ground, dry roasted peanuts and often appears in a spread or paste. At times the ground peanuts may be mixed with other ingredients that taste  Peanut butter is used in many different recipes.

Did You Know:::

Peanut butter spreads have been traced back to around 1000 BC when the Aztecs and Incas made a paste out of ground peanuts. Mr. George Washington Carver has been given credit for peanut butter when in reality he simply promoted the 300+ uses for peanuts including the use of peanuts in peanut butter. 

Peanut butter was originally created for those who had no teeth and struggled to eat. Peanut butter is a good source of vitamin E, B6, niacin, calcium, potassium and iron.

Peanuts grow underground like potatoes In 1903 Dr. Ambrose Straub created a peanut butter making machine. In 1904 at the Worlds Fair held at St. Louis Missouri Americans were introduced to peanut butter. Today Americans spend more than $800 million in a year on peanut butter. 

The average peanut farm consist of around 200 acres. There have been 2 peanut farmers elected to the office of President in the USA. Both Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter were peanut farmers before holding office. Another president considers his favorite sandwich as peanut butter and banana sandwich. 

Enjoy Peanut Butter with this delicious recipe 

Crust:

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2/3 cup melted butter
• 5 Tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped salted Spanish peanuts

Second Layer:

• 8 oz. package cream cheese softened
• 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Third Layer:

• 1 3.4 ounce package instant vanilla pudding
• 1 3.4 ounce package instant chocolate pudding
• 3 cups milk

Fourth Layer:

• 8 ounce carton cool whip thawed
• 1-2 cups chopped peanut butter cups
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Mix together crust and press into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.

Mix together the second layer and spoon over the crust with a wet spoon.

Mix together the third layer and pour over second layer.

Top with cool whip and garnish with the chopped peanut butter cups.

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