PRODUCT: Biscoff Spread, Now In Crunchy

Biscoff spread sweetens a bagel. Photo courtesy Lotus Bakeries.   One of our favorite products of 2011 was Biscoff Spread, a creamy, all-natural bread spread that looks like peanut butter but is actually made of ground Biscoff cookies and is nut-free. (Read our review.) Now, a crunchy version is rolling out across the U.S., at…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Pacific Beach Sweet Peanut Butter Spreads

Pacific Beach Peanut Butter Spreads, made in sunny San Diego, tempt the palate with “mix-ins” in three popular flavor profiles: Butterscotch: Butterscotch, Caramel and Toffee spreads Cinnamon: CinnaYum spread Chocolate: Child’s Play (M&Ms), Chocolate, Chocolate Raspberry, Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate spreads   The sweet ingredients are ground along with the peanuts, creating a whipped…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Your Own Peanut Butter

Last month we wrote about Planter’s Peanut Butter, “the creamiest peanut butter ever.” But what if you don’t like a creamy, homogenized PB paste, writes a reader? Or the amounts of salt and sugar in your PB? Your dilemma can be solved in minutes, with a bag of peanuts and a food processor. You can…
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PRODUCT: Planters Peanut Butter

The creamiest peanut butter ever. Photo by Jaclyn Nussbaum | THE NIBBLE.   While some school districts have banned peanut butter to protect highly allergic students, PB consumption is actually on the rise, growing at a rate of five to six percent per year. Adults are responsible for two-thirds of peanut butter consumption in the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Almond Butter

We love peanut butter. But more and more children are being diagnosed with severe peanut allergies. The condition affects some three million Americans. In extreme cases, anaphylactic shock can be fatal within minutes. As a result, more and more schools are banning peanut products, eliminating that lunch staple, the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But…
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