25 Peanut Butter Recipes, Including Tarts, Truffles, and Everything in Between

These epic cupcakes are inspired by everyone's favorite chocolate-dipped ice cream cones. A fudgy chocolate cupcake is topped with a combination of vanilla and peanut butter buttercream to resemble swirled soft-serve; then the topping is dipped in melted chocolate.

A staple during the holiday season (but a treat we love year-round), a single chocolate kiss is pressed into each peanut butter cookie after they finish baking.

Peanut butter isn't just used in sweet applications—here, it's a key ingredient in these savory bowls. The nut butter is mixed with a combination of tamari, lime juice, maple syrup, scallions, and ginger, which is tossed with the ramen noodles.

Flour-free and delicious, these waffles are made with mashed, overripe bananas, baking powder, cornstarch, eggs, and lots of peanut butter. It's a creative twist on the classic Elvis-style sandwich for breakfast.

If a peanut butter cup is one of your favorite candies on Halloween, then you'll absolutely adore this peanut butter dessert recipe inspired by it. A chocolate wafer crust and ganache topping cloak a rich peanut butter filling.

Looking to upgrade from a classic ice cream cake to  something so much better? This semifreddo features homemade caramel corn and layers of chocolate and peanut butter mousse.

Peanut butter frosting can be too rich and heavy, which is why we created this genius recipe, which is made with powdered peanut butter instead of the usual creamy peanut butter from a jar—it's better than ever.

Peanut butter and jelly isn't just a sandwich that your kids take to school. This decadent recipe, which serves one, is made with an entire pint of vanilla ice cream, plus Concord grape jelly, and powdered peanut butter.

Upgrade a basic batch of peanut butter cookies by mixing dried cherries into the dough—the combination of the tart fruit and rich cookies is spot on.

Chocolate-peanut butter lovers will rejoice over these bite-sized truffles. All you need to do to make them is whisk peanut butter into a traditional chocolate ganache; let the mixture chill until set, then roll into balls.

Pack protein into your breakfast with these out-of-this-world pancakes that feature an exciting surprise in the middle: a peanut butter filling. A mixture of brown sugar and peanut butter is formed into discs, placed on top of the pancake batter, then topped with more batter as they cook on a griddle.

Kids and adults alike will fall head over heels for these peanut butter and jelly-inspired squares. A luscious peanut butter-cream cheese filling and jelly topping is exactly what we want to dig into as soon as the bell rings.

Vegan and gluten-free, this bar is friendly for anyone to eat! Walnuts, dates, peanut butter, and vanilla extract are mixed in a food processor to form the base, which is then layered with chocolate in a baking pan and chilled until set.

If you never tried Buckeyes before, you're in for a real treat. These are made with confectioners' sugar, unsalted butter, heavy cream, creamy peanut butter, and bittersweet chocolate. Think of them as an innovative peanut butter cup that you can pop in your mouth one by one—what's not to love?

The easy crust for these bars is made with chocolate wafer cookies. And the filling couldn't be easier—just mix together cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, and peanut butter until smooth, then alternate layers of the filling with sliced bananas.

The crunch of peanut butter, the creaminess of the peanut butter filling, and rich chocolate-wafer cookie crust are a trio that we can't get enough of in this peanut butter dessert recipe.

Peanut butter is a delicious contrast to the spicy fresh ginger, sweet honey, salty soy sauce, and savory scallions in this quick dinner recipe.

We took a classic chocolate peanut butter pie to the next level by drizzling it with an eye-catching combination of melted chocolate and melted peanut butter. The light and airy peanut butter-cream cheese filling is a real treat, too.

Don't let the lengthy time scare you from making this delicious peanut butter recipe! Two hours are hands off, just to let the fudge chill until it's firm.

By now, you know that we can't get enough of peanut butter and jelly inspired desserts. For this treat all you need to do is make a basic pie crust, form it in a tart pan, then bake with a simple peanut butter and jelly filling. It's almost as easy to prepare as the sandwich!

We've taken everything that you know and love about an ice cream sundae—including a few layers of chunky peanut butter—and build an ice cream cake featuring all the elements.

For those times when you just don't feel like turning on your oven, there's this no-bake, peanut butter dessert recipe. All you need to make these bars are peanut butter, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, confectioners' sugar, and chocolate.

This vegan stew is plenty hearty thanks to collard greens, sweet potatoes, and creamy peanut butter.

If one peanut butter cookie isn't enough for you, why not sandwich them together with a peanut butter filling sweetened with confectioners' sugar for a double dose of deliciousness?