# What peanut butter (or any ground peanut paste) pairs with, March 2024 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [February 29, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266 "2024-02-29T05:38:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ThisOneGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@ThisOneGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisOneGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/41 "2024-03-01T20:58:56Z")
One I think I’ve seen mentioned before is peanut butter on bread, put thin slice of cheese on that, then put it under the broiler until the cheese is just browned. A very common lunch for me. Back in my bachelor days I used to mix in a tablespoon of peanut butter into the cheap ramen. Was watching Japanese TV about ramen restaurant secrets, on of the pros put just a little bit in his big pot of broth so can claim some authenticity. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/42 "2024-03-01T21:05:45Z")
Seconding sriracha. I great divey joint around let’s you customize any burger or sandwich with the addition a combination of crunchy PB, honey-slaw and srirarcha. Yumm. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/43 "2024-03-01T21:46:45Z")
Duh. A spoon. Hide from the dogs. (Don’t give to children, on a spoon. Choking on peanut butter is deathly.) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/44 "2024-03-01T21:54:14Z")
Eating hot bread pudding fresh from the oven and peanut butter straight out of the jar is sheer bliss! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/45 "2024-03-01T22:01:40Z")
I was in a rather fancy little foodie shop the other day and I picked up a jar of [this](https://www.butterbike.co.uk/buy-peanut-butter/smoked-chilli-peanut-butter) - it’s crunchy peanut butter with smoked paprika and chipotle. It’s just peanuts, spices, salt, and it’s really **very** good; such a simple addition, but the smoky/sweet/warm dimension that the peppers add is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/46 "2024-03-01T22:13:34Z")
Ooohh, kid recipe from my youth: about 4 ounces (half a coffee mug) of peanut butter “looks right” amount of artificial maple syrup, enough to mix the peanut butter into a gooey sticky delicious diabetes inducing mess (it has to be the corn syrup based stuff or the flavor ain’t right) mix with spoon until mess is achieved, eat with spoon directly from cup I think about that today and I just can’t imagine actually eating that as an adult, but as kid? Heck Yeah I ate that, I think the ratio was 2 ounces to 1 ounce, peanut butter to syrup ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/47 "2024-03-01T22:26:51Z")
Last night I tried a spoonful of peanut butter with a little real maple syrup dripped on it. It was okay, but not something I’d crave. Since I was feeling adventurous, I also dribbled some syrup on a spoonful of cream cheese. Tangy and sweet at the same time, but again not something I’d crave. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/48 "2024-03-01T23:03:14Z")
Wheres mr mustard with a poll? Has anyone said mustard? Me, just bread. Peanut butter on bread. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/49 "2024-03-01T23:57:27Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > So PBJ & mayo was a “not for me” kind of thing after trying it, Just PB and mayo - not with jelly. Although probably there is someone out there who does add jelly to their peanut butter and mayo sandwiches. But just a “PBM” is standard. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/50 "2024-03-02T00:03:13Z")
I meant PB and mayo. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/51 "2024-03-02T00:37:14Z")
> #### _INGREDIENTS_ > > o 2 T margarine > o 1 loaf French white bread > o 1 lb / 450 g bacon slices > o 1 jar of smooth peanut butter > o 1 jar of grape jelly The wonder is that Presley lived to 42. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/52 "2024-03-02T00:48:21Z")
That’s what happens when you substitute margarine for butter. 🤢 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/53 "2024-03-02T00:53:25Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Last night I tried a spoonful of peanut butter with a little real maple syrup dripped on it. It was okay, but not something I’d crave. > > Since I was feeling adventurous, I also dribbled some syrup on a spoonful of cream cheese. Tangy and sweet at the same time, but again not something I’d crave. If you haven’t already tried this, do so: vanilla ice cream with a maple syrup drizzle. mmm ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/54 "2024-03-02T00:56:58Z")
That was what I advised my ex to do when she tried it for the first time. ---
**Author:** ![vbob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vbob/32/4439_2.png) [@vbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vbob)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/55 "2024-03-02T00:57:28Z")
Peanut butter and raisin on whole wheat, in a baggie, in a book bag, on a bike 300 Smoots or more across the river rain or shine to early classes, then noonishly unearthed beneath the textbooks mushed into a primordial lump - great one-handed brain food, and NOBODY ever wanted to steal your lunch. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/56 "2024-03-02T01:00:50Z")
In other words, peanut butter on raisin bread. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/57 "2024-03-02T01:30:48Z")
My mother used to stir together equal parts peanut butter, raisins, and cottage cheese and use it as a sandwich spread for my lunches. It looked really awful - dark brown lumps (the raisins) and white lumps (the cottage cheese curds) bound together by peanut butter. It tasted okay, though. But certainly nothing I would crave. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/58 "2024-03-02T02:18:12Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > In other words, peanut butter on raisin bread. Did you miss the “primordial lump” part? That sounded like a key part of the recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/59 "2024-03-02T05:18:03Z")
A big spoonful of peanut butter is good in a bowl of chili. I have a soup recipe I got from a friend that uses sweet potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, garlic, and peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![vbob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vbob/32/4439_2.png) [@vbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vbob)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266/60 "2024-03-02T10:51:52Z")
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