for love of peanut butter!

I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER! I. Love. It!
have I ever told you that? I really do.
If you asked my boyfriend he would tell you I feel this strong love for other things as well, he probably has a list so he can make fun of me about it, but it's true I really love peanut butter.

A while ago I wanted to make my own peanut butter because how hard could it be all you really need is peanuts. I looked at different websites to see if you had to put oil in too or not and just peoples different take of making it. I came across Averie Cooks because she makes her own peanut butter and in lots of variations. She also has a cookbook focused on all peanut butter snacks. I made my own peanut butter and it's delicious and I plan to make my own variations which for some reason I had never thought of until looking at what Averie had made.

This week I wanted to make something fast and easy. However, I wanted it to be super good obviously. I don't remember why I decided on Peanut butter and Jam. Probably because I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER! There are so many great recipes out there but I decided to go with one from Averie Cooks because she seems to be the peanut butter connoisseur.

I'd like to tell you now that if you love peanut butter as much as I do, and if you love peanut butter and jam. If you love grilled peanut butter and jam sandwiches (which were introduced to me by my sister-in-law as she use to make them for herself when she was vegan and couldn't have grilled cheese). If you love ooey, gooey desserts with a sweet and salty combination. This recipe is not for you. It really, really is not for you. I'll tell you why... because you will eat the whole tray. You will eat the dough, you will eat the topping. and you will eat it as soon as it comes out of the oven and burn your mouth on it. So I'm telling you now. Just stay away.

These are to die for.

Peanut butter and Jam Blondies

recipe from averie cooks

1/2 cup butter melted

1/4 cup peanut butter melted

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

2 tsps vanilla

1 1/4 cup AP flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 - 1/3 cup peanut butter in tbsps

1/4 - 1/3 cup jam/jelly in tbsps

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a square baking pan with foil.

heat the butter until melted then add in the peanut butter. stir until all melted and smooth. you may need to heat the mixture again to melt the peanut butter completely.

add the sugar, stir in to mixture.

add in the egg and vanilla, stir to incorporate.

add the salt and flour. Mix until combined. Do not over mix.

pour the batter into the prepared pan.

(i used a electric mixture however it was not necessary)

Now scoop tbsp size amounts of peanut butter and jam onto the batter.

then swirl together.

now you are ready to put your creation in the oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

you are not going to want to over bake these so keep and eye on them.

You want them to be an ooegy, gooey mess. trust me.

let them cool before taking the out of the pan and slicing so the peanut butter has time to set.

I do not recommend eating them right out of the pan as you will burn your mouth.

but boy was it worth it.

voila.