Ok, I don't really know what's gotten into me, but I recently discovered my newfound love for peanut butter. I remember hating it as a kid and I never understood the appeal of PB&J sandwiches. Now, I crave it and it doesn't help that my roommate has a huge jar of Skippy's Creamy Peanut Butter lying around -it's just all too tempting.
With all the natural oils and fats that peanut butter holds, its caloric value stands pretty high at about 95 calories for every 1 tbsp and 1 tbsp is like literally nothing. So when I found out about PB2's powdered peanut butter (which I got from Target), I was really excited as it only holds 45 calories for every 2 tbsp of powder. Disclaimer though, they actually made the powder by filtering out all the oils and fats, so it may not taste exactly the same... just don't expect the same creamy, buttery texture. It actually comes out to be more nutty and tastes more natural -which is what I really like about it.
Less fat = less calories = eat more PB
The other great thing about having powdered peanut butter is that you can incorporate it into almost everything. I recently used it in my chocolate protein shakes and it tastes so good! Plus its a nice change from my routine flavor. I also decided to add it into my overnight oats recipe and it turned out amazing. It actually made the oats so much creamier and I can't wait to make it again.
Here's what you'll need:
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup almond milk
1/2 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp PB2
Mix all of these ingredients together in a mason jar and store it in the fridge overnight. In the morning, top it with blueberries, almonds, bananas and a bit of Hershey's Lite Chocolate syrup.
I know -so simple, but so good.
Happy Thursday,
Theresa
0 comments:
Post a Comment