Thanksgiving, here I come. For those attending the same feast as me, you can expect this delightful dish. The recipe is derived from the Southern Style Banana Pudding that was such a hit at our 4th of July party. This is a festive and seasonal remix of that classic and delicious recipe, perfect for a Thanksgiving dessert. It takes only minutes to prepare and you’ll enjoy serving this light and guiltless dessert to your friends and family. No matter how much you eat on Thanksgiving, there will always be room for this.

As strange as it sounds, I didn’t come up with this. I received an email from a reader named Dan who told me that his mom used to make him this for breakfast when he was young. I wanted to know more so I asked him to dig up some info. Dan’s mother, now 83, used to have it for breakfast growing up in West Virginia when her mother (Dan’s grandmother) would make it for her. Dan’s mother was born in 1925, about 30 years after peanut butter was first invented, but smooth peanut butter wasn’t commercially available until about 1928 when Peter Pan was founded. She missed the Universal Exposition of 1904 (and unfortunately so did I) where plain peanut butter sandwiches were all the rave, but she was born at a very exciting time for Americans (can you imagine a world without peanut butter?). Our old friend, the PB&J, wasn’t invented until after 1940, so she enjoyed what can only be one of the first peanut butter creations: Peanut Butter and Tomato on Toast. How can you not try this historical peanut butter landmark?

In addition, I want to thank Kath from Katheats for sending me a jar of Earth Fare peanut butter! When I recently shared that I had found a great new peanut butter, I heard otherwise from Kath. She told me that while Whole Foods brand peanut butter was good, Earth Fare’s was even better. I had never heard of Earth Fare and for good reason, it’s a small chain in the southern US, an area I have yet to visit. She is so excited about this peanut butter that she went to the trouble of shipping me a jar. While the shipping price was probably twice the price of the jar, it was worth it. This is some great peanut butter. It’s a no-stir creamy peanut butter with a touch of salt and sugar. The amount of sugar was perfect and greatly added to the fresh roasted nutty taste. Thanks again Kath! You’ll be receiving a package shortly too =). By the way, let me add that if anyone wants to send me peanut butter then feel free!

The “subscription” my sister got me was for 2 jars every other month for a year. This time around I got Naturally Nutty brand Butter Toffee Peanut Butter and Sunland Raspberry Peanut Butter Spread. When I received the package, there was oil all over the box and it turns out the Butter Toffee Peanut Butter had leaked. The resulting peanut butter is probably a bit drier than it should be and it had some odd looking spots on top, although that didn’t stop me from eating some. The customer service at Amazing Clubs was very helpful when I emailed them about the shipment. They responded within a day and immediately sent out a replacement jar. They also have about 50 other clubs from wine and beer to teddy bear and dog treat clubs.

The package came with a background on the two peanut butter companies, a description of the flavors and a recipe for each one: Butter Toffee Peanut Butter Fudge and Raspberry Peanut Butter Popcorn. I didn’t try these recipes but I did use the peanut butters in a few of my own ways. Read on for ingredients, nutrition facts and the taste test results!