Sometimes the simplest idea is the best. This is one of those ideas. It’s not my own and to be honest it never even crossed my mind. A reader suggested this saying that she and her brother decided to add peanut butter to their cereal one day when they were young. 20 years later she refuses to eat it any other way and if she pours a bowl of cereal and milk only to discover that she is out of peanut butter, she gives the cereal to her dog. I investigated this proposition and have reached a conclusion: this is the new way to eat cereal. The peanut butter will enhance any cereal giving you a sweet, salty and crunchy morning treat.
Ingredients:
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1 cup cereal (any)
1 cup milk
2T chunky peanut butter w/ salt
Directions:
1. Place cereal in bowl, pour milk on top. Drop ball of peanut butter in the center. Dig at the peanut butter to get a little bit with each bite. Never look at cereal the same way again.
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Really? I’ll try it with oat porridge tonight… maybe it’ll melt nicely and evenly!
With hot cereal it will melt and mix nicely throughout. Should be delicious!
It’s wonderful with oatmeal … erm, porride. Add some fresh cut bananas and a bit of honey and you’re in breakfast heaven. :-)
ha!i JUST finished a bowl of peanut butter and cereal.Oh,and it was Nature’s Path Peanut Butter Granola,too.
I agree-this is the only way i’ll eat cereal.I just chopped up half a pear,a banana,some medjool dates,poured some pb granola and almond milk ontop and dolloped 2 big scoops of crunchy peanut butter.taking a big spoonful and smearing the pb around the rim on the bowl in ambrosial.and then,when yr done,drinking the sweet peanut butter-y milk…so good.i can’t believe you’ve never done this!
I can’t either!
I love adding PB to my cereal!
I haven’t eaten cereal that way, but that’s how I eat oatmeal. I prefer to warm up the oatmeal and then mix the PB into it. That way I don’t have specifically pick at the PB with each spoonful…it’s perfectly mixed into every bite.
Ah, yes. I have never made a bowl of oatmeal without it, it mixes in nicely. But there is something…magical…about picking at the glob of peanut butter with each bite.
After always eating my oatmeal with PB all winter, I started doing it with cereal too. Any cereal, hot or cold, is always better with peanut butter!
This is how I eat my cereal, except without milk and with a sliced banana. Stirring in some Greek yogurt is fabulous, too!
mmmm PB Cheerios :)
Hey. I just tried it: oat porridge with peanutbutter.
Its awesome. It melts right into it. Nutty at every bite. Mmmmmmm!
PB is the best in oatmeal. If you need more inspiration try these out for size:
Spicy Hominy and Oats
Egg topped Cheesy Peanut Butter Oats
Peanut Butter and Jelly Oatmeal
Cool man… lovely stuff!
HAHAHAHA I love it!!!
I actually mix All-Bran, crumbled up really small, with peanut butter and some Splenda, and a bit of milk, it makes for a weird texture and an unnappealing colour, but the flavour is amazing! Hey, it’s not like I’m entretaining with it!
Thanks Nick!
I can imagine it not looking so hot but it sounds great!
This looks like something I could get into. Thanks for sharing!
Ha ha – so glad you tried this Nick. I love peanut butter in my cold cereal!
This morning I had oatmeal (hot) with peanut butter mixed in. If you haven’t tried it, you must.
I’m actually not a cold cereal person. The above recipe is what I usually have for snack. I have hot oatmeal with peanut butter every single morning.
I think that PB with yogurt and cereals are perfect for breakfast…full power for the day :)
i have tried PB in oatmeal before and it’s just too much for me. maybe cold cereal will be different…
Well I enjoy peanut butter in every which way but I can see not wanting it in every bite of oatmeal. Try it in the cold cereal. Since you have to dig at it with each bite the flavor is a separate part of the bite and not wholly encompassed, if that makes any sense.
hmm, haven’t tried this one!!
I totally do this on a daily basis. I use all sorts of nut butters – almond, cashew, peanut. They are all amazing. This morning it was Kashi H2H with almond milk and a heaping spoonful of PBl… delish!
What a fabulous and yummy idea!
Had oats a while ago, wonder how it would have tasted with a dollop of PB.
I was at a restaurant which served tofu with peanut butter in the form of a gravy. I wasn’t too fond of the idea, but my friend who had the dish said it was great. I regret not trying it.
Have you tried the combination before?
Tofu and peanut butter gravy…I love the idea, especially the peanut butter gravy. I don’t mind tofu but I don’t ever make or order it. I gotta think more about that gravy…
I do this with yogurt and cereal or granola and it’s awesome!!!! I will havee to try with milk soon.
wow…I love my cereal and I love PB but not both together…I must try this!
At first I thought you were kidding, but on second glance…I think I’ll go get dinner…
Haha, no joking, all deliciousness. It’s tastier than I could have imagined.
I have never heard of this before or even thought of doing it. Your definitely on to something. This is genius!
*bows*
Nick, this looks great. It would be a great boost to the cereal.
I’ve never tried it with cold cereal, but I LOVE it with my daily oatmeal!
I love PB in my oatmeal; why wouldn’t I love it in my cold cereal? This sounds totally delicious! I’m all about simple and delicious. Sorry that I’ve been an absent commenter; I just finished up my law school exams and am finally getting around to my google reader.
Congrats and welcome back. This breakfast is the perfect reward for a job well done!
omg i always do that!! when i was little i used to make little peanut butter clumps and hide it within my cereal so i could get a little surprise every once in a while! haha
Such a simple innovation – but such a facinating one. I bet this would be great with my rice chex! Look forward to trying it out!
- Dana
I saw the picture on FoodPhotoBlog this morning and my first thought was, EEWWWW! Then I had a second thought, “maybe it wouldn’t be so bad” so I tried it with oatmeal this morning. WOW. Really a great change of taste. Will try it again tomorrow with cold cereal. I could eat peanut butter right out of the jar. Thanks for the great suggestion.
Glad it worked out so well, but I knew it would =)
I my family thought I was weird for doing this! lol little do they know.
oops…the first I was should have said And
I only eat cereal with peanut butter. I don’t actually put in the the cereal itself. I scoop up the cereal with a peanut butter covered spoon so as to get it with every bite. Delicious.
Wow- great idea, and much better than adding mounds of sugar :-)
I have to agree with the post above- I bet this would be great in oatmeal, I’ll definitely give it a shot.
Thanks PB Boy!
Can’t believe you’ve never had peanut butter in oatmeal before! I have had oatmeal every day for the past 4-5 years and not once have I forgotten to add peanut butter!