Recipes using No-Sugar Peanut Butter (and My Favorite Peanut Butters)
Here’s a collection of easy and delicious Recipes using No-Sugar Peanut Butter and a shout-out for my favorite no-sugar peanut butters. And most of these recipes with peanut butter are low in carbs or Keto!
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Is Peanut Butter something you always have in the house? I never liked peanut butter sandwiches when I was a kid, but now I love the creaminess and the flavor peanut butter adds to sauces and salad dressings, and of course it’s great for cookies and bars!
So here’s a collection of Recipes using No-Sugar Peanut Butter and a shout-out for the two favorite peanut butter brands I always buy! If you’re a fellow peanut butter fan who always has some peanut butter on hand, I hope you find something here that you’d like to try!
What No-Sugar Peanut Butters do I Recommend?
I loved this Adams 100% Natural Peanut Butter (affiliate link) from the first time I tried it. Now the chunky and smooth varieties are something I always have in my fridge to use for recipes where I’m using peanut butter in a sauce or dressing. I use chunky the most, but I also buy Adams No-Stir Creamy Peanut Butter (affiliate link) to use in sauces! When I’m making Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Cookies or using peanut butter in a sweet treat of any kind, I prefer Skippy No-Sugar Added Creamy Peanut Butter (affiliate link).
What to do if Natural Peanut Butter has Separated:
When you bring natural peanut butter home from the store it will sometimes be separated with a layer of oil on top. When I’m ready to start on a new jar from the pantry, I put the peanut butter and oil into my food processor and pulse until the oil is completely combined. It’s a bit of a messy job, but completely effective. Keep natural peanut butter in the fridge once it’s been opened.
Sweet Treats using No-Sugar Peanut Butter:
Last year Kara and I worked on this recipe for Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Cookies to get a version that will work perfectly without being crumbly, and the new cookies are getting good reviews!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars are a tasty treat to make ahead and keep in the freezer for those times when you just need something sweet!
More Sweet Treats with No-Sugar Peanut Butter:
Dinners Using No-Sugar Peanut Butter:
Chicken with Peanut Sauce has been a favorite of mine for years, and this recipe got new photos!
For years this tasty Pork Peanut Sauce was one of the most popular peanut butter recipes on the blog, and it’s easy to make in the slow cooker.
Peanut Butter Tofu with Sriracha is great for a meatless dinner and I use Monkfruit Sweetener which makes this super low in carbs! This recipe has been popular for years.
More Dinners using No-Sugar Peanut Butter:
Salads and Bowls using No-Sugar Peanut Butter:
Chicken Broccoli Salad with a tasty peanut butter dressing does have some carbs, but it’s also high in fiber, and this is so tasty!
Cabbage Bowl with Tofu and Peanut Sauce is another meatless dish with peanut butter that’s delicious and easy to make! This does have some carbs, but check the net carbs and remember it’s an entire meal.
These tasty Noodles with Peanut Sauce are something I used to make with whole wheat spaghetti, but now I’d definitely use Fiber Gourmet Light Spaghetti (affiliate link) for fewer carbs!
More Salads and Bowls with No-Sugar Peanut Butter
Other Recipes with No-Sugar Peanut Butter:
This amazing Asparagus with Dipping Sauce is so tasty, and if you don’t have Tahini just make the sauce with all peanut butter.
This Quick and Easy Peanut Butter Oatmeal is something I used to eat often back in my South Beach Diet days. Now it’s a carb splurge for me, but I do make it occasionally, especially if I have kids staying over!
More Assorted Recipes with No-Sugar Peanut Butter:
- Baked Sesame Tofu Sticks with Peanut Sauce
- Celery Stuffed with Peanut Butter
- Celery Stuffed with Peanut Butter
About the Food Products Featured Here:
I purchased the peanut butter in the photos myself and neither company has any idea whatsoever that I’m writing about their product. All items featured as Kalyn’s Kitchen Picks are things I buy over and over, and so readers will know my opinions are completely unbiased I don’t accept review products from the many companies who offer to send them to me. You can see the complete list of products I’ve chosen to feature at Kalyn’s Kitchen Picks.
Historical Notes for this Post:
This love letter to Adams Natural Peanut Butter was first posted September 2011; it was updated with another peanut brand option and more information in 2024.
16 Comments on “Recipes using No-Sugar Peanut Butter (and My Favorite Peanut Butters)”
Smucker’s Natural is low carb and easy to find everywhere! Only 2 net carbs per serving
Haven’t seen that one but I will check it out.
i love adams too! i always get the creamy version. It's so good! =D
Phyllis, sounds interesting. I just bought some coconut oil to try in baking.
For a really good treat, mix peanut butter with Nutiva Coconut oil. Don't knock it till you try it!ts really good!
Shirley it definitely seems natural to me!
Wow, I don't think you could get much more real that that. Only peanuts in the unsalted varieties with a little sea salt in the others. I'll definitely look for this one, Kalyn. Thanks!
Shirley
Hope you have fun trying some of the peanut butter recipes!
Great choice, Kalyn. I love this peanut butter. I've been using it for many years. My youngest son grew up on peanut butter and banana sandwiches, so I didn't want any sugar or salt in his peanut butter and this one sure fit the bill. I always have a jar in my fridge in case he drops in. I'm also going to try some of the recipes you've posted using peanut butter. They sound delicious.
Joanne, the other types of peanut butter now taste "too sweet" to me.
Terri, never tried making peanut butter but it sounds fun!
Worker Bee, this peanut butter contains just peanuts and a very tiny amount of salt, so I'd say that's pretty natural.
Ken, thanks. Never seen that around here.
That is a great peanut butter, I love it too! I don't know what the "natural" part is supposed to mean though… in the food industry it does not really mean anything. BUT I do go for Adam's organic line, it is great! Just a heads up for folks in case they don't know… "Natural" does not mean organic. Love your blog Kalyn!
Oh I love PB&J, always have and always will. Unfortunately it's been some time since I've had one…sigh. I actually make my own peanut butter. I buy roasted salted peanuts, throw them into the food processor and add a spoonful of nut oil and process to my liking. No sugar added! And it's so much cheaper too!
I admit I used to be a Skippy lover when I was a kid…but now that I've gone the natural route, anything else tastes awful to me!
I'm with you, please no sugar in my peanut butter! And I never liked pb&j sandwiches either – didn't even like to look at a jar of jelly while I ate peanut butter! Now one of my favorite snacks (or breakfasts) is fresh apple chunks dipped in peanut butter.
Annalise, that's definitely how I feel since I've been using it. I am a complete fan!
I've been an Adam's peanut butter gal all my life and I won't eat anything else. Love it!