California Raisin Peanut Butter Spread
A healthy and tasty snack your children will love.
Recipe Ingredients:
3/4 cup California Raisins
1/2 cup apple juice
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup creamy peanut butter
Cooking Directions:
- Measure the raisins and apple juice into a small saucepan and bring to boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer for eight to 10 minutes or until raisins have absorbed all the juice. Stir in honey and cinnamon. Cool slightly. Stir in peanut butter.
- Spread onto graham crackers, bread, mini-bagels, apple slices or celery sticks.
Makes 1 2/3 cups.
Variation: For a healthful variation on traditional PB&J sandwiches, spread one tablespoon of California Raisin Peanut Butter Spread on one slice of whole wheat bread. Top with 1/4 banana cut into nine very thin slices and top with another slice of bread. Lightly butter both sides and cook in a small, heavy skillet over medium heat until lightly browned on both sides and heated through. Cut into four sticks.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 tablespoon spread): Calories 80 (53 percent from fat); Total Fat 5g (sat 1g, trans 0g, mono 2g, poly 1g); Cholesterol 0mg; Protein 3g; Carbohydrate 7g; Fiber <1g; Iron <1mg; Sodium 0mg; Calcium 8mg.
Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of www.loveyourraisins.com, through ARAcontent