But if that still doesn’t work for you – try this recipe Christy posted over at The Girl Who Ate Everything.  This is the perfect Christmas treat for those cold winter nights by the fire.  MMMM…. PB goes with EVERYTHING!!!!

PB Popcorn

Try making some of these adorable festive candy witches to celebrate this weekend   Enjoy!!

Chocolate PB Witches (adapted from Betty Crocker)

Ingredients:

1             cup chocolate ready-to-spread frosting (from 16-oz can)

1             cup creamy peanut butter

1/2             cup powdered sugar

24             round buttery crackers

1/4             cup semisweet chocolate chips

24             crispy horn-shaped corn snacks

Directions:

1. In small bowl, mix frosting, peanut butter and powdered sugar until well blended. Shape mixture into 1 1/4-inch balls. Gently press 1 cracker onto top of each ball.

2. Place chocolate chips in small microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 30 seconds. Stir; repeat until mixture is smooth.

3. Dip open end of each corn snack in melted chocolate; place in center of each cracker. Hold for about 10 seconds to set slightly. Let candies stand at room temperature until completely set, about 30 minutes. Decorate as desired.

♥ Kimberly

Ummm…can we say “PERFECT” ???  Really.  I love it.  I have to have it.  But now if I could just decide if I needed this one too…

I’ve been laughing all night at these adorable maternity shirts at Cafe Press.  Hahahaha!  Some of them are totally adorable!

I am serious though, I have to have the peanut shirt.  If only it said peanutS…

♥ Kimberly

If you liked Julie’s PB Stuffed French Toast than you’ll love this!  It is a doctored up version of the PB Stuffed French Toast with a twist!  From Gail Simmons at KitchenDaily.com, she calls her recipe, “PB & J” French Toast w/ Applewood Bacon.  Gail always knows how to take everyday recipes to the next level, by adding tons of flavor and flare – without loosing their simplicity!

That’s right, it’s a Peanut Butter Fountain!  My family has a love/hate relationship with chocolate – meaning we all LOVE chocolate but HATE the added pounds we get from consuming it in such massive quantities (which is soooo easy when your mom owns a candy store full of gourmet chocolates!)  Well, try this idea instead of the traditional chocolate fountain at your next party!

Peanut Butter Fountain Recipe (from knol.google.com)

- 3 lbs cream cheese (room temp)

- 3 cups white sugar

- 4 cups all-natural Krema creamy PB

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 2 cups milk

In a mixer, combine cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Mix in the peanut butter and salt. Add the milk, 1 cup at a time. Thin with additional milk as needed. Serve fondue at room temperature to avoid changes in consistency.

Yield: Makes enough for the largest home fountains.

Suggested dipping items:  Angel Food cake, Chocolate-covered pretzels, Marshmallows, Molasses cookies, Oreos, Bananas, Brownie Bites, Apple slices

A Tip: Before dipping apples in the fondue, drop them briefly into boiling water. This removes the wax coating and allows the fondue to stick better.

Happy Dipping!!

♥ Kimberly

♥ Kimberly

Anyways, our PB office/candy store is located in Historic Downtown Dublin, Ohio and every year the City of Dublin puts on a large St. Patrick’s Day celebration with parties, music, contests and a fabulous St. Patrick’s Day parade!  And it just happens to be THAT time of year once again!  ST. Paddy’s Day!  This is a BIG BIG deal for us here in DUBLIN !!!  (ohio ;0)  This year the parade was on Saturday but unfortunately, the weather was a bit of a downer (light drizzle all morning).  I don’t have pictures of our float this year so until then – here are some great photos of us from last year’s parade…

This is my adorable Grandma standing next to our beautiful boat float.  We won the “Best Commercial Float” contest in 2008 & 2009!  My creative mother actually spent hours making those awesome green and white paper flowers that are decorating the boat float.  Aren’t they gorgeous?  She is sooooo talented !!

On the left is Danny our ‘Warehouse Nut’ who so willingly always wears our frog costume…funny thing is, I think he secretly LOVES being the Dublin Frog!  Next is my Aunt Nanette (in her St. Patrick’s Day Fruitcake Sister costume) then in the center is my tiny, adorable Grandmother in her Grandma’s Fruitcakes costume, then my mom (in her St. Patrick’s Day Fruitcake Sister costume) and on the far right is my cousin Lincoln sporting a “Vote for The Sisters” t-shirt, y’know like the shirts from Napoleon Dynamite?   {claim to fame : someone in my nutty family actually KNOWS Napoleon Dynamite (aka Jon Heder) and she knows him well too } Down in front is my youngest sweetie-bug cousin who is never afraid to dress up crazy and cheer for the Fruitcake Sisters!  Whereas I probably would have been mortified to be associated with these nutty ladies when I was her age, she is stellar and one of their biggest fans!  I think I’m coming around though…and so has my super fun sister Stephanie…

Stephanie (on the left) brought two of her roommates to the parade and had them dress up for the festivities also!!  Everything was so successful and fun.  What a fabulous Holiday!!!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

♥ Kimberly

Cute right?  Let me explain.  My dad is a little “crazy” about more than one thing.  Besides PB & Chocolate (and a few other things;-)) he LOVES to celebrate!  Holidays, Anniversaries, Birthdays or other special occasions – he loves to celebrate them all!  My mother, my sister and I have been the fortunate beneficiaries of his ‘celebration obsession’ for years!**  That being said, the flowers, teddy bears and boxes of chocolates above are Valentine’s Day presents from my dad (Crazy Richard) to my girls (his only granddaughters).  Isn’t he awesome??  The only thing I can really take credit for are these…

PB No-Bake Kisses! Yum!  Here’s what you do…

Ingredients:
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1 stick oleo (shortening)
3 T. cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. Krema creamy PB
3 c. oats

-Boil sugar, milk, oleo, cocoa and vanilla for 1 minute.  (Tip : shortening = gross in my cookbook so I ALWAYS use butter, which may cause some added difficulty making these kisses but in the end flavor is more important to me than presentation)
-Remove from heat
-Stir in PB and oats
-Cut equal sized squares of aluminum foil and wax paper placing wax paper on top
-Place globs of oat mixture onto wax paper to cool and harden

-Before these get too hard (just a few quick mins) fold up wax paper and foil into pyramid shape and place love note in the top (I used folded tissue paper)
-Then mold the foil around the glob of oat mixture until its shaped like a Hershey’s Kiss!  Viola!

Now I forgot the wax paper tonight (oops!) so my kisses aren’t going to be so easy to eat.  Oh well.  I have made these before with PB rice krispy treats and they worked awesomely.  Maybe for Father’s Day…

**Funny story about Crazy Richard: when my husband and I were first married my dad continued to be the wonderful, “crazy” dad that he is and sent me flowers and such for every Holiday and milestone in my life.  My poor husband just couldn’t compete!  Eventually my mother told my dad he needed to let the new man in my life be the one to buy me flowers.  That kind of was a little bit of a rough time for my dad…until I had my first little girl!  She turned into my very lucky replacement, and now I have two adorable girls who have been able to reap the benefits of Crazy Richard’s ‘celebration obsession’!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

♥ Kimberly

Creamy & Crunchy PB & J Pita!

To recreate Missy’s PB & J Pita, start with two whole wheat pitas lying face up.  Lather one side generously with Crazy Richard’s Creamy PB and then the other side with Crazy Richard’s Crunchy PB.

Then add a layer of your favorite jelly on top of the creamy PB side – combine, slice and enjoy!

We just love that Missy adores our PB so much that she had to use both creamy and crunchy PBs in the same sammy!

And P.S. “Sammy” is our way of saying “sandwich” here at Krema Products…in case anyone was a little confused about that

Merry Chritsmas all!  While you are sitting around enjoying your friends and family, why don’t you whip up some of this amazing PB Hot Cocoa!  Here’s what you do…

Combine milk, your favorite hot cocoa mix, a dollop of Marshmallow Fluff, and a generous scoop of Krema Creamy PB into Mr. Coffee’s fabulous Cocomotion Hot Cocoa Maker – then press the start button!  Wait a few minutes, then pour out perfectly stirred and warmed PB Hot Cocoa into a festive mug and enjoy!

The best thing about this easy recipe is that it is adaptable to every situation…

-Do you live in a warm climate?  Just mix all ingredients in a blender with some ice!  Voila!  Frozen PB Cocoa!
-Want a little peppermint flavor? Use a candy cane to stir with or pour in a little peppermint extract!
-Love dark chocolate?  Easy!  Add some dark chocolate cocoa mix!
-Don’t like marshmallows?  Forget the Fluff!
-Out of milk?  Use water and add a little cream to thicken!
-Top with whatever you’ve got…whipped cream, chocolate chips, shaved chocolate, or enjoy with a little Buckeye Crunch on the side!

Just make sure to share your PB Hot Cocoa with loved ones this Holiday Season!  Once again, Merry Christmas