23 Sweet and Salty Ways to Cook With Peanuts

- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks1/23
Crispy Peanut Butter Snack Cake
This salty-sweet “snack cake” is made with a simple honey–peanut butter base, plus all your favorite snacks.
- Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li, Prop Styling by Elizabeth Jaime2/23
Crunchy Veg Bowl with Warm Peanut Sauce
This healthy bowl of brown rice, raw golden beets, and crushed peanuts is drizzled with a savory sauce made with peanut butter and coconut milk.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Diana Yen3/23
Giant Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup
Made with freshly ground peanuts, this king-sized version of the chocolate-coated peanut candies is every bit as addictive as the original.
- Photo by Maura McEvoy4/23
Cauliflower With Quinoa, Prunes, and Peanuts
For a first-rate vegetarian entrée, top cauliflower "steaks" with a shockingly delicious mix of prunes, quinoa, and crushed peanuts.
- Photo by Elizabeth Cecil5/23
Spicy Cabbage Salad With Turkey and Peanuts
After a day of power-eating, all we want is this palate cleanser. It has tons of spice, zing, freshness—and vegetables that still have some crunch.
- Levi Brown6/23
Peanut Butter Ice Cream With a Hard Chocolate Shell
Fold together chunky peanut butter and frozen whipped topping for a churn-free ice cream; make the ingenious crackly chocolate topping by combining melted chocolate and vegetable oil.
- Photo by Danny Kim, food and prop styling by Ali Nardi7/23
Udon Noodles with Shrimp, Snow Peas, and Peanuts
An easy weeknight dish that comes together in minutes.
- Photo by Peden & Munk8/23
Roasted and Charred Broccoli With Peanuts
Broccoli stems become fork-tender as they slowly roast while the florets are charred in a cast-iron pan. Nutritional yeast and peanuts are a nutty and satisfying finishing touch.
- Photo by Sara Remington9/23
Peanut Butter Pie
A peanut butter lover's dream dessert looks something like this: a graham cracker crust filled with a frozen cream cheese and peanut butter filling.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Katherine Sacks10/23
Pok Pok-Style Hot Wings with Peanuts and Cilantro
Want crispy and delicious wings fast? Avoid the mess of frying oil and go for a quick oven-roast. Inspired by the version served by chef Andy Ricker at his Brooklyn and Portland Pok Pok restaurants, these wings get doused in a sweet and savory glaze and rolled in a spicy, crunchy topping.
- Jason Lowe11/23
Black Rice Salad with Mango and Peanuts
Mangoes and oranges add color and sweetness to this hearty black-rice bowl. Topped with peanuts and a handful of cilantro, it makes for a quick lunch.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell12/23
3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
These three-ingredient, flour-free peanut butter cookies are the perfect solution when you're craving something sweet and have a limited pantry.
- Christina Holmes13/23
Marinated Tofu with Peanuts and Charred Bean Sprouts
This healthy, meat-free dinner bowl gets the welcome addition of charred bean sprouts, which play off of the raw herbs and plump, soy-marinated tofu cubes.
- Photo by Gentl & Hyers14/23
Apple and Nut-Butter Puff Pastry Tarts
The flavors of apples dipped in peanut butter, all cozied up inside a flaky puff pastry crust. Sold!
- Photo by Marcus Nilsson.15/23
Mixed Beans With Peanuts, Ginger, and Lime
This is a high-summer throw together of a sauté to make when there are lots of snap beans at the market. Mix colors and types for the full effect.
- Mitchell Feinberg16/23
Peanut Dacquoise With Peanut Butter Mousse
In this classic cake, flat peanut meringues are layered with fluffy peanut mousse and a rich chocolate glaze.
- Christopher Baker17/23
Chicken-Apricot Skewers
This flavor in these chicken thigh skewers comes from a flavorful marinade of yogurt, coconut milk, and lots of peanut butter.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton18/23
Chocolate-Dipped Ice Cream Cones With Peanuts
This homemade Drumstick-inspired treat is as good from the first bite of creamy, chocolate-covered ice cream as it is to the last nibble of decadent chocolate-coated cone.
- Photo by Lennart Weibull.19/23
Sesame-Peanut Bars
Skip the store-bought energy bars and take a few of these sweet and nutty sesame bars on your next trip (or add to your child's next lunch box).
- Dan Forbes20/23
Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
These layered bars have a creamy base of peanut butter, a sticky layer of jam, and a crumbly topping starring crushed peanuts.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Ali Nardi21/23
Midnight Puppy Chow
Our take on puppy chow—a classic snack mix of peanut butter and Chex cereal—gets an earthy sweetness from maple syrup and deep color from cocoa powder.
- Photo by Marcus Nilsson22/23
Steakhouse Salad with Red Chile Dressing and Peanuts
The steak can be marinated a day in advance—in fact, it gets better.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton23/23
Peanut Butter, Banana, and Jelly "Ice Cream"
Watching frozen bananas and peanut butter blend into ice cream seems like magic; pull out this trick at your next dinner party. Adding grape jelly makes it irresistible to kids and adults.