Pantry items are quite precious these days, which is why you shouldn’t waste time on questionable dishes. These dairy-free peanut butter recipes are timeless, well-loved, and just darn delicious. They include breakfasts, snacks, some meals, and of course, desserts. And they range from unique creations to simple classics.
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25 Dairy-Free Peanut Butter Recipes Worth Stocking Up For
These aren’t just recipes that contain peanut butter – it’s the star of the show! If needed, you can substitute sunflower seed butter, almond butter, or cashew butter for the peanut butter in these dairy-free peanut butter recipes. Each alternative works nicely, and will produce similar results. But keep in mind that sunflower seed butter reacts with baking soda to produce a (harmless) green hue.
Dairy-Free Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Peanut Butter Chunks
This decadent dessert recipe is cool, creamy, and incredibly rich. But it’s actually vegan and can be made paleo-friendly.
Peanut Butter Clif Bars Copycat
These aren’t just like Clif Bars, but we think they’re better! Instead of protein isolates, they’re made with natural ingredients, and have a sweet soft and chewy texture.
Perfect Peanut Butter & Jelly Smoothie
This is one of my favorites. It’s rich, creamy peanut butter on the bottom, and blueberry-infused on the top. Sometimes I just blend it all together!
Thai Peanut Sauce
I put this stuff on everything. It’s so good, so healthy, so rich, and so easy.
Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Pie
Do you need a dessert guaranteed to impress guests? Here you go …
Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Crispy Bars
These sweet, nutritious bars are a cross between crispy treats and oat bars, with a generous infusion of peanut butter in the bars themselves and in the icing.
Peanut Butter Cookies ‘n Cream Dairy-free “Milkshakes”
You don’t need to know how to cook to make this simple recipe. You just need the ability to appreciate straight up indulgence.
Alton Brown’s Foolproof Peanut Butter Fudge Copycat
Thai Peanut Veggie Sandwiches
These plant-based hoagies come from an award-winning recipe that’s filled with fresh vegetables, and enriched with a wonderful peanut sauce.
Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
Each bite doubles down on the pb goodness, with peanut butter in the cake and spread on top.
Peanut Butter Balls
It doesn’t get much easier than these snack balls. Even kids can make them!
Peanut Butter Apple Crumble Pie
Upgrade your ordinary apple pie with this peanut butter infusion and crumble topping.
Autumn Buddha Quinoa Bowls
Each bowl boasts a full serving of peanut butter, and several servings of your daily vegetables and whole grains.
Homemade Peanut Butter and Jelly Pop Tarts
You won’t believe how easy it is to make your own dairy-free Pop Tarts!
Spiced Peanut Butter Banana & Honey Sandwich
This recipe takes the humble peanut butter and banana sandwich to tasty new heights.
Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Chocolate No Bake Cookies
You know the ones – boil, drop, attempt patience, devour.
Ooey Gooey Peanut Butter Popcorn
Enjoy watching the game at home with this sweet and salty popcorn. The recipe includes baked and no bake options.
Peanut Butter & Jam Bars
This simple, timeless recipe serves PB&J’s in a snackable, sweet treat.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
You can use this recipe to make peanut butter eggs, peanut butter cups, or any shape of peanut butter-filled, chocolate-covered goody you desire.
Apple Chicken Peanut Curry
Although it’s heavy in Indian flavors, this dinner is generously infused with peanut butter and apple for a unique, but comforting twist.
Flourless Eggless Peanut Putter Cookies
What would a collection of dairy-free peanut butter recipes be without cookies?! These are a bit like 1-2-3 peanut butter cookies, but with a few more ingredients, and they’re naturally vegan!
Curry Beef Satay with Peanut Sauce
These generously spiced kabobs are wonderful with rice, quinoa, millet, or couscous.
Banutter Frozen Grahamwiches
Think of this simple recipe as nice cream sandwiches made with graham crackers. It’s snack-worthy, but still a cool treat.
Personal Peanut Butter Cup Pies
The chocolate cookie crust is actually grain-free, and the dense, rich filling is made with a decadent combination of cashews and peanut butter.
No Bake Peanut Butter Thumbprint Macaroons
If you haven’t tried peanut butter and coconut together, then you’ve been missing out. Make these now!