{"id":1539,"date":"2014-03-20T17:11:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T21:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2014-03-20T17:11:05","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T21:11:05","slug":"celebrate-national-peanut-month-with-sweet-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1539","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate National Peanut Month with sweet recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1540\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Peanut-Butter-and-Banana-Crescents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1540\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1540\" alt=\"Celebrate National Peanut Month by baking Peanut Butter &amp; Banana Crescents\" src=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Peanut-Butter-and-Banana-Crescents-300x224.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Peanut-Butter-and-Banana-Crescents-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Peanut-Butter-and-Banana-Crescents-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Peanut-Butter-and-Banana-Crescents.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celebrate National Peanut Month by baking Peanut Butter &amp; Banana Crescents<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One way to celebrate National Peanut Month during March: bake up a treat that includes peanut butter! Of course, there are lots and lots of recipes out there. There are some on the <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalpeanutboard.org\/recipes\/national-peanut-month-staff-best-pick-recipes-keegan-peanut-dacquoise\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/nationalpeanutboard.org\/recipes\/national-peanut-month-staff-best-pick-recipes-keegan-peanut-dacquoise\/\">National Peanut Board web site<\/a>, including a link to a fancy dessert recipe via Bon Appetit: peanut dacquoise with peanut butter mousse. With elements like meringue, be prepared to spend some time and effort.<\/p>\n<p>For those who want a fast, easy recipe, here is a quick one that calls for only five ingredients.\u00a0 This dish is from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillsbury.com\/recipes\/peanut-butter-and-banana-crescents\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.pillsbury.com\/recipes\/peanut-butter-and-banana-crescents\">Pillsbury web site<\/a>. Some of the bakers who tried the recipe shared comments. These include the fact it makes a good after-school snack, it\u2019s easy to do variations, and it also works for any \u201cElvis-themed\u201d parties since the famous singer reportedly loved peanut butter and\u00a0 banana sandwiches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEANUT BUTTER &amp; BANANA CRESCENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>INGREDIENTS<\/strong><br \/>\n1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury\u00ae refrigerated crescent dinner rolls OR 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury\u00ae Crescent Recipe Creations\u00ae refrigerated seamless dough sheet<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup creamy peanut butter<br \/>\n1 medium banana, sliced (1 cup)<br \/>\n1 egg, beaten<br \/>\n1 tablespoon roasted salted sunflower nuts or sesame seeds<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECTIONS<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Separate or cut dough into 4 long rectangles (if using crescent rolls, press perforations to seal). Cut each rectangle in half; press into 3 1\/2-inch squares.<br \/>\n2. \u2028Spoon peanut butter in center of each square; top with 2-3 banana slices. Fold dough over filling; press edges with fork to seal. Brush with egg; sprinkle with sunflower nuts.<br \/>\n3. \u2028Bake at 375\u00b0F 12 to 16 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Follow me on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/santacruzfoodie\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/santacruzfoodie\">@santacruzfoodie<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One way to celebrate National Peanut Month during March: bake up a treat that includes peanut butter! Of course, there are lots and lots of recipes out there. 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