Peanut Butter & Nutella Panini

Okay, folks...any fans of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups out there? This had to be posted. It's in the New York Times online this week. Sounds yummy!

Peanut Butter and Nutella Panini

1 12-ounce jar creamy peanut butter 

24 slices of Pepperidge 
Farm Very Thin white bread 

1 13-ounce jar Nutella. 


Preheat a panini press or George Foreman grill. Spread about 2 teaspoons peanut butter on each of 12 slices of bread. Spread about 1 tablespoon Nutella on each of the other 12. Put the peanut butter and Nutella slices together and grill until marked and crispy. Use a silicone spatula to remove.


Makes 12 sandwiches. This recipe appeared in “The Mantry” by Oliver Schwaner-Albright.

Recipe #2

On the Abuelita Box (hot Mexican chocolate) there is a recipe for a peanut butter smoothie made with Abuelita chocolate:

3 cups whole milk

1 1/2 tablets Abuelita chocolate

1/4-1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

ice cubes

Heat milk and Abuelita chocolate in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Mix frequently until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat; refrigerate for 1 hour.

Place chocolate mixture and peanut butter in blender; cover. Blend for 1 minute. Serve over ice. Serves 4.