Amish Peanut butter

Years ago my family took a family trip out to Shipshewana. We enjoyed the awesome food and all the great little shops. I don't remember how old I was but I do remember seeing the faceless dolls, marveling at the beautiful quilts and quilting kits, the Menno-Hof, and Jo-Jo's Pretzels in the Davis Mercantile which years later would become a personal favorite.
But the thing I remember most vividly was trying Amish Peanut Butter for the first time. I believe we were having dinner at the Essenhaus, and I tried it on a roll. I loved it and I convinced mom to ask the server what it was. Mom said we could try to makes some at home and I was excited.

Little did I know that the boy who would eventually be my husband lived just a few minutes from where we vacationed, or that close to a decade later I would live less than 2 hours away and go there on a regular basis.

 But I just realized that I wrote half a page about something you may not even know about.

So what is Amish Peanut Peanut Butter you ask? APB is a glorious, sweet, pale brown spread made very simply from creamy peanut butter and marshmallow creme with corn syrup to thin it out to a fluffy and creamy but spreadable consistency. In my experience it has been served on rolls or bread but I also love it with fruit. APB is also known as church spread because it was commonly served at the after service lunch.

APB is a staple at family get togethers for Mr. Creative's side of the family. And this past Easter was the first time I was asked to bring it. The recipe I used is below and was a hit with everyone. I was also asked to bring apple butter. And I promise you that recipe will be in the next post.


Amish Peanut Butter

1 cup Creamy peanut butter
1 cup Marshmallow fluff
1 - 2 cups light corn syrup

Thoroughly mix peanut butter, fluff, and 1 cup of syrup in a bowl (rubber spatula works best). Add additional syrup til it reaches desired consistency.


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