Peanut butter made a surprise debut on , so we decided to celebrate this seriously versatile spread.
1. The secret ingredient to homemade hoisin
Homemade is a hella handy addition to quick weeknight meals. Add the PB-spiked sauce to stir-fries, or serve as a dipping sauce for skewers and rice paper rolls. Via 
2. All buttered up
Ubiquitous across West Africa in countries such as Senegal, Gambia and Mali, this takes on many guises. The meat, vegetable and spice components are all variable so feel free to experiment, using sweet potatoes, cabbage, beef, fish, eggplant or a dash of cayenne, as the mood strikes you – the dish can also be entirely meat free.
Source: China Squirrel
PB experimentation is on the rise, but if you’re looking for a truly nutty idea, turn the spread into then serve atop a bowl of . This so-weird-it-works combo comes from .
Source: Leanne Kitchen
Some people think a square of is enough, others – like the crazy kids at – throw caution to the wind, adding ripples of PB to their brownie, drizzling with melted chocolate and more peanut butter (this time in a warm sugar- and butter-laced sauce), and topping with vanilla ice-cream.
While Malaysia and Thailand are best known for satay, the nutty sauce is also popular in parts of Africa. In this Sierra Leone recipe, are topped with ginger yoghurt. Via 
Peanut butter chicken skewers with ginger yoghurt Source: Chris Chen
“We are not sure you will ever forgive us for introducing you to the incredible flavour combination in this recipe,” warn before sharing the jawdropper: . It sounds like a mouthful and literally is – especially if you sandwich said ice-cream between your bikkies.
Peanut butter and choc chunk ice-cream with cinnamon salt and peanut biscuits Source: Petrina Tinslay
Featuring , ma jiang mian is a street food favourite in Taiwan. Similar to variations of , this dish is so popular you'll find it at late night convenience stores (or in recipe form in ).
Source: Ben Dearnley
If you've never tried the non-fruit part of the pumpkin, this is an excellent way to start. Pumpkin leaves are a little like a sweet spinach and are wickedly delicious when cooked with the peanut sauce. 
Pumpkin shoots with peanut butter served here with sadza. Source: Food Safari Earth
Thanks to pearling industry of yesteryear, Broome is home to a melting pot of South-East Asian cultures and cuisines. These from are rubbed with cumin, coriander and curry powder, barbecued and drizzled with a coconut and peanut sauce.
Take a leaf out of a Filipino home cook’s book and add peanut butter to your stew. Known as , this casserole includes oxtail, eggplant and annatto powder, a plant seed product known for its vibrant yellow-orange colour.
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Revisit your childhood with this -inspired giant from . The flourless chocolate batter is layered with caramel and peanut mousse, then coated with a glossy glaze.
Like soaring summer temperatures, peanut butter's on a mission to be So Hot Right Now. Join the cause and combat your own heatstroke by whipping up a batch of Colin Fassnidge's . This ingenious recipe doesn't require an ice-cream maker, just freeze the mixture in a slab, insert popsicles, roll in praline and BAM.
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