Almost everyone has a jar of peanut butter in their kitchen. But besides peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, what else is the spread good for when it comes to cooking?
Cookbook author and food stylist Susan Spungen told Insider that peanut butter is a great ingredient to cook with because it's fatty, which means it acts as a vehicle and carries other flavors well. As for peanut butter's flavor, she said it's a "no-brainer" to use it to jazz up your recipes.
"It's creamy, it's nutty, it complements - it's a great base for a sauce or marinade because it brings so much flavor, a very unique flavor of peanuts, to whatever you put it in," she said.
In honor of March 1 being National Peanut Butter Lover's Day, here are nine recipes that feature peanuts or peanut butter.