Sugar Free Peanut Butter Spread

I am someone who, if dared to, would probably eat an entire jar of peanut butter (for no money mind you) just to have an excuse to do it. What's not to love? It's nutty, filling and goes with just about anything (ok except maybe mustard). BUT, and this is a big but, it's got a gazillion calories and grams of fat. Since I don't want a big BUTT (ha ha, just had to throw that in there) I have to come up with other ways to enjoy the peanutty goodness but cut down on all the BUTS.

I remember coming across a peanut dip on the weight watcher website years ago but bypassed it as it sounded gross. Cottage cheese and peanut butter! EEEEWW. However, to ward off a fit of gluttonous peanut cravings this peanut spread was born. I resurrected the idea of the cottage cheese and it actually worked. At this point I have tried the spread with just about everything and it's really hard to mess up. The only time I did so was when I was going through a cinnamon stage and added a full tablespoon of cinnamon. It was so spicy I actually couldn't get it down. So don't do that.

It will have a light creamy peanut taste and is a great dip for fruit, spread on toast, graham crackers, all natural Vitamuffin Top, oatmeal, cereal, yogurt, anything. I promise, you will love it and you won't taste the cottage cheese.

Peanut Butter Spread
Servings: 8 (2.5  Tbsp)
Printable Recipe

Ingredients

1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp honey
1/3 cup all natural peanut butter
3/4 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
2 tsp vanilla extract

Optional add-ins

Pumpkin Maple: 2 Tbsp canned pumpkin and 1 capful maple extract

Mocha: 1 tsp instant coffee and 1/2 Tbsp Hershey Special Dark Cocoa powder
Almond: 1 capful almond extract and 1 Tbsp chopped almonds
PB&J: 2 Tbsp sugar free jelly or preserves

Directions

1. Mix everything in a blender and refrigerate.