Saturday, February 16, 2013

PB Crave (Flavored 'Natural' Peanut Butter) Review & Giveaway

Just look at those yummy ingredients!
You know chocolate & bananas & peanuts
are just naturals together. Now add in
raspberries!
Long ago in a far-gone time there was a wee little house with a wee little lady and she had a not-so-wee little family of wee little ones.  There were not many wee little pennies to go around, so the wee little lady pinched them tightly in her wee little hand.

But her 5 wee little ones did not have such wee little appetites.  And she wanted them to have happy-tites (I know, that's a silly play on words).  Anyhow, this mama knew her nutrition and she knew that peanuts and peanut butter were nutritionally dense and sound for her wee little ones. Oops! Just gotta get out of that silly wee mode.

Well, the kids loved cookies.  So we had peanut butter cookies by the hundreds. They loved cake, so we had peanut butter cake and peanut butter frosting. We had peanut butter chocolate fudge and most any other goodie I could come up with.  And don't forget all five of those lunch boxes.  You got it..... peanut butter sandwiches. Peanut butter 'n jelly. Peanut butter 'n bananas. Peanut butter 'n raisins. Peanut butter  'n honey. Can you imagine the delight that would have shown on their little faces if I had HAD PB CRAVE VARIETIES?????


Actually, this starving, energy craving mama had a favorite pick-up of her own, and that was a plain banana sliced length-wise down the middle and slathered with peanut butter then sandwiched back together - NO BREAD.  Try it sometime and you'll see the plus of that snack; and if you fix it with PB Crave's various flavors, you'll be in for a real treat.

Today, I needed an afternoon pick-me-up and I grabbed a slice of whole wheat bread, slathered it with PB Crave Choco Choco, and then topped it with orange marmalade.  Talk about yummy! That touch of chocolate and orange together was simply wonderful! I had to restrain myself not to make another!

Now, let's talk specifically about PB Crave jars of peanut butter (that's what the PB stands for - makes sense, don't you think).  Since the peanut butter is natural and doesn't have all the stabilizers that others on the market do, you'll find it will have oil float to the top (just like in the good-ol-days).  Well, you simply take a knife or stiff spatula and give it a twist and a twirl and an up 'n a down.  Then you're ready to go.  I wish we didn't have to stir it, but that is a small price to pay for natural peanut butter.

Cost:  Yes, it does cost more than what you will find in your main line grocery stores for "brand name" or "store brand."  But it isn't that much more.  It is located in Whole Foods, Earth Fare, and Fresh Market grocery stores and you can purchase it online at http://pbcrave.com.


I'm thinking I might make some brownies this weekend.  I like frosting on mine.  I don't really have a recipe.  I usually just cook a basic sugar, cocoa, butter, evaporated milk base until it is syrupy, cool it a bit, and then beat in confectioner's sugar.  Sometimes I add a dollop or so of peanut butter.  If I do, I don't use quite as much butter.  I'm thinking I might separate out the "frosting" and add a different flavor peanut butter to each.  What do you think?  
Check out Celebrity Chef Andrew Zimmern's OpenSky Page and video review on PB Crave https://opensky.com/andrewzimmern/product/pb-crave-4-pack
 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ GIVEAWAY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 
These good folk at PB Crave are going to give one of Chat With Vera's readers a PB Crave Natural Peanut Butter, Variety Pack, 1 CoCo Banana, 1 Cookie Nookie, 1 Razzle Dazzle, 16oz Jars, (3 Jars Total) - just use the Rafflecopter form below to enter.  

BEGINS February 16 and ENDS March 5 at 12:01 a.m. EST.  Open to USA mailing addresses only.
–No hydrogenated oil
–No artificial flavors
–No syrups
–No high-fructose corn syrup
–Gluten and cholesterol free
–Small batches, artisan crafted
–USDA-approved manufacturing
–Fun, delicious and nutritious
DISCLOSURE:  I was provided a PB Crave Natural Peanut Butter Variety Pack by PB Crave in exchange for my honest review. I was under no obligation to render a positive review and was not compensated for this review. The winner's variety pack will be shipped directly to the winner by PB Crave.

40 comments:

  1. My favorite special flavor is Choco Choco.
    PB Crave gives at least 2% of their profits to Minnesota Keystone Initiative.
    nicolesender(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  2. CoCo Bananas!!!! and they give 2% to Minnesota Keystone Initiative!
    Crystal Gibson
    mrs.gibson24@yahoo.com

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  3. My special flavor is Cookie Nookie and 2% goes to Project Peanut Butter, a non-profit organization focused on treating malnourished children

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  4. My children's special flavor would be the Coco Bananas and 2 percent goes to project peanut butter that helps malnourished children in Malawi and Sierra Leone.

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  5. I would want to try choco choco. Their site says We participate in the Minnesota Keystone Initiative and give a minimum of 2 percent of our profits from every jar of PB Crave to Project Peanut Butter. We are also investing additional funds to create awareness to promote direct giving to Project Peanut Butter.

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  6. Choco Choco sounds divine. They also give to Project Peanut Butter.

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  7. Razzle Dazzle sounds awesome! They give 2% to Project Peanut Butter.

    acartwrightmorell at gmail dot com

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  8. The link that you have posted isn't working for me, but luckily, I'd just recently come across Crave PB on Fab. I think that the work that they do with Project Peanut Butter is great (they give at least 2% of their profits to help the underfed), and I'd definitely love to try Coco Banana!

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    1. Che V - Sorry about the link. Thanks for telling me. I have now fixed it. :)

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  9. They give 2% to Project Peanut Butter and Choco Choco sounds really good

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  10. I would love the cookie nookie! They give 2% to the peanut butter project to help feed malnurished kids
    Ttrockwood@yahoo.com
    Ttrockwood

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  11. I would like to try CoCo Bananas And they A minimum of 2% of the profits from every jar of PB Crave peanut butter goes directly to Project Peanut Butter

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  12. cookie nookie They give 2% to the peanut butter project

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  13. The CoCo Banana sounds good.PB Crave gives A minimum of 2% of the profits from every jar of PB Crave peanut butter goes directly to Project Peanut Butter, a non-profit organization focused on treating malnourished children.

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  14. cookie nookie sounds delicious and they give 2% of the profits they make to project peanut butter
    sagegiveaway@yahoo.com

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  15. Cookie Nookie and 2% goes to Project Peanut Butter

    sweetheart4171(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  16. I want to try the Cookie Nookie and they support Project Peanut Butter!

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  17. I think i would like coco banana. 2% goes to project peanut butter. thanks

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  18. i would like cookie nookie and they donate ot project peanut butter~

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  19. I want to try razzle dazzle and they donate to project peanut butter

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  20. Cookie nookie and it goes to Project Peanut Butter.

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  21. The Razzle Dazzle sounds so tasty! They donate to project peanut butter.

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  22. They give to support Project Peanut butter and it helps kids who aren't getting enough nurishment.
    I would loke to try the Razzle Dazzle

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  23. all the flavors sound great! We eat a lot of pb here.

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  24. the choco choco and project peanut butter

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  25. I think the cookie nookie would be great.
    2% of their profits goes toward helping malnourished children.
    http://ticsblog75.blogspot.com/
    Ticsblog75@gmail.com

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  26. to helping malnurished children and cookie nookies sounds delish!

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  27. Cookie nookie and 2% go to project peanut butter

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  28. I like the Coco Banana. PB Crave gives at least 2% to Project Peanut Butter.

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  29. Coco Bananas and the 2% goes to Project peanut butter,,,Thanks.....MARTHA at berrycherry63@hotmail.com

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  30. The Razzle Dazzle looks good. They give 2% of profit to Project Peanut Butter.

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  31. coco bananas sounds yummy they give 2% to project peanut butter

    nicolemb2010 at yahoo dot com

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  32. Favorite - Coco Bananas
    Profits go to Project Peanut Butter.
    Thank you.

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  33. Cookie Nookie! And the 2 % percent goes to project peanut butter that helps malnourished children


    Jeana O'donnell-Murphy

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  34. I think Coco Banana would be my favorite. They give at least 2% to Project Peanut Butter
    jjak2003 at gmail dot com

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  35. 2% goes to Minnesota Keystone Initiative

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  36. they support the PB project and i want to try razzle dazzle

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  37. cookie nookie, to the peanut butter project

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  38. PB Crave Natural Peanut Butter, Razzle Dazzle
    2 % percent goes to project peanut butter that helps malnourished children

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