Two good ways to use your SunButter this school year (and two more reasons I love SunButter!)

If you saw my blog post earlier this week, you read four reasons why I love SunButter so. Now, I want to let you in on a fifth reason… it’s versatility!

Having been a fan of SunButter for a long time, I’ve not only used it as a peanut butter substitute, but also in place of other kids’ allergens. However, I can’t take all the credit for it because (reason #6) the company is very supportive of its community and provides free, yes FREE, recipes for its fans.

Here are two of my favorites:

1) SunButter Crunchers

These delicious treats (pictured above) are a great snack to surprise them with at lunch, after school or for dessert!

Ingredients:

• 80 rectangular shaped club crackers
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (crushed very fine)
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup SunButter® Creamy
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butterscotch chips

Directions:

• Line an ungreased 9×13-inch baking pan with foil, let foil extend about an inch at both ends of the pan. Place 1 layer of crackers in pan, with crackers touching on all sides (cut crackers to fit if necessary).
• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, milk and sugar. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly (the 5 minutes begin when you see the first bubbles).
• Remove from heat and spread half of graham mixture evenly over crackers. Place second layer of crackers over graham mixture.
• Spread remaining graham mixture evenly over crackers. Top evenly with third layer of crackers (so in total, you will have crackers, graham mixture, crackers, graham mixture, crackers).
• In a small microwave safe bowl combine SunButter, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips. Heat one minute, remove from microwave and stir. Return to microwave for another 30 seconds, remove and stir; then again for 30 seconds and stir. At this point, all ingredients should be melted and blended. Spread SunButter mixture evenly over top of third layer of crackers.
• Cover, and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Use foil over-hang to remove the chilled bars from the pan. With a large, sharp knife cut into 24 squares. Enjoy!

2) Sunny Hummus

Know kids with a sesame allergy or have one? They CAN have hummus – and yummy hummus, too!