Happy National Peanut Butter Day!

It's National Peanut Butter Day! You know we're all about food holidays, so there's no way I could not pass this one up! I adore peanut butter! From peanut butter and jelly (or honey or bananas or fluffernutter) sandwiches to delicious Muddy Buddies, peanut butter is a staple ingredient in my kitchen. For those of you who want to get hardcore, you can make your own peanut butter! (You can also pretend like you're hardcore by visiting your local gourmet market, they usually have fresh peanut butter dispensers!) Here is one delicious and insanely simple way to bring a little peanut butter into your repertoire:

Mrs. Salter's Peanut Butter Pie
courtesy of Paula Deen

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 graham cracker crust, store-bought or premade

Directions

1. Whip cream with 1/4 cup sugar. 
2. Mix all other ingredients until smooth and fold in whipped cream until well blended. 
3. Pour mixture into a graham cracker crust and chill for several hours before serving.

How do you like your peanut butter? Crunchy, creamy or whatever you can eat off a spoon? What's your favorite way to use peanut butter?