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    Home » Recipes » Snacks

    2-Ingredient Creamy Peanut Butter Dip

    October 4, 2022 • Updated: October 4, 2022 • by Renée B. • This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Collage showing peanut butter dip with various dippers, like apples, celery, graham crackers. Pin text bar reads: Creamy, Healthy Peanut Butter Dip | 2-ingredient recipe

    Easy enough for kids to make, this simple, healthy, 2-ingredient peanut butter dip is perfect for after-school snacking, lunch packing, and picnicking.

    Small bowl of peanut butter dip, with other dippers in heart-shaped bowls around it.
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    Why You Will Love this Recipe

    Some years ago while grabbing a quick snack between chauffeuring soccer runs, I mixed up this Peanut Butter Dip for myself almost accident. I remember the first time I dipped an apple slice into it, thinking, "Why has no one told me about this combo before‽ How did I get through decades of toddlers and preschoolers without knowing this?" It has since become one of my favorite healthy snacks.

    A Healthy Compromise

    Peanut butter, while a great source of protein, is also high in calories. We love dipping peanut butter, but those calories add up fast! This easy recipe cuts that problem nearly in half.

    While full-fat peanut butter has an average of 100 calories per tablespoon, this peanut butter dip comes in at just over half that, at about 110 calories for a 2 tablespoon serving (along with 5 grams of protein!).

    Kid-friendly Recipe

    The thing I love most about this recipe though is just how simple it is to whip up. It's literally easy enough for a toddler to make! Both ingredients are kitchen staples (at least at our house), so it's a snap to pull it together when you need a tasty, sustaining snack at the last minute.

    This creamy peanut butter dip is slightly sweet, making it perfect for dipping fruits, but it's also great on savory dippers like pretzels, tortilla triangles, and celery sticks.

    What Goes into this Recipe

    This ultra-easy recipe requires only two simple ingredients.

    Old sheet pan with two small bowls filled with peanut butter, and yogurt. Text overlay reads: yogurt, suggested flavors: Vanilla, Banana, Coconut, Lemon, Honey | Peanut Buter USe equal parts PB + Yogurt

    Ingredient Notes & Substitutions

    ★ Peanut butter: We have three different kinds of peanut butter in our kitchen at any given time, and I've made this dip with all of them. Use the peanut butter you like best.

    Natural Peanut Butter: I find that when I make this dip with a natural peanut butter (like Adam's) it requires a little bit more yogurt to give it the creamy, fluffy consistency we like.

    ★ Yogurt: We prefer to use a Greek yogurt for this dip: it makes the dip more creamy and fluffy. However, a regular Swiss yogurt also works just fine.

    Many yogurt flavors taste delicious in this mix. Suggested flavors include vanilla, banana, coconut, lemon, and honey.

    Plain yogurt: You can also use plain Greek yogurt. In this case, you may want to add a little honey or brown sugar to sweeten it up just a bit.

    How to Make Peanut Butter Fruit Dip

    Put the peanut butter and yogurt into a bowl. Use a spoon to blend them together.

    That’s it.

    Serve with sliced apples, bananas, graham crackers, celery, pretzels, etc.

    Refrigerate any unused dip for up to 3 days.

    Apple slice dipped in peanut butter dip. Small bowls of apples, graham crackers, and celery in background.

    Dipper Ideas

    Peanut butter dip and dippers are an easy after-school snacks for kids! The possibilities are practically endless, but here's a list of dippers to get you started.

    • Apple slices
    • Asian pear slices
    • Bananas coins
    • Waffles
    • French toast sticks
    • Tortilla triangles
    • Celery sticks
    • Strawberries
    • Graham crackers
    • Pretzels

    You can also use this as a creamy peanut butter spread. It makes heavenly pancake or tortilla roll-ups!

    Pro-Tip: My current favorite dipping combo is a graham cracker spread with peanut butter dip and a little dollop of pumpkin butter. So good!

    FAQs & Expert Tips

    Is this dip recipe easy to scale up for more people?

    This is literally the easiest recipe ever to scale, up or down.

    Use a ratio one part yogurt to one part peanut butter (1:1) and scale the recipe to your needs, from a single serving to a gallon. 

    Can you make this dip with almond butter?

    You can make this peanut butter dip recipe with any nut butter. Because nut butters vary in consistency, you may have to play with the butter-to-yogurt ratio a bit to get it to the thickness you want.

    Small bowl of peanut butter dip, with other dippers in heart-shaped bowls filled with apple slices, graham crackers, and celery near it.

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    Small bowl of peanut butter dip, with other dippers in heart-shaped bowls around it.

    2-Ingredient Creamy Peanut Butter Dip

    Easy enough for kids to make, this simple, healthy peanut butter dip is perfect for after-school snacking, lunch packing, and picnicking.
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    Course: Lunch, Snacks
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
    Prep Time:5 minutes
    Total Time:5 minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 110kcal
    Author: Renee
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    Equipment

    • 1 small bowl
    • 1 spoon

    Ingredients

    US Customary - Metric
    • ¼ cup peanut butter
    • ¼ cup vanilla Greek yogurt or honey, coconut, banana yogurt, etc.

    Instructions

    • Put the peanut butter and yogurt into a bowl. Use a spoon to blend them together.
      That’s it.
    • Serve with sliced apples, bananas, graham crackers, celery, pretzels, etc.
    • Refrigerate any unused dip for up to 3 days.

    Notes

    Make this using a 1:1 ratio of yogurt to peanut butter and scale the recipe to your needs, from a single serving to a gallon. 
    When making this dip with a natural peanut butter (like Adam's) it may require a little extra yogurt to give it a creamy, fluffy consistency.
    If you use plain, unsweetened yogurt, you may need to add a little honey or other sweetener. Simply sweeten to taste. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.3mg
    This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. You are solely responsible for ensuring that any nutritional information provided is accurate, complete, and useful.
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    Originally published January 8, 2014. This post has been updated with new content, images, and recipe instructions to improve reader experience.

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    1. Nicole @ Or Whatever You Do says

      January 24, 2015 at 9:30 pm

      Oh yum! This looks like a great snack to satisfy those crunchy AND sweet cravings! We're getting an elliptical. That's my plan. We'll see how well that works! 😉

      Reply
    2. Lisa @ Snappy Gourmet says

      January 24, 2015 at 5:47 pm

      Yum! I think I could eat this by the spoonfuls!!

      Reply
    3. Carol Borchardt says

      January 24, 2015 at 11:15 am

      This is a great idea for one of my personal chef clients with kids. They come home ravenous after school and their mom is always trying to steer them toward healthier snacks. They love peanut butter so will love this!

      Reply
    4. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says

      January 24, 2015 at 9:58 am

      Smart way to cut the fat!

      Reply
    5. Geoff (Steep Stories) says

      January 09, 2014 at 8:51 am

      I give you mad props for putting that out there. As a fellow weight-sufferer, I feel your pain. At least you're doing something about it. Good luck on the road ahead.

      Reply
      • Renée ♥ says

        January 09, 2014 at 2:12 pm

        Thanks, Geoff. On the plus-side, I am drinking a lot more tea these days!

        Reply
    6. Pech says

      January 08, 2014 at 4:55 pm

      Aw, what a super cute picture of your youth. I've never thought about mixing PB and yogurt together- but it totally makes sense and seems like it would make it more spreadable! I look forward to hearing more about what's for dinner that's also healthy!

      Reply
    7. Yvonne @ Dress This Nest says

      January 08, 2014 at 1:58 pm

      Such a great combo idea! I give peanut butter and yogurt (separately) to dip his apples in and he LOVES it, but I never thought about mixing them together. I'm going to try this out when he wakes up from his nap!

      Reply

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