This Peanut Butter Tastes Like Banana Cream Pie (Because That's Basically What It Is)

If banana pudding is your love language, keep reading.

Nerdy Nuts is a small, family-owned company that makes peanut butter by hand in small batches, using peanuts grown in the USA. They're known for flavors that sound more like dessert than sandwich spread, and Banana Cream Pie is one of their longest-running fan favorites.

This isn't the kind of peanut butter you spread on toast. It's the kind you eat with a spoon, standing in the kitchen, telling yourself one more bite.

What's in the jar

Every jar is built in layers, like a pie you can scoop. From the bottom up:

1. Marshmallow fluff and caramel sauce

2. White chocolate peanut butter

3. Banana-infused cream

4. Nilla Wafers

5. Dried banana chips on top

It's part of the Nerdy Nuts Indulgence line, which means it's thicker and loaded with mix-ins. The label actually says stirring isn't recommended. You're supposed to dig down and get a little of every layer in each spoonful.

How it tastes

Think banana pudding meets a peanut butter cup. The white chocolate peanut butter is sweet and creamy, the caramel and fluff add that gooey pie-filling feel, and the Nilla Wafers bring the crunch you'd get from the crust.

It has a 4.5-star rating from almost 800 reviews, and 85% of reviewers say they'd recommend it. Reviewers tend to rate the sweetness as just right for a dessert spread, not over the top.

One honest heads-up: the banana chips on top are dried, so they're crunchy, not soft. Most people love the texture contrast, but a few reviewers wished the banana flavor came through stronger. If you want more banana, slice a fresh one on top.

Ways to eat it

Straight off the spoon is the obvious answer, but here are a few more ideas:

• Warm a spoonful and drizzle it over vanilla ice cream

• Dip apple slices, pretzels or graham crackers

• Spread it on a warm waffle or pancakes with fresh banana slices

• Swirl it into overnight oats or Greek yogurt

• Spoon it over warm banana cinnamon rolls instead of frosting

• Sandwich it between two Nilla Wafers for a quick bite-sized dessert

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Good to know before you order

• Size and price: 14.5 oz jar for $13.99

• Shipping: The layers can shift during transit, and the jar can melt a little if it's shipped somewhere warm. It still tastes the same, it just won't look as picture-perfect when you open it.

• Allergens: Contains milk, egg, wheat, peanuts and soy. It's made in a facility that also handles tree nuts.

• Gifting: It makes a great gift for the banana pudding lover in your life. If you're buying ahead for the holidays, check the expiration date when it arrives so you can plan around it.

The bottom line

If you like your peanut butter on the dessert side, this one is worth a try. It's sweet without being too much, it's got crunch in every layer, and it hits that banana cream pie craving without turning on the oven.

Grab a jar of Banana Cream Pie Peanut Butter from Nerdy Nuts, and maybe a big spoon while you're at it.