5 handy uses for peanut butter

Originating in Africa, and being brought to America by slave traders, peanut butter has become a staple in the western diet.

High in protein, peanut butter is a vital part in many people’s diet. However, peanut butter isn’t just a good way to get your daily dose of protein, it has some other interesting uses as well…

1. Giving medicine to a pet

It can be really difficult to get your pet to take a pill. They will fight right until you manage to get them to swallow it. If you want an effective way to get them to take it, coat it in peanut butter. This is a favourite of cats and dogs, and they will eat that pill in no time.

2. Odor killer

Fish is delish, but whenever you cook it inside the house, there is always a fishy odour that hangs around for days. In order to get rid of this, get the pan which you have cooked the fish in, and melt some peanut butter into the pan. The smell of the peanut butter will overcome the fishy smell, and a house that smells like peanut butter is a good house in my opinion!

3. Gum remover

Kids and gum never end well. They will end up with it in their hair, in the carpet, just everywhere. So to easily remove it, simply dab a small amount of peanut butter onto the gum, let it sit for a few minutes, and wipe away. If the gum doesn’t come out, try sing some olive oil in conjunction with this.

4. Butter substitute

Peanut butter can be used as a butter substitute! If you are ever cooking a dish that requires butter, try using some peanut butter instead. This will give the dish a much sweeter and nutty flavour. For example, if you are making brownies, melt some peanut butter into the mixture, and you will get a delicious slab of peanut brownie, YUM!

5. Cockroach catcher

When you have finished a jar of peanut butter, lay it on its side near where you believe the cockroaches to be hiding. They will then walk into the peanut butter jar in order to get a delicious sweet treat, but will be trapped in their peanutty graves! When you have captured a few bugs, put the lid on and throw them out!

Tell us some unconventional ways that you use peanut butter below!

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57 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 17 Oct 2021
    11:04 am
Getting rid of the smell of fish is an excellent tip that i will have to try.

- - ella12 said
  - 19 Oct 2016
    2:21 pm
I like the odour killer tip.

- - mom171506 said
  - 13 Oct 2016
    2:57 pm
Wow so many uses i never knew about especially the last one to catch cockroaches good and for pets yay!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 13 Oct 2016
    12:48 pm
I had no idea it originated in Africa! And ha, never knew about it being used to get rid of chewing gum. Great hint.

- - rovermum said
  - 12 Oct 2016
    2:27 pm
I have no great tips, I just love it on toast! However, thank you for these tips. They’re all great, and none that I’d heard of before.

- - mom134803 said
  - 12 Oct 2016
    7:43 am
Great tips.
I use it a lot in cooking and baking. Never tried it to catch cockroach or mice, will sure give it a go.

- - mom101628 said
  - 11 Oct 2016
    10:13 pm
Thanks for those tips – didn’t know a lot of them as I personally don’t like peanut butter.

- - grayza said
  - 11 Oct 2016
    9:22 pm
Have used it on a mouse trap – very effective.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 30 Nov 2015
    2:50 pm
Great cocky trap. Must remember that. Not that we have cockroaches at our place. One ran across the floor once when we stayed at a 5 star hotel! lol!!!

- - mom94378 said
  - 21 Nov 2015
    7:57 pm
I love it with honey and banana on a sandwich personally.

- - mom106634 said
  - 28 Oct 2015
    7:42 pm
A spoonful will cure your hiccups!

- - jellybean01 said
  - 25 Oct 2015
    9:20 am
wow who knew that Peanut had other uses apart from being tasty! thanks for sharing

- - mom81879 said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    9:30 am
I love the cooking substitute tip, yummy! Peanut butter is my favourite toast topper so I won’t waste it

- - kymichelle said
  - 23 Sep 2015
    1:17 pm
I would never have thought it would work to remove gum! Must remember that one!

- - mom93821 said
  - 13 Sep 2015
    6:38 am
Perfect peanut butter – good to eat and good for so many other purposes too.

- - dannsbuild said
  - 08 Sep 2015
    9:41 pm
Clever ideas really! Thanks for sharing!

- - mom113055 said
  - 03 Sep 2015
    5:17 pm
the good old peanut butter can not live woth out it

- - levismumma said
  - 02 Sep 2015
    9:39 am
never thought to use it to get rid of the fishy smell, very clever

- - yummy_mummy88 said
  - 01 Sep 2015
    2:39 pm
Awesome tips. Thanks for sharing

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 27 Aug 2015
    7:38 pm
I think mice die a peaceful death with peanut butter. I put some in a mouse trap once and the next day there was the mouse a few feet away from the trap sleeping peacefully[ permanently.
- kymichelle replied
  
  23 Sep 2015 , 1:18 pm
  That’s a nice way to think of it 🙂