Peanut Butter Board (Like a Butter Board)

This Peanut Butter Board is the ultimate shareable breakfast to get your whole crew’s day started off right. It’s highly customizable and packed with protein, healthy fats, and nutrients to keep you satisfied!

For the past three months, I’ve been doing something kind of odd. Instead of making breakfast and lunch, I’ve been assembling a sort of “grazing board” around 11 a.m. with cut-up bits of whatever I feel like eating. Usually, it’s apple slices, chunks of cheddar and pepper jack cheese, baby carrots, sliced strawberries, cucumbers, you know… things of that sort. It’s low-effort, but it always seems to appeal to me, and I’m always so satisfied by the time everything on the board is gone.

The other day, I was thinking about making a weekend “brunch board” for a pre-hike meal. Before a long hike, I typically eat a good bit of fruit, such as bananas, berries, or apples, and some kind of carb like oats or whole-wheat toast. I love adding peanut butter to my oatmeal, so I thought, why not make that trendy peanut butter board with all my favorite pre-hike stuff on it?

This peanut butter board is a dreamboat of a breakfast before a long hike! The peanut butter is satisfying enough to keep you fueled, while the fruit, granola, and waffles add nutrients, fiber, carbs, and vitamins to the mix. And the maple syrup, well, that’s just for our taste buds.

Is This Peanut Butter Board Healthy?

While this board is packed with nutrition, it’s calorically dense, and you’ll definitely want some help eating it! Peanut butter is loaded with protein and fat, which will keep you full for a long time. The bananas give plenty of potassium, which is great for muscle recovery after a workout. The berries contain plenty of antioxidants, and apples provide some fiber.

This peanut butter board doesn’t skimp on the sugar content, either—maple syrup, all the fruits, and the coconut cream whipped topping have plenty of sugar to offer, and most of it is natural and unrefined. This breakfast is a healthy choice, and it’s perfect right before a big adventure involving lots of physical activity!

Variations On This Beautiful Nutty Butter Board

The sky is truly the limit on this recipe. Literally any way you want to build your peanut butter board is correct, because so many things go with peanut butter! You can add any fruits you like, such as cherries, raisins, dried apricots, and more.

To add variation to the board, section it off with popular flavor combinations. In one area, you can add nuts and chopped banana chips, and in another section, you can sprinkle on some freeze-dried strawberries, coconut, and cacao nibs. This is where you can really get creative! 

If you’re serving this up for breakfast, consider that some folks like a more savory breakfast, and make half the board a savory board. You can spread half the board with peanut butter, fruit, and waffles, and the other half can celebrate the savory breakfast people with bacon, toast, roasted Brussels sprouts, carrots, and avocado slices. Separate the two sides with celery sticks, because those go with peanut butter, too!

Serving Suggestions

You can easily add things to this peanut butter board, like bagels (try this Panera Cinnamon Crunch Bagel Copycat), Air-Fryer Toast, or any number of fun breakfast items. But you can also serve it alongside more traditional breakfast buffet items, like a serving plate full of Soft Scrambled Eggs, Baked Maple Bacon, and Breakfast Sausage.

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