Homemade holiday goodies from Lily’s Peanut Butter

Lily’s Peanut Butter brings you these holiday goodies ! Get into the holiday mood with these recipes from the kitchen of Lily’s Peanut Butter to yours. 

Peanut Butter Polvoron

Homemade holiday goodies make for great gifts, like these classic polvoron spiked with Lily’s Peanut Butter. Wrap them in red and white Japanese papers in keeping with the season. Makes about 16 polvoron.

1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted

1/2 cup full-cream milk powder

1/2 cup granulated white sugar

1/4 cup plain and toasted peanuts, chopped finely

1/2 cup butter, softened but not melted

1/4 cup Lily’s Peanut Butter, stirred well

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the wrapper

Polvoron molder (available at supermarkets)

Japanese paper in festive colors, cut into 4-inch squares, or

Food-safe colored cellophane wrappers, cut into 4-inch squares, or

Mini cupcake liners (if you want to serve the polvoron immediately)

1.    Toast the flour in a non-stick pan over medium heat, about 20 minutes. Keep stirring the flour every so often so it will have a uniform, very lightly brown color.

2.    Remove toasted flour from the pan and transfer into a mixing bowl. Cool completely.

3.    Add the milk powder, sugar, and chopped nuts. Mix thoroughly using a spatula or fork.

4.    Add the softened butter, peanut butter and vanilla to the flour-milk-sugar mixture. Mix until blended.

5.    Prepare your polvoron wrappers and place them right next to your assembly station so you can efficiently wrap the polvoron after molding to avoid any crumbling.

6.    Fill the polvoron molder with the mixture, making sure that it’s firmly packed by flattening it on a flat surface (like a plate or plastic container).

7.    Push the handle of the molder and gently release the polvoron on top of the wrapper. Close the wrapper (or when using cupcake liners, arrange them on a platter).