I have been
a Kraft Peanut Butter girl for my whole life. I never cared to eat any other
peanut butter… ever!
They
recently started selling Jif Peanut Butter in Canada. I wasn’t particularly
interested in this fact but my in-house taste tester was. He immediately wanted
to try it. I reluctantly agreed…
We came home
from the store and immediate opened the Jif, and my trusty jar of Kraft. We
each grabbed a spoon and gave them a taste. I tried the Kraft first and was
like yep, Kraft, it is the best. Then I tried the Jif, it was good. It was
really good. I had to have a couple tastes, but it is really creamy, and it has
a deeper roasted peanut flavour than the Kraft.
We did the
toast taste test the next morning and we both blind tested the Jif as our
favourite.
So, there
was only one test left… Peanut Butter Cookies!
This is my
all time favourite cookie recipe. I have been making it forever. It is always a
winner.
I made one
batch using Kraft and one batch using Jif.
I make them
side by side, at the same time. I baked them alternating pans between the 2
kinds. Cooled them on separate racks and waited for my in-house taste tester to
get home so we could get down to business.
So, I ate 10
or 12 cookies in the name of science of course! Again Jif came out on top, for both of
us.
The Jif
cookies were a little puffier, and the centre was a bit denser which created a
slightly chewier cookie. My favourite cookie trait is its chewiness!
The taste
was similar but the Jif does really have a stronger peanut taste.
So, after
all this I may be converted… After all these years of being a Kraft girl I
think I just may be making the switch to Jif. Who woulda thunk it!
What is your
favourite peanut butter?
Whichever it
is, make these cookies they are truly the best cookie ever!
Enjoy!
Jen
REALLY!!!??? INTERESTING!!
ReplyDeleteI love that you blogged this :).
ReplyDeleteI am not a blogger but am always trying out new peanut butters and recently picked up Jif and while I do prefer it to the Kraft Smooth (green cap and label), I highly recommend you try out the Kraft Extra Creamy (yellow cap and label) if you haven't already before making a permanent switch to Jif! I think I prefer it over both of these. My preferred test after taste test has always been PB&J sandwiches though and our tastes may differ!
I do usually keep a few brands on hand so I admit to not being able to commit to any yet :). The Kraft Extra Creamy just might be the one if I were forced to choose!
Cheers!
Wow I totally feel you on this post! Been a Kraft girl all my life but Tim Hortons sells Jif peanut butter for their bagels which I always get obviously. So it got me thinking which is superior as I feel I'm leaning towards Jif because of that roasted flavour. Glad I'm not the only one dealing with this debacle!!
ReplyDeleteI've been a Kraft guy my whole life and really love the Extra creamy version . However I also had wondered about Jif . I must admit the flavor is more roasted nutty, I found it a thicker spread and not extremely creamy . Going to stick to my Kraft
ReplyDeleteI am/ was a die-hard Kraft crunchy peanut butter guy. Jif has way more nuts and I like the taste. My main guilt (if) I jump ship is Jif is American
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