This 2-Ingredient PB&J Cocktail Is Calling Your Name

"The tastiest PB&J cocktail only takes two ingredients: peanut butter whiskey and jelly or jam simple syrup. While other infused spirits use artificial flavors, peanut butter whiskey is often made with real peanuts, peanut oil, and other peanut products, providing a very peanut-forward flavor. Plus, the nutty, buttery, savory taste of peanut butter overlaps with many common whisky tasting notes."

"For the simple syrup, jelly or jam works well as both provide a burst of fruity flavor to infuse into water. Plus, after infusing the jam or jelly into bubbling water, you'll strain out any chunks of fruit or gelatin to get a thin, brightly colored liquid. To make the simple syrup, bring one part water to two parts jelly or jam to a boil, simmer and stir until the jam dissolves, then remove from the heat and strain it into a jar."

"A PB&J cocktail is an easy, shaker recipe consisting of 2 ounces of peanut butter whiskey and a tablespoon of jam simple syrup. Add both ingredients to a shaker with ice, shaking vigorously to blend before straining into a cocktail glass. While a jam or jelly simple syrup is ideal for both sweetening and imparting a stronger fruit flavor into your cocktail, some recipes simply add a dollop of jam or jelly directly into the shaker with whiskey and ice."

"To that effect, you can make a jam jar cocktail, using up the leftover remnants of jam or jelly at the bottom of a jar, adding the peanut butter whiskey and ice directly to the jar, which will then serve as a shaker and serving glass. Jelly comes in countless flavors, and they're all delicious with peanut butter, whether you want a classic grape or strawberry, or you want to branch out with apricot or"

Peanut butter and jelly can be used beyond sandwiches, including in cocktails. A PB&J cocktail can be made with two ingredients: peanut butter whiskey and jam or jelly simple syrup. Peanut butter whiskey is often made with real peanuts, peanut oil, and other peanut products, creating a strong peanut flavor that overlaps with common whisky tasting notes. Jam or jelly simple syrup adds fruity flavor by infusing jam or jelly into water, then boiling, simmering, dissolving, and straining to remove fruit chunks or gelatin. The cocktail is prepared by shaking peanut butter whiskey with ice and jam simple syrup, then straining into a glass. Variations include adding jam or jelly directly to the shaker or using leftover jam in a jar as both shaker and serving glass. Jelly flavors pair with peanut butter across classic and more adventurous options.

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