Nut Butter Encrusted Fries Return!

Oh, nut butter encrusted parsnip and carrot fries (say that 5 times fast!), where have you been for the last year? I missed you!

I spotted a bag of parsnips at the grocery store on Sunday that reminded me it had been a while since I last made my beloved nut butter encrusted parsnip and carrot fries (recipe here). I’m not sure why – these fries are pretty easy to make and are freaking delicious. Maybe it was the mini-obsessive craze I went thought a couple of years where I was making them at least once a week? Too much of a good thing, perhaps?

The fries were just as amazing as I remembered. The baked nutty exterior enhanced the natural sweetness of the parsnips and carrots, which made them taste almost like lunch time dessert. A sweet and savory mix that definitely favored the sweetness of the two.

I paired the nutty fries with a grilled spinach, hummus, and provolone cheese flatbread sandwich.

I went heavy on the spinach and loved the way the spinach combined with the hummus and the cheese. Yum. 🙂

Other things that would be amazing encrusted in nut butter…

• bread (think nut butter french toast!)
• sweet potatoes
• apple slices (baked!)
• tofu
• green beans? (worth a shot)

hmmm….. it could be fun to try a few new things.

A couple of months ago Susan did a series called ‘Will it french toast?’ (AWESOME idea by the way). Maybe I need to start that with nut butter, only come up with a better name because ‘Will it encrust in nut butter?’ doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. Thoughts?

Or maybe I just need to pick up where Susan left off with the french toasting adventures because, frankly, everything looked delicious. 🙂

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