Peanut Butter Festival · New Bethlehem, PA
Peanut Butter Cook-Off
Sweet, savory and wonderfully creative—celebrate what local cooks can do with our favorite festival ingredient.
Bring your creativity to the table
A delicious festival tradition
The Cook-Off gives peanut butter a starring role, from main dishes to desserts and imaginative surprises. Browse the winning creations below, then look for the next event’s entry details in the forms library.
Thank you, Tom’s Riverside
The 2026 Cook-Off was sponsored by Tom’s Riverside. Its support helped recognize our community’s creative cooks.
2026 Cook-Off winners
Main dish
Kim McHenry · New Bethlehem
Toasted Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich
2026 award: $25 gift card
Candy
Linda Emhoff · New Bethlehem
Peanut Butter Melt-Away Fudge
2026 award: $25 gift card
Cookies / bars
Linda Emhoff · New Bethlehem
Sinful Peanut Butter Squares
2026 award: $25 gift card
Cakes / pies / cupcakes
Sammi Hudson · Lucinda
Peanut Butter Cheesecake
2026 award: $25 gift card
Other / miscellaneous
Nicole Engelhardt · Summerville
Peanut Butter Roll
2026 award: $25 gift card
Best overall entry
Nicole Engelhardt · Summerville
Peanut Butter Roll
2026 award: $100 gift card
From the 2026 Cook-Off
All Cook-Off photographs courtesy of TechReady Professionals.
Ready to stir up something special?
Find the next Cook-Off entry information in the forms library or ask the committee how to participate.
Community-powered since 1996
Thank you to our festival supporters
Local businesses and organizations helped make our 2026 celebration possible. Show them some hometown support.
Barrett Busing, Inc.
Desperado’s Bar
Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #1860
J & J Snyder, LLC
Ridgeview Gas & Oil, Inc.
The Jewelry Shop
Widnoon Cornerstore, LLC