Who Wants 4 Free Jars of Maranatha Nut Butter?
I thought that title might get your attention 
That’s right, the wonderful people of Maranatha are offering to give away their MaraNatha Nut Butter Trial Pack (coupons for 4 free jars: $20 value) to ONE lucky Simply Savor reader!
MaraNatha® (pronounced "mare-uh-Nah-thuh") has been crafting organic and natural nut and seed butters in Ashland, Oregon, since 1982. Each variety is finely ground in small batches and contains no unhealthy trans fats, hydrogenated oils or preservatives – just the authentic taste of the purest ingredients.
There are a TON of chances to win….all you have to do is:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me anything about nut butter (your favorite way to eat it, your favorite flavor, why you love Maranatha, crunchy vs. smooth, etc.)
2. Tweet about the giveaway—just copy and paste:
I want to win 4 Free Jars of Maranatha Nut Butter on www.simplysavor.com @simplysavor
3. If you have a blog, link back to the giveaway!
4. Sign up for the Maranatha e-newsletter and sweepstakes
…Bonus: You’ll receive a coupon for $1.00 off any MaraNatha product. By spreading the word to three or more friends, you can receive a $2.00 off coupon (!!)
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Make sure you leave additional comments for each one telling me you’ve done so!
And for a 5th entry…try making any of the Maranatha Nut Butter recipes provided below and send me a picture/link (kristen@simplysavor.com)
Makes about 1/3 cup – Serves one
· 1 Tbsp. MaraNatha No Stir Almond Butter, Creamy
· 3 Tbsp. Organic or natural low fat mayonnaise
· 2 Tbsp. Organic or natural low fat sour cream
· 1 tsp. Fresh lime juice
· 1/8 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
· 1/2 tsp. Onion powder
Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl. Use as a dip for vegetables such as celery, carrots, bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, and cucumbers.
This dip can also be used as a sauce over steamed vegetables – great with asparagus or broccoli.
"I’m Bananas for Almond Butter" Smoothie
Serves one
· 2 Tbsp. MaraNatha No Stir Almond Butter, Creamy
· 1 Medium banana
· 1/4 cup Organic or natural nonfat soymilk
· 2 Tbsp. Organic or natural nonfat vanilla yogurt
· 1 cup Crushed ice
Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
For an indulgent treat add any of the following:
2 Tbsp. Chocolate syrup
1 Tbsp. Chocolate chips
Nutrition information: 320 Calories, 10g Protein, 41g Total Carbohydrates, 7g Fiber, 22g Sugars
Cilantro Chicken Wraps with Creamy Almond Butter Sauce
Makes about 1 cup sauce – Serves 4
· 4 Multigrain tortillas
· 12 oz. Broiled chicken breast strips
· 2 to 3 Slices, red onion
· Packaged shredded carrots
· Cilantro leaves
· Lettuce leaves
Sauce:
· 1 Tbsp. MaraNatha No Stir Almond Butter, Creamy
· 1/2 cup Organic or natural light mayonnaise
· 1/4 cup Organic or natural light sour cream
· 1 tsp. Fresh grated ginger
· 1/2 tsp. Garlic powder
· 2 tsp. Sesame oil
· 1 1/2 tsp. Rice vinegar
· 2 Tbsp. Cilantro, finely chopped
Place all ingredients in a medium size bowl. Whisk until smooth.
Place large tortilla on flat surface and cover with green leaf lettuce. Spread 2 – 3 tablespoons sauce over lettuce. Place grilled chicken breast, shredded carrots, red onion slices (to taste), and 8 to 10 cilantro leaves. Fold in sides of tortilla and roll.
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YUM!
Winner will be announced next Wednesday, February 23rd!
LET THE NUT BUTTER GIVEAWAY GAMES BEGIN! 
i subscribed to the maranatha newsletter!
Maranatha Crunchy Roasted Almond Butter by the spoonful! Big LOVE!
That’s what I eat when I need a little grounding. I’m transitioning to raw, but sometimes, after my green smoothie, I need some “umami” and that does the trick!
Before I cut out all white sugar, I’d put Ghiradelli chocolate chips in the almond butter and feast away. Decadent!
Just blogged about your giveaway, too!
My husband brought me some MaraNatha almond butter for Valentine’s Day. I am now addicted!
my absolute favorite way to eat maranatha almond butter is mixing it up with a little nutritional yeast and then stuffing it inside of a medjool date. o gosh if only i could get all my nutrients from this! it seriously takes me to a very very happy place
signed up for the maranatha newsletter! love their website!
Hey! I just found you through Pure2raw, love the blog! I’d LOVE to win nut butters, I’m just a little bit (understatement of the century) addicted :X.
I love cashew butter in any way, though with dried apricots on cinnamon raisin toast is amazing. Almond butter drizzled on oats, pb ants on a log, etc etc. I love macadamia nuts and wish they weren’t so expensive, and I’ve yet to try macadamia nut butter but I can only imagine how wonderful it is!
I love peanut butter and bananas! I haven’t tried many other types of nut butters though, but I’d love to!
I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/cygirl88/status/9457591836
entered the sweepstakes and signed up for the newsletter
I love almond butter with bananas
sooo good…but most of the time i just love almond butter on a spoon hehehe
i tweeted!
Great giveaway! I love nut butters!
I love the Maranatha Almond Butter best!
murphymelina@gmail.com
I love Nut Butter because they switch up regular peanut butter and are very healthy for you!
I linked you back on my blog : )
I love nut butter! I prefer swirling almond butter into banana ice cream, but eating it off the spoon is just terrific too.
yabadabadooo! This is the perfect giveaway! I LOVE maranatha! They have a new chocolate almond butter out! Hollla! Okay, so it might only be new to me, but whatevvs! I need to try it! However, their regular nut butters are awesome too! MaraNatha is literally my favorite brand of nut butters…and I’m not just saying that. F.y.i Walmart generally has MaraNatha for the cheapest! (at least in my neck of the woods!). Okay, I’m going to count this as my first entry! lol
I linked back!
http://nutritiousisdelicious.blogspot.com/2010/02/cookie-dougha-go-or-no.html
The newsletter link isn’t working? Is it just me? I went to their site and tried to do it that way, but it wouldn’t work either…
I tweeted the giveaway here: http://twitter.com/just_audrey/status/9508015588
I love maranatha almond butter! I’m also definitely going to have to try some of these recipes…
Funny you should post this giveaway as I’m having a nut butter giveaway of my own on my blog: http://untilweeatagain.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/international-nut-butter-contest-of-nut-butter-giveaway/
A great week for nut butter!
Love Nut Butter in any form! My favorite is with an apple. That veggie dip looks wonderful!
I signed up for the newsletter and sweeps!
Linked to my latest blog post! I really want to win!
http://www.pickleypear.com/2010/02/veggie-extravaganza.html
Hey, I’m the other half of the Until We Eat Again blog. Thanks for submitting to our contest, and telling us about yours! Now I too want to put my name in for a chance to win. (Especially since I can’t win my own contest!)
Is it wrong if I like eating peanut butter straight out of the jar?
I’ve said too much.
oh no! I wish I knew about this earlier, I would have linked it on my recent post about freshly ground PB and almond butter. Anyways, I have just discovered fresh groun nut butters at a local coop supermarket near my house, and I’m going crazy. Lovin it! Hope you are well Kristen!
i love almond butter on apple slices, in oatmeal, on carrot sticks, on toast……..ok, i just really love almond butter.