Cooking Contest Winners!

2024 Oklahoma Peanut Commission Cooking Contest at the Oklahoma State Fair! Was held on Wednesday, September 18, 2024

The Oklahoma Peanut Commission and the National Peanut Board partner in sponsoring this important annual event.

As a panel of culinary experts judged the contest entries consisting of peanut cakes, pies, candies and other peanut goodies, Les Crall OPC Chairman and David Nowlin, OPC Executive Director shared peanut information and trivia with the audience.

Question and answer games are played with the crowd with winners instantly received an NPB T-Shirt, a jar of peanut butter or another award to recognize the winner’s participation and knowledge.

This year 17 entries were submitted for judging. OPC provided cash awards and a bag of peanut themed gifts to the first through fifth place winners. All entrants received participation gifts.

The Oklahoma State Fair Cooking with Peanut Contest is always a great opportunity for the commission to promote peanuts and to connect with consumers who appreciate learning more about this unique crop.  State Fair staff frequently reports that the OPC booth is the most popular of any of the venues hosting cooking shows.

2024 Winners!

The 2024 winning entries were (L to R):

Les Crall - Oklahoma Peanut Commission Chairman

1st Place Winner - Jane Ozment - Ultimate Peanut Layer Bars

2nd Place - Linda Gronewaller - Peanut Butter Fudge Frosted Brownies

3rd Place - Jean Krieske - Triple Peanut Dessert Blast

4th Place - Mucio Davila - Pancho's Peanut Butter Cheesecake

5th Place - Chip Frady - Old Fashioned Peanut Bars

David Nowlin - Oklahoma Peanut Commission Executive Director

The development of the Oklahoma Peanut Commission website was supported by a grant from the National Peanut Board.

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