Three Alternative Recipes for Making a PB&J Sandwich

A PB&J, a.k.a Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwich is arguably one of the most iconic, and delicious, sandwiches out there. It’s also one of the easiest to prepare. While everyone knows the standard PB & J sandwich; spreading peanut butter on one side of a slide of bread, jelly or jam on one side of a different slice of bread, and putting the two coated sides of bread together, there is more than one way to make this iconic sandwich. Here are three alternative recipes for making PB & J sandwiches:

• The “Elvis”

Rock-and-Roll legend Elvis Presley’s favorite sandwich was a PB-Bacon-Banana sandwich.

-2 slices white bread

-2 tablespoons peanut butter

-1/2 large ripe banana, sliced lengthwise into four thin pieces

-4 slices bacon cooked

-2 tablespoons honey

1. Preheat a pan over medium heat. Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. Spread peanut butter on each slid of bread. Place banana slices on top of peanut butter. Top it with bacon slices and drizzle with honey. Top with the other bread slice, buttered side up.
2. Place sandwich on the pan. Cook until golden brown and crispy, approximately three minutes on each side. Transfer to cutting board, slide in half and enjoy.

• If You Like Sandwiches, Go Ahead and “Challah”!

-2 pieces challah bread, toasted

-2 tablespoons chocolate hazelnut butter

-1/2 pear, slice

1. Place toast on a cutting board.
2. Spread chocolate hazelnut butter on one slide. Top with pear slices. Cover with other challah piece.
3. Cut in half to serve.

• Roll Em’ Up

-4 slices of bread

-1/2 cup peanut butter

-1/2 cup jelly or jam

-2 tablespoons

-Powdered sugar

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cut the crusts off the bread slices.
3. Place your bread on the parchment paper, then spread butter on one side of each slice.
4. Turn the bread over and spread peanut butter on the other side.
5. Spread jelly on top of the peanut butter.
6. Roll up each slide and secure with a toothpick.
7. Bake for 7-8 minutes. Then turn the oven to broil for 1-2 minutes until the bread turns golden brown.
8. Remove your rollups from the oven, sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy!