It’s national Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. A perfect day honoring one of life’s most perfect flavor combinations.
Here are a few PB&J recipes and ideas:
Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins
Peanut Butter & Jelly Blondies – PB&J never gets old, especially swirled in dense, moist, rich blondies. Easy one-bowl/5-minute batter
Peanut Butter and Jelly Coconut Cashew Sandwich Cookies (No-Bake, Vegan, GF)
Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies (No-Bake, Vegan, GF)
Caramel Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars (GF with Vegan adaptation)
Microwave Banana Oat Cakes with Peanut Butter (Vegan, GF) and top them with jelly
No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars (Vegan, GF) – Add 1/4 cup jelly into the mixture and reduce the amount of banana by half
Make PB&J sandwich cookies using Puffy Vanilla and Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
Or use Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (GF with Vegan option) for sandwich cookies
Ritz Cracker Stuffed Peanut Butter Cups (No Bake, Vegan) – Add a layer of jelly to the Ritz cracker before adding the peanut butter
Caramel Apple Bars – The combination of peanut butter, caramel, and apples is fabulous. Add 1/3 cup apple jelly to the batter to increase the apple flavor intensity.
I have a huge arsenal of peanut butter recipes here many of which could benefit from a little jelly added to the batter, dough, smeared on top, or just have a bowl of jelly alongside for dippage.
Jelly, like frosting, makes most everything better.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (Vegan, GF), with chocolate, and strawberry jelly could work really well. Strawberries and chocolate are a classic combination. So why not strawberry jelly and chocolate.
I was featured today on DailyBuzz Healthy Living in their Top 9 Stories of the Day, National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
They featured this recipe and this jelly recipe. I guess they knew how much I really love my PB&J. Thanks for the double-feature, DailyBuzz.
Do you like the PB&J combo? When or what was the last PB&J item you ate?
Earlier today I saw Maria’s cake and Lisa’s cups and want them both.
The last PB&J combo I ate was a half hour ago when I was taking pictures of the PB&J containers. My spoon snuck in there a few times.
Which combo wins: PB&J or PB&Chocolate?
This is like picking a favorite child. I just can’t do it.
It really depends on my mood. Chocolate may tend to win that race, but the sweetness of strawberry or grape jelly against the saltiness of peanut butter is one of my favorite things ever.
But so is chocolate and peanut butter. Hard call.
PB and Chocolate wins for me …. I am not a fan of jams/jellies.
Everything looks delicious!
I like each of your propositions and have no idea which to choose first. I made some peanut butter some time ago and I like it so much, that am trying to use it with everything, hahaha.
Yay for PB and J! Love all of your treats!
I miss PB&J. I haven’t had it since going gluten-free since I can’t eat gluten-free breads and that’s the best combo there is!
what a fun post!! Love all of your creations daily!
Im still thinking about those matzoh smores of yours!
Peanut butter and JELLY? You know, that means a totally different thing, depending on what country you are in.
I’m in New Zealand.
We would call it ‘peanut butter and jam’ and nobody would ever put those two things together in a sandwhich together, ever. I think we are slowly catching on though. Whittakers (NZ chocolate company) just released a peanut butter chocolate bar, which is the first of its kind here.
The gooey stuff for sandwhiches is called ‘jam’. ‘Jelly’ is a dessert – you make it in a mould from gelatine crystals. What do you call that dessert then?
‘Jelly’ is a dessert – you make it in a mould from gelatine crystals. What do you call that dessert then? <-- Jello like this stuff https://www.kraftbrands.com/Jello/products/gelatin/ is possibly what you mean.
Even though we both speak English, it’s funny, no one in the USA talks of “geltaine crystals”
We have Jell-O (the link above)
and jam/jelly is sweet spread we put on toast and bread..or in desserts in my case :)
And PB&J sandwiches are what most kids are raised on and bring to school in their lunches!
Averie, congratulations on being featured on DailyBuzz Healthy Living! You deserved it!
As of Pb&J or Pb& chocolate, sorry, none of that. No Pb at all, and it seams my whole family is weird: no one likes Pb. And no other nut butter with jelly, please, jelly on a side. Aren’t you surprised that someone may actually not like PB?! :)
Sort of surprised that you don’t like it! I don’t really care for almond butter that much, it’s “fine” but I don’t really love it that much and everyone is surprised to hear that one!
What an amazing round-up of your creations. So drool-worthy! You can never go wrong with PB&J.