Don’t get me wrong, if you have a good jam or preserves it’s totally fine on a sandwich, and I wouldn’t turn my nose up at it. However, peanut butter doesn’t really need the help, and the extra sweetness from jelly is totally unnecessary. Toasted bread and peanut butter is all you need for a quality simple sandwich.
Wow, a rare, actually unpopular opinion.
You should try peanut butter and honey.
Jelly sandwiches are way better without this horrible sticky peanut butter.
most people aren’t american, luckily
According to everyone here, the sandwich you’re supposed to make is:
Peanut butter, butter, honey, banana, pickles (cucumbers if you’re impatient), cayenne pepper, and lastly, if you’re a Vincent, jam or preserves.
Toasting optional
Peanut butter is horrifyingly dry on its own.
I was with you up to the toasted part.
I like to put a sliced banana. Offsets the dryness of plain peanut butter, and adds a bit of sweetness.
Let me introduce you guys to the most glorious topping for peanut butter bread:
FUCKING CUCUMBER
It ads freshness, moisture, texture, crunch and the flavor actually combines well. First time I heard it I thought it was crazy but just try it once and you’re sold.
You’re just pushing a gateway drug to peanut butter and pickle sandwiches
All addiction starts somewhere.
I tried peanut butter and jam because I always heard it being talked about in American movies (am European). It was a waste of both imo. Peanut butter and chocolate sprinkles is the way to go if you must add something to peanut butter. Jam is best on its own.
I would not go that far but certainly I would take just peanut butter over just jelly. As far as not needing help sure but it can still get better. In comes. The banana!
A thin layer of butter to separate the bread and peanut butter is the secret creamy ingredient to reduce the sticky, globby mouthfeel of peanut butter and reduce the need for drink nearby.
My personal favorite ingredient is banana.
I sprinkle some salt on my pb, though I do also like something sweet with it if it’s gonna be a sandwich
No way! Toasted bread a sweet spread over the peanut butter and a glass of milk! It doesn’t get any better!
When there’s a pre-made PBJ spread available, I carefully scoop out the jelly to avoid getting peanut butter as mush as possible.
Peanut butter and honey ftw
Add sliced bananas for some extra crunch (and sweetness)
Rueben that for an elvis special.
I was raised on PB&H.
It was cheaper getting the comby stuff right from the apiarist, so while it fit our budget back then it was a little comby. And the bread was homemade, as dad would make like 72 loaves in the kitchen and barter most of them away (1983 financial crunch).
Yep. Homemade bread, organic honey, kraft PB. Smooth, ya bloody heathens.
That was the only way my kids would have them.
