How to make peanut butter and jelly circles

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter offers a similar flavor with less sugar.

jelly

🥗Healthier: fruit spread

💰Cheaper: jam

Fruit spread is lower in sugar and more natural.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat option.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey is a natural sweetener with more flavor.

Libby spreads peanut butter on one slice of bread.

Kate spreads jelly on another slice of bread.

They press the two slices together to form a sandwich.

Use an IKEA cup as a cookie cutter to cut out circles from the sandwich.

Lift the cookie cutter to check if it went through the sandwich.

Peel off the sides of the sandwich to reveal the circle.

Optionally, use a fork to squish the sides to prevent the filling from spilling out.

Mention that these can be wrapped and frozen for school lunches.

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens