It’s Peanut Butter and Jelly Time: 20 PB+J-Inspired Treats
Bread and butter, milk and cookies, coffee and donuts — some things just go together. Take for example the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, the glorious brown-bagged bastion of your childhood lunchtime experience. Here we’ve collected 20 of our favorite PB+J-inspired sweet treats — because peanut butter and jelly time should be all the time.
1. No Bake Pie: Whip up this no-bake pie in a flash and then use up all that time you just saved by giving yourself a big pat on the back. (via Brit + Co.)
2. Lava Cake: Think outside of the brown paper lunch bag with this molten lava cake recipe. (via Baking a Moment)
3. Ice Cream Sandwiches: What’s better than a cookie? Try two cookies. With ice cream sandwiched in between them. (via Brit + Co.)
4. PB+J Donuts: I woke up like this. (via Heather Christo)
5. Sandwich Cookies: The secret to a good sandwich is peanut butter and jelly. The secret to a great sandwich is subbing out the bread for cookies. (via I Heart Eating)
6. Pie Sticks: Change the world one pie-on-a-stick at a time with these sweet and salty bites. (via Spoon Fork Bacon)
7. Pull-Apart Bread: This pull-apart bread is not exactly the PB+J your mother sent you to school with. But we won’t hold that against it. (via Hello Wonderful)
8. Ice Cream: It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s peanut butter and jelly ice cream. (via The Baker Chick)
9. PB+J Smoothie: No need to wait until lunch — get started in the AM with this PB+J-inspired breakfast smoothie. (via Brit + Co.)
10. PB+J Popcorn: Two worlds collide in this delightful hybrid, and we can’t wait to have a crunch or two. (via Something Swanky)
11. PB+J Brownies: Rich and fudgy and salty and tart, these brownies come with a happy dance guarantee. (via Katy’s Kitchen)
12. PB+J Bars: So craggy and crumbly, you’ll want a whole pan of these treats all for yourself. (via Domestic Fits)
13. Sriracha Cookies: Are you a PB+J purist? These cookies with Sriracha and chocolate may have you singing another tune. (via Quiche a Week)
14. Granola Bars: Snack time 2.0. (via Deliciously Yum)
15. Salted Blondies: In the mood for a blondie that’s more than a blondie? We hear you. (via Technicolor Kitchen)
16. Cake Pops: The heart wants what the heart wants. And the heart wants PB+J-inspired cake pops. (via At Home with Gina C)
17. PB+J Marshmallows: A double dose of nostalgia and whimsy. (via Bakerella)
18. PB+J Parfaits: We want to swan dive directly into this jar of goodness, using the shortbread cookie crumbles as our only means of flotation. (via Hungry Couple NYC)
19. PB+J Cupcakes: These treats are the solution to all of life’s problems. If you haven’t a leg to stand on, let PB+J cupcakes be that leg. (via The Cupcake Blog)
20. PB+J Sushi Rolls: Well aren’t you clever? (via Brit + Co.)
Crunchy or smooth? Grape or strawberry? How do you get your PB&J on? Talk to us in the comments or say hi on Twitter.