Peanut Butter Sandwich Ideas

The kids will love these fun peanut butter sandwich ideas that add a fresh, wholesome twist to lunchtime. 

Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich and MORE!

When I was a kid, I had a peanut butter sandwich for lunch every. single. day. So yes, my palate has developed quite a bit since then! However, when I see my kids turn their noses up at 90% of the food I suggest, I try to be patient. They get their picky tendencies straight from mom.

So, peanut butter sandwiches it is. But I love to add fresh ingredients to the plain ‘ol peanut butter sandwiches and make something new and tasty. And hopefully expose the kiddos to more foods they’ll learn to love.

I top the whole grain bread (or whatever your preference) with creamy peanut butter (chunky PB or even almond butter or sun butter would also work), and add fresh, whole food toppings to the sandwich.

Some of our favorites…

Banana + Granola (we love this version with flax seed!)

Ingredients:

• ½ banana, peeled
• 1 Tablespoon, nut butter
• 1 Tablespoon, granola

Directions:

1. Slice up a banana and layer slices on top of nut butter.
2. Sprinkle on your favorite granola.

Apple- Cinnamon + Raisins

Ingredients:

• ½ apple, sliced
• 1 Tablespoon, nut butter
• 1 Tablespoon, raisins
• 1 dash, cinnamon

Directions:

1. Slice up an apple and layer slices on top of nut butter.
2. Sprinkle on raisins and cinnamon.

Red Raspberry Preserves + Almond Slices

Ingredients:

• 1 Tablespoon, red raspberry preserves
• 1 Tablespoon, nut butter
• 1 Tablespoon, sliced almonds

Directions:

1. Drizzle preserves over your layer of nut butter.
2. Sprinkle on the almond slices.

You can leave them as open-faced sandwiches, or top with another slice of Super Grains bread. Yum!

handy tools to use to make all these sandwich varieties:

• spreader – The Ultimate PB knife. Stir, scrape, and clean the BIG Jars
• serrated knife – slice things without crushing them, sharp, dishwasher safe

frequently asked questions

What to add to a peanut butter sandwich?

Check out this awesome page with 15 Way to Upgrade your Peanut Butter Sandwich!

Is a peanut butter sandwich good for you?

The typical peanut butter and jelly sandwich is made up of a couple of slices of white bread, a big blob of peanut butter and two or three spoonfuls of jelly. It’s maybe not the healthiest thing in the world to eat, but it’s really not all that bad. Peanut butter is a good source of monounsaturated fats and minerals.

What foods go well with peanut butter?

Apples, celery, saltines, chocolate, pretzels, bananas, jelly, and pancakes are all great parings I have tried!