You may be thinking “Really, freezing peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? How long does it take to make a pb&j?” But having a freezer full of already made sandwiches is a huge lifesaver for me on those crazy mornings.
I typically make a whole loaf of sandwiches at a time. The key to a good freezer pb&j is to spread the peanut butter on both sides of the bread. Then add the jelly. This prevents the sandwich from becoming soggy when it thaws.
Another tip is to place each sandwich in a sandwich bag, then double bag it by placing the sandwiches in another freezer bag or bread bag. This keeps the sandwiches fresh!
Freezer Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches
Yield – as many sandwiches as you would like
Preparation Time – 10 minutes
Cooking Time – 0 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 loaf bread. (I use 100% whole wheat sandwich bread when it is on sale for 88 cents/loaf)
- 1/2 jar natural peanut butter ($1.00)
- 1/3 jar jelly ($1.00)
Directions
- Lay out all slices of bread.
- Spread peanut butter on each side of bread.
- Spread jelly on one side. Place both slices of bread together.
- Bag sandwiches into sandwich bags. Then place into another large freezer or bread bag.
- Freezer. Good in freezer for 3-4 months.
Cost $2.88 total or ~$0.16 per sandwich
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Mixing the peanut butter with the jam or honey makes it so the jam/honey doesn’t soak into the bread in case you or your children don’t like that!
Great idea!
This makes total sense because Welch’s sells this in the freezer section and I didn’t even think how cheaper and easier it would be to do it our selves!!! Thanks
Wish my son could have peanut butter at school. They don’t allow it. But, I do jelly sandwh. instead lol. So hmmm wonder how that would work
They usually allow Sunbutter! They used that at my son’s school… I haven’t tried it, but it sounds good.
LOVE this idea. Love. Love. Love.
Yes, you can make a jelly sandwich. Just spread one side of each slice with a thin layer of butter and top that with the jelly. The butter will keep the jelly from making the sandwich soggy.
I have used this for school lunches ever since I read the post. Lifesaver!
I have used this for school lunches ever since I read the post. Lifesaver!
This makes packing lunches so easy. One of my fave tips! Sometimes I even bring them to work myself.