Last weekend I was struck by a very intense craving for one of my nostalgic childhood foods, so I hightailed it to the grocery store to buy some frozen waffles. I've said before that some of the best sandwiches evoke memories, and this recipe goes back when I was maybe 7 or 8, and my mom fixed me some waffles before realizing we were out of syrup. She improvised to make this sandwich, and "peanut butter and jelly waffles" soon became one of my favorite meals.
Like the nonwaffly version, this PB&J is very easy to make and can inspire countless variations: almond instead of peanut butter, different flavors of waffles or even waffles from scratch, honey in place of jelly, Elvis-style with bananas, and on and on. To see what I did, read more.
This time I used Eggo cinnamon waffles, which I highly recommend. The only requirement for this breakfast or lunch sandwich — and what sets it apart from a traditional PB&J — is using hot, toasted waffles, which melt the peanut butter in just the right warm and comfy way.
How would you make your peanut butter and jelly waffles?
Original Recipe
Ingredients
2 frozen waffles, plain or flavored
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons jelly of your choice
Directions
- Toast waffles in toaster on high, until they are medium brown.
- On one waffle, spread the peanut butter, making sure to fill in the square indentations. On the other waffle, spread the jelly.
- Place the peanut butter and jelly sides together, cut in half, and serve immediately.
Makes 1 sandwich.
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Marc by Marc Jacobs
wow - i have NEVER thought to use waffles for my PB&J but i think that it's really innovative and somewhat fun looking. i think that if i come across waffles in my house then i'll try this one. (ok waffles at my mom's house since i know that i won't ever buy them myself)
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now i am craving PB&J. don't have any waffles at home though. I'll definetly give
it a try sometime if waffles ever pop up. Oooh man, peanut butter strawberry jam and banana slices!! yum!!
2Cool Idea!
3now I want an Elvis...hold the bacon! ummm...
Ooo looks good! Would also be good with Nutella and bananas, I think... mmm... must try this!
4I love cool whip between my peanut butter and jelly. Sounds strange, is delicious.
5that's seems a bit much
6I always eat my waffles with peanut butter. yummmm!
7I keep frozen waffles at work and pop them in the toaster oven in the morning (but I use almond butter, since I can't have PB).
8this was my fav in college. too lazy to buy bread...hmmm what's in the freezer? oh, this should work. i also like plain white eggos with just crunchy pb. mmmmmm it melts.
9That sounds and looks delish! Must try!!!!
10those look good! a mom i used to babysit for made all the kids sandwiches on organic gluten free waffles b/c she was anti bread! they always looked good!
11My kids have this for breakfast every morning. Sometimes jelly, sometimes honey, always melted peanutbutter. They love it.
12I would never eat it, but I can't wait to make it for my boyfriend, who is in LOVE with PB+J's.
13that looks marvelous! i think it would taste really good on whole grain waffles.
14I never would have thought to do that combination...and it sounds divine!
15Ahhhh my boyfriend has been making this forever!!! He even had a dream to open a waffle sandwich place one day... hahahaha.
16My husband is going to LOVE this!
17Yes, please.
18OMG this looks so good!! I can't wait to try it!! People kill me that say "I'D NEVER EAT THAT" why the h*ll not???? Get over yourselves people and enjoy fun food, in moderation of course!
19Mmmm, my favorite PB&J is on a waffle
20Hmmm... sounds like a great idea for my daughter, who's been on a pbj kick lately!
21That is a regular at our house, as is PB&J french toast. Yummy!
22Oh good grief, this looks heavenly.
23I think I'll do that tomorrow morning for bfast. yummy!
24My dad always used to put crunchy pb on my eggos but I haven't tried the jelly. I am so craving this now!
25I created a similar sandwich back in 2001 when craving a peanut butter and marshmallow fluff snack after a basketball practice. I was out of bread and I refused to make little Ritz Cracker sandwiches so I put on my thinking cap. I went into my pantry only to find matzah as an alternative. I was thinking about making rice crispy treats with peanut butter but that was going to take too long. I decided to just give up on the sandwich idea and make Eggo Waffles...that's when it hit me. Why not make a sandwich with the Waffles? I toasted the Waffles, put the PB on one slice and the F on the other and voila!!! I created the best sandwich ever. To this day, I have at least 3 of these a week, no joke, and I named The sandy "The Eggo Fluffinutter". Both the Eggo Fluffinutter and Peanut Butter and Jelly Waffle 'Wich are must tries.
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