Don’t get me wrong, if you have a good jam or preserves it’s totally fine on a sandwich, and I wouldn’t turn my nose up at it. However, peanut butter doesn’t really need the help, and the extra sweetness from jelly is totally unnecessary. Toasted bread and peanut butter is all you need for a quality simple sandwich.
This is the way
Too dry without jelly/jam
With a glass of milk, it’s great.
Lots of butter helps to lube it up.
That episode baffles and infuriates me. Does the Federation really not have a law against genocide?!
Upvoted for strong disagreement. If I had to drop an ingredient it would be the peanut butter (leaving out the bread would be too messy)
I strongly disagree. You can’t drop the peanut butter.
But I also agree that you can’t drop the jam.
There are better ways to enjoy plain peanut butter than in bread. Like straight out the jar.
I’d say toast with jelly is definitely a breakfast staple, though.
But also I think hot toast with peanut butter on its own works very well.
The main issue with peanut butter is the stickiness, and the smacky mouth you get, but if it’s the right temperature it will be more runny and soak into the toast.
Peanut butter and honey ftw
Add sliced bananas for some extra crunch (and sweetness)
That was the only way my kids would have them.
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Sambal is superior with everything
I’d agree that people always put too much jelly, I like a thin layer of jam/jelly opposed to globs of it, but peanut butter sandwich by itself is just too dry & chewy.
Better unpopular opinion: US-style peanut butter is disgusting. It is sweetened and has an off-putting structure. European style peanut butter is way better.
More popular opinion: the best topping for peanut butter is sambal, which is an Indonesian style chilli paste
You understand we have real PB in the states, too, right? The fact that you chose to buy crap in the states does not reflect poorly on us. The PB I buy is not sweetened.
That would be like me going to Vietnam, trying pho with tripe, and concluding that all pho in Vietnam has tripe.
You have even more real PB in the states because it’s protected and must contain at least 90% peanuts, this is not the case in the EU.
Came here to say I put a ton of cayenne pepper on mine. Guess I’ll try sambal and Tabasco too
Good post. This IS an unpopular opinion. I really want to downvote you because I disagree, but I want to upvote you because you clearly understood the assignment.
This IS an unpopular opinion.
Depends where you’re from though, peanut butter & jelly/jam isn’t really a thing here.
Interesting, it’s a classic where I grew up (Minnesota, USA). Where are you that it’s not a thing?
I’m from the Netherlands.
Peanut butter + Honey + Banana slices
Your welcome, just keep a drink close by.
I have been doing peanut butter, banana and a sprinkle of granola on top for crunch. So good on homemade sourdough. I will have to try with honey!
Peanut butter is horrifyingly dry on its own.
I like pickles more then jelly
Umm… I am unsure how to proceed. Out of pure curiosity, I want to try a peanut butter and pickle sandwich. However, the portion of my mind that is closed does not want to try that.
What do I do?
Try it. I love it but its not for everyone.
I swear if you trolling me it’s a good one.
I’ll try it tomorrow. Toasted or not?
Me? untoasted. I’m not trolling both me and my partner love it.
But have you ever made a peanut butter and jelly burrito? Just roll it up and sear the burrito on both sides. Makes the peanut butter and jelly nice and warm too.
I’ll give both a shot this weekend and report back!
It’s actually really, really good. I tried it recently. It’s very reminiscent of Thai dishes to me that use peanuts, weirdly enough.
I put peanut butter on both sides and pickles in the middle. Works best with spicy pickles, IMO.
It’s a tasty sweet and savory sandwich.
Well, definitely fits the community!
I will say that I disagree, though I do find joy in just a plain peanutbutter sandwich at times.
But, to me, peanutbutter is a foundation to build with, not the main goal. When teamed up with the right ingredients, it provides synergy. It’s got sweet, salty, a little umami, and that unique peanut taste. So it mixes well with so much.
The key to jelly is making sure that it still manages to have a tartness and the experience is more fulfilling. I find that actually jellies aren’t as good as preserves or jams, as jelly tends to be way more sugar based and has little or no “body” from the original fruit.
But one of my favorite PB based sandwiches is apples. Slice them up thin, a scant layer of pb on each slice of bread, with the slices stacked in between. A decently tart apple is sublime. Add a slice of cheddar and you get a deeper complexity.
I prefer it with cucumber myself. Ads a nice fresh crispness to it.
Pickles are good too. I haven’t done it with cucumbers in a long time I might make that tomorrow
I like to put a sliced banana. Offsets the dryness of plain peanut butter, and adds a bit of sweetness.
