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Top-down view of a perfectly assembled Jams Peanut Butter Sandwich on a rustic wooden board, showing creamy peanut butter and vibrant red jam oozing between two diagonal-cut slices of white bread.

Perfect Jams Peanut Butter Sandwich

sophie
An in-depth discussion of the art of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich—but whether it really requires a recipe is TBD.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course sandwiches
Cuisine North American
Servings 1 sandwiche
Calories 521 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • - 2 slices sandwich bread
  • - 2 tablespoons peanut butter plus more if desired
  • - 2 to 3 tablespoons jelly or jam plus more if desired
  • - Kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • Evenly spread the peanut butter on both slices of bread. Evenly spread the jam or jelly on one of the peanut-buttered slices.
  • If desired, sprinkle the jam or jelly with kosher salt, then close the sandwich and serve or pack for lunch.

Notes

Toast the bread, if desired. Regular toast using a toaster oven works well if eating the sandwich right away, but in our tests it grew overly firm and stale as the day progressed, so it’s less ideal for a packed lunch. Alternatively, you can lightly griddle the bread in butter or neutral oil, though bread griddled in butter becomes too rich once cooled and is not ideal for a packed lunch.
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