Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Posted Mar 21, 2017, Updated Jul 08, 2024
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This grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwich recipe takes the classic PB & J to the next level! It’s made with 4 ingredients in 5 minutes and makes lunchtime extra delicious!
If you love a classic PB & J, these grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwiches will change your life!
Peanut butter and jelly is spread inside two slices of bread, which are then slathered on the outside with salted butter and grilled to golden-brown perfection.
After one bite of this ooey gooey grilled peanut butter and jelly, it will be very difficult to eat a regular, un-grilled PB&J again.
Plus, this grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwich recipe uses 4 ingredients and it’s ready in 5 minutes – making it a perfect quick and easy lunch!
Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly: Substitutions
- Bread: Use your favorite bread – white sandwich bread, sourdough, whole wheat, or a gluten-free variety.
- Peanut butter: I am partial to creamy, but any nut butter works well in this recipe. Crunchy peanut butter, almond butter, sunflower seed butter, etc.
- Jelly: When I say jelly I really mean jam. Jam is made with the whole fruit not just the juice, and (in my opinion) is both more nutritious and delicious. Choose your favorite variety.
- Salted Butter. vegan butter spread can be substituted for regular butter if you need to avoid dairy. Mayonnaise is also a great choice (trust me)!
How to Make a Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly
There is an art to making a perfect Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. So we’ll walk through the process together, and don’t forget to watch the video.
Preheat the griddle!.This is absolutely critical! The griddle (or nonstick pan) needs to be hot before putting the prepared sandwich on it. You want the bread to get golden brown without the peanut butter and jelly beginning to ooze out of the sides. Having a preheated cooking surface ensures quick browning which will make your peanut butter and jelly irresistibly melty and delicious without being too messy.
Next, make the PB & J sandwiches, then butter both sides of the bread.
Then, grill the sandwich one one side for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown. Flip and repeat on the second side.
Serve
Remove the grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from the heat and let them cool for a minute or two. This way the melted peanut butter won’t just ooze out when you cut into the bread.
Serve them with your favorite sides like fruit salad or a smoothie!
Store
Store leftover sandwiches in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat on the griddle or in a pan on the stovetop.
Grilled P B and J Recipe FAQs
I suggest eating this grilled PB&J all in one sitting because it’s the best when fresh. You can store uneaten sandwich pieces in an airtight container in the refrigerator and then reheat them in a warm nonstick fry pan.
Yes, you can either double it or halve it with great results.
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Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Ingredients
- 4 slices bread
- 4 Tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 2 Tablespoons strawberry jam
- 2 Tablespoons salted butter (softened)
Instructions
- Preheat a griddle to 350 degrees F, or preheat a nonstick pan over medium heat until warm.
- While griddle/pan is preheating, assemble the sandwiches.
- Take each piece of bread and spread 1 Tablespoon of peanut butter on the sides that will be the middle of the sandwich (the sides that will touch).
- Spread 1 Tablespoon jam evenly over the peanut butter on two of the pieces of bread.
- Put the pieces of bread together to make two sandwiches.
- Spread each piece of bread with ½ Tablespoon softened butter.
- Place sandwich on the preheated griddle or nonstick pan.
- Cook for 2-4 minutes or until the sandwich is golden brown.
- Flip and cook for another 2-4 minutes until golden brown.
- Serve immediately for the best ooey, gooey, melty peanut butter and jelly experience of your life!
Video
Notes
- Bread: Use your favorite bread – white sandwich bread, sourdough, whole wheat, or a gluten-free variety.
- Peanut butter: I am partial to creamy, but any nut butter works well in this recipe. Crunchy peanut butter, almond butter, sunflower seed butter, etc.
- Jelly: When I say jelly I really mean jam. Jam is made with the whole fruit not just the juice, and (in my opinion) is both more nutritious and delicious. Choose your favorite variety.
- Salted Butter. vegan butter spread can be substituted for regular butter if you need to avoid dairy. Mayonnaise is also a great choice (trust me)!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Fun fact: I craved this sandwich the last week before I gave birth with all three of my last pregnancies. So I ate these for lunch leading up to labor. I’m not sure why but it’s what my body wanted! By the third time when I started craving it I knew delivery was near!
This sandwich looks like everything! That gooey melted peanut butter… I die. So cannot wait to make this one!
We have grilled PB&Js multiple times a week! You’ll have to let me know how it goes!
great minds think alike 🙂 I did a pb&j recipe for this month’s RR too! never can go wrong with a pb&j
YES! I totally pinned your version! 😉
Omg! This looks yummy! I’m so glad I stumbled upon your recipe:) Can you make this with almond butter?? My lil one is allergic to peanuts. 🙁
Yes you can make it with almond butter!!! Grilling your almond butter and jelly will change your life!!! Lol it’s so good!
This is like the coolest version EVER of a grown up PB&J sandwich, but hey, I’m sure the kids LOVE it too; you took a classic and made it perfect Laura. <3
Thanks Emily! I definitely take a few “mommy taxes” out of their sandwiches when I make them! 😉
I love this post! I used to love grilled PB&J sandwiches when I was younger (much to my entire family’s dismay) but completely forgot about them until now!!!
Great story about your PB addiction too, I can so relate.
Your family wasn’t on board with the grilled PB&J?! They need to try it again! LOL!
Well, you’ve convinced me, because this looks pretty darn good. Usually I just toast the bread and swipe on the PB and J, but now, I’m going to try this! Yum!
You NEED to give it a whirl Sara! It’s seriously out of this world amazing!
This looks so yummy and fun! Great for kids too
Thank you Abbie!!!
This looks so good and we most definitely always have these ingredients on hand. These pictures now have me craving a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Sounds like you totally need to fulfill that craving ASAP! 😉
i always make a french toast-esque version of this which i love
YES! PB&J French Toast is on my list too! SO GOOD!
I have a mini George Foreman grill and I LOVE throwing my sandwich on there! Perfectly toasty pbj!
LOL Rebecca the only thing I can think about when I hear the words “George Foreman Grill” is the episode of the Office when Michael grills his foot!! hahaha!!!
Oh dear. Oh joy. Oozy PB and homemade jam? Yes!! Believe it or not, I’ve done the grilled PB and Fluff before (on a George Forman grill, like a panini) but why or why did I never consider jam? Gorgeous pics, too!
Umm my kids would flip if I did a grilled PB and fluff!!!