How to Transform Your Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich into a Dessert

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a staple in the American lunchbox, but with this recipe you can enjoy the same flavors in a rich, satisfying bread pudding. If you’re feeling extra adventurous, just go ahead and eat this dessert as your lunch.

When I was first creating this recipe, I thought about doing a peanut butter and jelly cake, but it kept getting too complicated. This bread pudding is so simple and easy that it makes the cake idea look silly.

As a personal side note, I could eat the peanut butter sauce straight, so make sure to make a little extra to satisfy that sweet tooth.

Peanut Butter Sauce

• Prep Time:5 minutes
• Cook Time:5 minutes
• Total Time:10 minutes
• Servings:8 servings
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup milk mixture from above
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoon heavy cream

• Step 1

  Save about 1/3 cup of the milk mixture from the bread pudding recipe.

  

• Step 2

  Add sugar, peanut butter and heavy cream. Whisk until thick and boiling, then cool.

  

Peanut Butter and Jelly Bread Pudding

• Prep Time:10 minutes
• Cook Time:30 minutes
• Total Time:40 minutes
• Servings:8 servings
• Easy

Ingredients

• 2 cup milk
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tablespoon butter
• 1/3 cup strawberry jelly
• 1/2 cup strawberries, diced
• 8 brioche buns

• Step 1

  Heat milk, sugar, peanut butter, salt and butter in a small saucepan. Whisk until peanut butter and butter are melted.

  

• Step 2

  In a separate bowl, mix diced strawberries and jelly.

  

• Step 3

  Cut brioche buns in 2-inch cubes. Fill half of the pan with the cubes. #spoontip: Brioche is pretty hard to find, so if you can’t find it, just use thick stale bread instead.

  

• Step 4

  Drizzle strawberry mixture on top of the bread cubes.

  

• Step 5

  Add another layer of bread cubes and the strawberry mixture.

  

• Step 6

  Pour most of the peanut butter milk mixture on top of the bread and strawberries. Save some of the milk mixture for the peanut butter sauce below.

  

• Step 7

  Bake for 30 minutes. Drizzle the peanut butter sauce on top and add a cut strawberry for garnish.