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    Published: Apr 14, 2021 by Chichi. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our full disclosure here.

    Air Fried Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

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    Air fried Peanut butter and jelly sandwich is a perfect air fryer breakfast sandwich! Making toast in the Air fryer is becoming one of our favorite ways to enjoy some toasted bread or breakfast sandwich. This Air fried pb&j is definitely worth the calories and I will be sharing some healthy options and peanut butter alternatives.


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    Table of Contents

    • Grilled aka Fried Peanut butter and jelly sandwich recipe.
    • Why grill a sandwich in the air fryer?
    • Join our air fryer recipe group on Facebook!
    • What you need to make it
    • How to make Air fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich
    • Variations:
    • Peanut butter alternatives
    • Tips
    • Other Air fryer Sandwiches
    • Air fried Peanut Butter and jelly sandwich

    Grilled aka Fried Peanut butter and jelly sandwich recipe.

    Take your pb&j sandwich recipe up a notch by making this grilled / fried Peanut butter and jelly sandwich recipe right in your air fryer and believe me when I say you are never going back to making it on the stove top

    Why grill a sandwich in the air fryer?

    There are a few reasons to toast your bread or grill it in the air fryer besides the fact that it works.

    • It’s so much easier and less hands on than making it on the stove.
    • My kids love making this recipe on their own and it’s possible because the air fryer is safer for them to use and requires little or no supervision.
    • I can still get a nice toasted crust thank to butter.

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    What you need to make it

    Ingredients and Tools

    Ingredients:

    • Bread: Any bread of choice would work perfectly
    • Peanut butter: Smooth or crunchy! You decide.
    • Jelly: What’s your favorite jelly? Use it. I used a sugar free strawberry jelly for ours.
    • Butter: Want that crunchy crust? Butter is your plug! And if you are vegan, any vegan butter should work.

    Tools

    • Air fryer
    • Kitchen tongs

    You’ve got everything ready and want to make your fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich and you are wondering how to toast a sandwich in an air fryer. The following steps should help.

    How to make Air fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich

    First you need to gather your ingredients. Spread some peanut butter on one side of a slice of bread, spread jelly on one side of the other slice. Cover the bread to make a closed sandwich. Next spread some butter on the outside of the sandwich.

    Place sandwich buttered side down in the air fryer basket, spread some more butter on the top unbuttered surface. Then air fry.

    Making it healthier

    You can definitely adjust your ingredients to make a healthier version of this recipe. The next few lines would talk about ingredient swap.

    • The bread: Use a low carb bread to keep the carb count low.
    • Jelly: Make your own Jam or use a sugar free Jelly to cut down on sugar.
    • The Peanut butter: I like to use natural peanut butter for my recipes since it contains no added sugars. And if you are allergic to nuts, I have a few peanut butter alternatives listed above in the post. You can check it out.

    Do I need to preheat the air fryer.

    Most of my recipes don’t requires preheating especially since air fryers heat up pretty fast. Sometimes I do so when I am making air fryer steak or popcorn.

    However after the first batch of cooking, you will need to adjust cooking time downwards cos your next batch will cook faster being that the air fryer got preheated while cooking the first batch.

    Variations:

    It will surprise you to see a number of variations of this sandwich.

    PB& Banana Sandwich

    This one is my friend’s favorite! She raved about it so much on Instagram I had to give it a go and it didn’t disappoint! You need to try it too. It’s a grilled PB sandwich filled with slices banana maybe we should call it a PB&B sandwich.

    Strawberry Banana Sandwich

    Yes this a PB&J sandwich with slices of banana. You can substitute the strawberry jelly with fresh strawberries if you like. It tastes so so good!

    One more which I haven’t tried just yet is the PBJ and pineapple sandwich! Another friend mentioned she loved this in our Facebook group I believe.

    Peanut butter alternatives

    • Sunflower butter: This is made from sunflower seeds
    • Soy butter
    • Almond butter: This is a great peanut butter alternative if you are not allergic to almonds.
    • Peabutter: This is another peanut alternative that’s made from brown peas. Not sure it’s in the US. However I saw some in Canada for my Canadian Air fryer buddies to try

    Tips

    • Room temperature jelly can make it easier to spread on the bread.
    • Depending on individual needs or lifestyle, substitute bread for gluten free vegan or low carb bread of choice.
    • If you are concerned the bread might fry around in the air fryer while toasting, you can use a toothpick to hold the sandwiches down or use the air fryer rack.

    Other Air fryer Sandwiches

    • Air fryer Bacon grilled cheese
    • Pb and Banana Sandwich
    • Air fryer Sardine Sandwich

    More Breakfast Recipes

    • Air fryer baked Oats recipe
    • French toast in the air fryer
    • Air fryer Tater tots
    • Crispy bacon in the air fryer
    • Air fryer breakfast diced potatoes

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    Air fried Peanut Butter and jelly sandwich

    Chichi
    Air fried Peanut butter and jelly sandwich is a perfect air fryer breakfast sandwich! Making toast in the Air fryer is becoming one of our favorite ways to enjoy some toasted bread or breakfast sandwich. This Air fried pb&j is definitely worth the calories and I will be sharing some healthy options and peanut butter alternatives.
    5 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 7 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American, Global
    Servings 2
    Calories 384 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 slices Bread
    • 2 Tablespoons Butter (softened)
    • 2 Tablespoons Grape or Strawberry Jelly
    • 2 Tablespoons Peanut butter or peanut butter alternative.

    Instructions
     

    • Spread some peanut butter on one side of a slice of bread, spread jelly on one side of another slice.
    • Cover the bread to make a closed sandwich.
    • Next spread some butter on the outside of the sandwich.
    • Then place the sandwich buttered side down in the air fryer basket, spread some more butter on the unbuttered side.
    • Air fry at 400° F / 204°C for 4 mins then flip over with a kitchen tong and air fryer for another 2-3 mins till golden brown.
    • Serve and enjoy.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2SandwichesCalories: 384kcalCarbohydrates: 33.9g
    Nutrition DisclaimerNutritional information is an estimate and may change based on products used. Please read our Nutrition disclaimer page.
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    1. Chichi says

      September 03, 2024 at 1:17 pm

      You're welcome Estella!

      Reply
    2. Georgiapeachy says

      July 11, 2022 at 2:08 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this! Yummy yummy to my tummy! The directions were clear and I followed every step. Thank you for posting this delicious recipe.

      Reply
      • Air Fryer Yum says

        July 14, 2022 at 5:46 pm

        Hi Georgiapeachy!

        You are welcome. We love it too. Thanks for letting me know!

        Reply
    3. Linda says

      May 07, 2022 at 8:41 pm

      Thank you for sharing recipes! great grandkids love pb&j and so do I.

      Reply
      • Air Fryer Yum says

        May 11, 2022 at 12:06 am

        You are very welcome Linda! Happy you find the recipes useful! Yes we love PBJ sandwiches around here too! Yum

        Reply
    4. Sam says

      February 21, 2022 at 12:15 pm

      5 stars
      Love this. We usually make it ok the stove top. I think this was easier.

      Reply
      • Air Fryer Yum says

        February 22, 2022 at 7:31 pm

        We love it in the air fryer too! Thanks for stopping by Sam!

        Reply
    5. Irina says

      January 28, 2022 at 9:38 am

      I would def give it a try. My kids love pb&j

      Reply
      • Air Fryer Yum says

        January 31, 2022 at 1:21 pm

        Hi Irina,

        I think they’d love it. Thanks for stopping by.

        Reply
    6. Michelle says

      January 27, 2022 at 11:53 pm

      At no point does this recipe actually tell you what temperature or how long to cook something. It isn't a recipe it's a rambling blog post. Nobody needs to hear about your kids or your life story just give us information on how to cook something

      Reply
      • Air Fryer Yum says

        January 28, 2022 at 12:07 am

        Dear Michelle,

        I’ll have you know that rudeness in any form is not tolerated on this website, and acting like an entitled child won’t get you what you want.

        There is a jump to recipe button at the top of every recipe post that you can use, so you can skip all the ramblings about my kids which you don’t want to read.

        Those ramblings are there for those who want to. However, You are entitled to your own opinion about a website therefore you have a right to visit, or not to visit it. What you don’t have a right to is being rude.

        Kindly behave as though you are visiting a neighbor’s living room when leaving comments on websites. That’s called etiquette! And if you are having a bad day take a deep breath and breathe. Hope that helps.

        Reply
        • Ruth says

          March 09, 2022 at 9:20 pm

          Hi, I too couldn’t find the temp and time for the airfryer. Please tell me. Thanks

          Reply
          • Air Fryer Yum says

            March 09, 2022 at 9:27 pm

            Hi Ruth,

            I’m more than happy to help. It’s air fried at 400°F / 200°C for 4 mins in one side, flip over and air fry the other side for 2 to 3 minutes.

            Full recipes and instructions are usually in the recipe card at the bottom of the page which will be above our comments. All recipes have a Jump to recipe button at the top that takes you straight to the recipe. Hope that helps you out. Thanks

            Reply

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