Heard Betty Fraser of Top Chef fame on the radio awhile back giving an awesome recipe idea that would be great for Peaunut Butter and Jelly Day--Peanut Butter and Jelly French toast. Just make french toast as usual, then make a PBJ sandwich out of it. Put the sandwhich in the oven until the insides are warm and gooey then sprinkle with powdered sugar. SO simple for a fancy breakfast. And SO good.

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I recently purchased The Peanut Butter & Co. Cookbook and have been itching to make their Peanut Butter French Toast. The way they do it is to take two slices of challah bread, spread peanut butter between them, and then make it into french toast. The french toast (with PB inside) is plated and a "jelly" syrup is poured over the top.

I've already made their Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies ( see: http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/?p=111 ) and their Peanut Butter Chili (which I should blog about) and love both recipes.

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Hurray! My favorite Holiday of the year! I celebrate with either PB&J Breakfast Bars or Peanut Butter & Jelly Oatmeal. I'll be incorporating PB&J into every meal today!

- The Peanut Butter Boy
http://www.peanutbutterboy.com

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Hmm those links didn't work....

PB&J Breakfast Bars:

http://www.peanutbutterboy.com/2008/04/peanut-butter-jelly-breakfast-bars.html

Peanut Butter & Jelly Oatmeal:

http://www.peanutbutterboy.com/2008/01/peanut-butter-jelly-oatmeal.html

Enjoy!

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I personally have always found bananas to be the perfect compliment to the interior of a solid PB&J.

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Jason,
The recipe with challah and jelly syrup sounds like a good twist!!! I'll have to try that.

On the topic of favorite additions to the insides of a regular PBJ sandwich...mine is plain ripple cut (because they are more crunchy)potato chips. I think it started as a dare in the cafeteria in elementary school...turned out to be great.

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isn't today wednesday? that's supposed to be "prince spagetti day"? :-?

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Mmm yum! I wish I'd known this morning; I would have made myself one for lunch today.

My favorite way isn't exactly with jelly, but it's close enough. I like peanut butter, blueberry all-fruit and slices of an extremely ripe banana between two slices of whole wheat bread then either panini pressed or toasted in the oven.

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I love a classic smooth peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich on cheap white bread. But my mother always made me a peanut butter, honey and bacon bits sandwich on wheat bread and it's AMAZING.

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My friend makes a killer peanut butter and jelly panini. :-)

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I wasn't a huge fan of PB&J growing up, but I recently made a panini version with fresh strawberries - I'm starting to see what the hype was about!

http://paninihappy.blogspot.com/2008/03/taste-of-childhood.html

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