National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day: 4 Great PB & J Recipes!

Angela Nightingale in Food on Apr 2, 2012

Happy National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, everyone! There’s really no better way to kick off the week than by celebrating this amazing food holiday with your friends and family. At Forkly, we’re always looking for fun and unique ways to celebrate national food holidays and PB & J day is no exception.

We scoured the web for the greatest Peanut Butter and Jelly recipes to help you celebrate this delightfully delicious day:

*Click on images for full recipes.

1. Classic PB & J Sandwich

Simple but delicious. A Peanut butter and jelly sandwich will take you less than 5 minutes to whip up and it will keep you (and your kids if you’re making it for them) satisfied all day.

[Source: YumSugar.com]

2. Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes

Looking for a fun and unique way to celebrate this special occasion with your kids? How about making these delicious peanut butter and jelly cupcakes for their after-school snack tonight.

[Source: Joanne-eatswellwithothers.com]

3. PB & J Squares

Looking for a great way to spice up the original PB & J recipes? These delicious squares are the perfect way to satisfy your craving without indulging too much. If you’re worried you’re going to eat them all, make a smaller batch and cut each square smaller than the recipe calls for.

[Source: TastyKitchen.com]

4. Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

Forget chocolate chip cookies, this amazing PB & J recipe is the perfect way to celebrate this national food holiday. Easy-to-make and absolutely delicious, you’ll probably want to make a few batches because you’ll definitely run out quickly.

[Source: StonewallKitchen.com]

Angela Nightingale

If you want to know the best cupcake shop in any major city in America, just ask Angela. This girl knows her sweets, and she isn't shy about letting you know that your german chocolate cake needs more chocolate. If you want to find Angela on any given day, she's probably looking up reviews to decide where to grab lunch, or in her downtime, binge-watching the latest 'it-series' on Netflix.

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