It’s easier than you think to make your own homemade pb&j uncrustables at home.
Making a healthy and fun lunch for my three children can sometimes be incredibly time consuming. I love making lunches for them and I get so much happiness knowing that what I make them is so much healthier than what they would get in the school cafeteria.
All three of my children love Uncrustables and I love how easy they are. But, what I don’t like is the price tag. At over $3/box for four of them, I decided to start making my own.
Now don’t get me wrong, I still buy Uncrustables to keep in the freezer. Let’s face it, I’m not perfect. Sometimes I forget to make more. My husband has a habit of sneaking them and not telling me he took the last one. If I’m running behind and don’t have any homemade PB&J Uncrustables in the freezer, I always have a handy, dandy backup.
Making homemade PB&J Uncrustables is incredibly easy and saves me a ton of time during the week. I do everything in one swoop and I’m not cleaning, cutting and slathering peanut butter and jelly on pieces of bread each day of the week.
How to Make Homemade PB&J Uncrustables
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I usually make a huge batch at a time, especially if I find the ingredients on sale. I found whole wheat bread on sale for $.99/loaf so I stocked up and made many. My husband usually helps me so it goes faster. When the kids help, it goes even faster.
I’m all about saving time and saving money and by making these homemade PB&J uncrustables, I feel like I’m doing both. I’m making lunch preparation easy for me, I’m keeping more pennies where they belong and I’m giving my children something they like that is overall pretty healthy. Sure the jelly has some sugar, but I’m not perfect and only trying to do the best I can for my children.
Homemade PB&J Uncrustables Recipe
Homemade PB&J Uncrustables
Make your own PB&J Uncrustables at home all while saving time and money.
Ingredients
- Peanut Butter
- Jelly
- 24 slices of bread
Instructions
- Lay all 24 slices of bread out and spread peanut butter on 12 slices of bread. Make sure you go all the way to the sides of the bread so the peanut butter acts as a glue to the two pieces of bread when you seal it.
- Place a tablespoon or two of jelly on top of the slices of bread with peanut butter. Top with the remaining 12 slices of bread. I like to gently massage the top piece of bread and gently spread out the jelly underneath. If you are not careful and add too much jelly, it will bust when using the sealer. You don't want the jelly all the way to the sides of the bread, just not making a big mound in the middle.
- Center a sandwich sealer on top of the PB&J Sandwich. Make sure you are centered or you will not be able to remove all the crust. Some brands make smaller slices so look for brands that offer larger slices of bread.
- Press down on the outside cutter on the sandwich sealer to remove the crust. Then press down firmly on the center piece of the cutter to seal the edges of the sandwich all the way around. You can serve them immediately or freeze for later.
- Toss the crusts or save them in a resealable bag in the freezer. I'm working on recipe ideas for the leftover crusts.
To Freeze
- Place the sandwiches in a single layer on a large cookie sheet and freeze them for about 2 hours.
- Transfer to a large freezer bag and keep in the freezer until ready to use!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 186Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 318mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 2gSugar: 5gProtein: 6g
If you are looking for an easy make-ahead lunch idea, this has been a winner with the whole family. Even the hubby sneaks them for work.
Don’t forget to pin these crustless sandwiches to your favorite Pinterest board.
What do you pack for your child’s lunch? I’d love more easy, make-ahead ideas to add to my arsenal.
HilLesha says
That is wonderful idea!
Tiff @ Babes and Kids says
I like this sandwich cutter! We have some shape ones that are dinos and dolphins but so much of the bread gets wasted.
Stefanie says
That’s a great little tool!
Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie} says
We eat a lot of PB & J around here, but my daughter prefers to disassemble them and sort of eat them inside out…ugh.
courtney says
Clever!!! I love how there’s little waste.
Theresa says
I love how little waste there is.
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
Yup — I keep a stash of homemade ones in the freezer too. 🙂
Shell Feis says
What a great idea! My son doesn’t take a lunch yet but my hubby ends up with PB&J more often than not- I need to do this!
Lolo says
We cannot take peanut butter to school but I love that uncrustable for other sandwiches.
Kathleen says
I love the idea of making these and storing them ahead of time. It makes everything so much easier.
Tricia @ Night owl mama says
My son loves Uncrustables these would be great to have for him for lunches
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
My kids love PB&J Uncrustables and I’ve never thought of making them myself. That’s for the fab idea!
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
This sounds like a great idea!
Leilani says
I need to get one of those cutters! I hate that I always have to cut the crusts off my kids sandwiches.
Angela says
Oh, I need this little tool! Cute sandwiches.
Jennifer @ The Quirky Momma says
Perfect timing! I’m making the boys’ lunches starting tomorrow and my little guy loves pb&j!
Nichol says
I make these as well! My kids love Uncrustables but like you I do not like the price tag!
Vanessa: thequeenofswag says
That’s awesome. I’m always cutting off the crusts for my kids. This would save so much time.
Donna says
I love peanut butter but don’t like jelly, but I’d sure make me a bunch of peanut butter sandwiches (maybe add a little honey on some) up. And my son doesn’t like peanut butter… he’s weird. LOL!
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
I never had to do that because my kids liked the crust! Regardless, the idea is a goody!
Toni says
I’ll definitely have to print this out and make these for my children in their school lunches.
Dianna @ Oy Vey a Day says
This is a GREAT idea. You can make sure that the sandwiches have the ingredients YOU want, and save money.
I will definitely be doing this in the near future!
Tammy says
Homeschooling allows us to eat pretty much anything we want with no limits 🙂 My daughter loves having tortilla chips with salsa frequently though!