If you've never had an Air Fryer Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich before, you're in for a real treat. Crispy buttered bread filled with warm and melty peanut butter and your favorite jelly in every bite.
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Making air fryer peanut butter and jelly sandwiches is a great way to put a classic spin on a classic sandwich. Bring back the nostalgia of youth with your favorite comforting sandwich but add a fun twist to make it feel more extravagant.
We did something similar when we put a classic spin on our Grilled Fluffernutters and Microwave Grilled Cheese. But then we bought an air fryer and discovered we could do so much more.
So far we've made Air Fryer Tuna Melts, Air Fryer Club Sandwiches, and Air Fryer Turkey Sandwiches too. But nothing beats the simplicity of a classic PB&J.
It's a creative and delightful way to enjoy a timeless favorite, and, making a PB&J in the air fryer is sure to become one of your favorite ways to make this tasty lunch recipe.
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💛 Why You'll Love This Recipe
- It's quick. This Air Fryer Peanut Butter and Jelly doesn't take much time to make so it works as a great option for when you're in a hurry or want food fast.
- It's simple. We use only 4 ingredients and you can already guess 3 of them. The steps are as simple as spreading the condiments and flipping a sandwich over to the other side. This is easy enough that a kid can do it with adult supervision.
- It's delicious. As much as we adore a classic and timeless sandwich like the PB&J, air frying your peanut butter and jelly creation certainly adds some extra love to it.
🛒 Ingredients
Sandwich bread- You can use any sliced bread of choice. We like to use sliced white sandwich bread, but you can just as easily use whole wheat or low carb bread if that's what you'd prefer.
Jelly- Use your favorite jams, jellies, or preserves. We like to keep it simple with strawberry jam or grape jelly.
Peanut butter- Creamy peanut butter is our favorite but feel free to use chunky peanut butter or any nut butter of choice.
See the recipe card below for full ingredients and instructions.
🔀 Substitutions & Variations
Jelly Options. Use any jam, jelly, or preserves, grape and strawberry are classics, but raspberry, blackberry, or mixed berry work too. For lower-sugar choices, try Sugar Free Strawberry Jam or Sugar Free Blueberry Jam.
Peanut Butter Options. Creamy, chunky, almond butter, or sunflower butter all work. Chunky adds texture; creamy melts the smoothest.
Bread Choices. Use any bread you have, white, wheat, low-carb, sourdough, or homemade. Thicker slices may need 1-2 extra minutes.
Fun Add-Ins
• Add sliced bananas for a PB&J + banana twist
• Swap peanut butter for Nutella
• Mix peanut butter and jelly together before spreading for a swirled filling
• Add mini chocolate chips for a dessert-style sandwich
💰 Budget-Friendly Tips
Use store-brand ingredients. Store-brand bread, peanut butter, and jelly taste just as great and are usually much cheaper.
Use homemade jelly. Options like Peach Peel Jelly, Apple Jelly (for Canning), or Homemade Grape Jelly are often far cheaper per jar.
Pair with low-cost sides. Fresh fruit, popcorn, or pretzels make budget-friendly additions to your meal.
🥄 Instructions for Air Fryer Peanut Butter and Jelly
Step 1: Lay out four slices of bread and spread butter on one side of each slice.
Step 2: On the non-buttered side of two slices, spread jelly. Then, place these slices buttered side down into the air fryer basket.
Step 3: On the non-buttered side of the remaining two slices, spread peanut butter. Place these slices, buttered side up, onto the jelly-covered ones to form two complete sandwiches.
Step 4: Place the basket back into the air fryer and set it to 400 degrees F for 6 minutes. Flip the sandwiches over after 3 minutes.
Step 5: Remove sandwiches from air fryer and serve immediately.
👩🏻🍳 Expert Tips
- No greasing needed. Thanks to the butter on the bread, you will not need to grease the air fryer basket before use.
- Flip the sandwich. Flipping the sandwich over will make sure that both sides of the bread get evenly toasted. Make sure that the top slice of bread is as toasted as you want it to be because once flipped. It will not darken any further.
🥗 Side Dishes or Pairing Ideas
We like to serve our air fried PB&J with green grapes, cheese sticks, or go gurt tubes and juice. You can serve yours with any of your usual favorites or try serving them up with some No Bake Apple Donuts or Sour Patch Grapes.
- No Bake Apple DonutsRecipe $2.66 / Serving $1.33
- Sour Patch GrapesRecipe $7.85 / Serving $1.31
- Iceberg SaladRecipe $5.00 / Serving $0.83
- Strawberry Blueberry Fruit SaladRecipe $3.35 / Serving $0.84
❓ Air Fryer Peanut Butter and Jelly FAQs
Yes! Just make your peanut butter and jelly sandwich as per usual but make sure to butter the outsides of the bread like you would grilled cheese. Softened butter works best. Then air fry until golden brown on both sides. Yum!
Your sandwich should only take about 4-5 minutes to become perfectly golden and crispy on both sides. You can adjust the time as needed based on your wants.
Jelly is crafted solely from fruit juice, while jam is prepared using both the fruit and its juice. To illustrate, in strawberry jam, you'll frequently find strawberry pieces and their seeds, whereas grape jelly doesn't contain grape chunks since it's derived from grape juice rather than the whole fruit.
Spread peanut butter evenly on one slice of bread and jelly evenly on the other. Then, sandwich the two slices together, with the peanut butter and jelly sides facing each other. Enjoy.
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📖 Recipe
Air Fryer Peanut Butter and Jelly
Equipment
- Air Fryer 6qt or 8qt
Ingredients
- 4 slices sandwich bread - ($0.24)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened - ($0.25)
- 3 tablespoons jelly - ($0.30)
- 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter - ($0.15)
Instructions
- Prep Bread. Lay out the bread slices and spread butter on one side of each slice.
- Assemble. On the non buttered side of two slices, spread the jelly. Place these slices buttered side down in the air fryer basket. Spread peanut butter on the non buttered side of the remaining slices and place them buttered side up on top to form two sandwiches.
- Air Fry. Cook at 400°F for 6 minutes, carefully flipping the sandwiches after 3 minutes.
- Serve. Remove from the air fryer and serve immediately while warm.
Notes
- Air Fryer Size. Two sandwiches fit comfortably in an 8 quart air fryer.
- Spreads. Any nut butter or jelly flavor can be used.
- No Preheat Needed. The air fryer does not need to be preheated.
- Air Flow Tip. The top slice of bread may lift or shift during cooking. Check at the halfway point and secure if needed.
- Browning. Make sure the first side reaches your desired color before flipping, as it will not darken further after flipping.
Nutritional Information
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Lynn Huff says
OMG! Potbelly’s used to make this PBJ and had to stop when peanut allergies reared their ugly heads.
Made my hubby’s with grape jelly and mine with strawberry preserves.
Opened them up and put in banana slices before we devoured them.
My Breville multi function automatically preheats and I had set it for 3 min to turn them over. Because of the preheating, the top turned golden brown about half way thru (1:40 left). The other side browned up just exactly as the timer turned off.
DEE-LICIOUS❣️
FABULOUS! Thanks so much.
Nicole says
Glad you liked it!