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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

I do not recommend combining peanut butter and Nerds candy on a sandwich as I once did in 1983. This will result in extreme indigestion and a possible "race with the devil" to get home on your bicycle.

These days I enjoy the all natural nut butters. Eastwind has some great PBs. I opt for jams over jellies, but honey definitely wins out over fruit preserves anyday.

People have called me crazy for putting peanut butter on pancakes.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

I keep tellin you guys...Jif, Hellman's, Romaine lettuce on rye. Someone once dared me to try it and I've never been the same.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

I miss Fluffernutters! It was a college staple of mine.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

Crunchy PB (preferably all-natural with no hydrogenated oils), sliced banana and honey between slices of seven-grain or whole wheat bread.
Has anyone ever tried/made/know where to purchase peanut butter-banana ice cream?

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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

Deep-fried, y'all.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

Peanut butter and butter is good.

Peanut butter and honey is best with a sprinkle of wheat germ, especially when toasted in a skillet like grilled cheese.

Peanut butter and cream cheese is good too.

Peanut butter and Nutella...oooohhhh...

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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

Even with "scientific ratios", we all have our favorite ways of doing PBJ! To toast or not to toast? ... depends on my mood. Rye bread is my favorite with apricot preserves. Ooohhhh! I had forgotten all about using marshmallow fluff. Yum. I never understood the use of butter with peanut butter. For those of you who did, or still do, eat PB accompanied by butter, I hope there is a cardiologist in your family!

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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

I'm shocked no one has mentioned peanut butter and fluff! What could be better than cheap-o wonder bread, crunchy Skippy, and an equally thick layer of marshmallow fluff? My favorite!

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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

I do not like PB&J or J or PB or bread with anything but butter (if it is toasted otherwise plain). The combination of textures and flavors just grosses me out...
I also don't like cake and ice cream together.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

sunflower seed butter for me!

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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

Personally, I could never do the toasting...all around texture should be mushy (no crunchy PB), so that I could eat it if I had just lost my two front baby teeth.
And I'll take mine with the crusts cut off, please.