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Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with Brie

Feb 11, 2016 36 Comments

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Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with Brie Cheese - this is the ULTIMATE comfort food! Ready with just 5 ingredients! by Lisa Lin of healthynibblesandbits.com

Sometimes, it’s best to follow what your gut tells you to do, or, in this case, your taste buds.

Do you remember that time we talked about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and we wondered what it would taste like with cheese? Friends, there’s no need to wonder any longer because I took the plunge for all of us. This is it. The ULTIMATE comfort food.

A friend of mine tried to dissuade me from making these sandwiches because the thought of peanut butter and cheese was rather suspect. I’m so glad I followed my taste buds and stood my ground. I wouldn’t have known about the glory that is grilled PB&J sandwiches with cheese, and I wouldn’t have experienced my first ever PB&J-induced food coma. Hot diggity, these sandwiches were addictive!

And now for some truth. My husband despises these sandwiches, not for their taste, but because even the thought of eating peanut butter goes against every fiber of his existence. “You Americans,” as he points out, “love to put those bloody things into everything.” I can’t say that I disagree, but I’m rather proud of it.

Also, the joke’s on him because he still needed to be my hand model for the photos. 😉

Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with Brie Cheese - this is the ULTIMATE comfort food! Ready with just 5 ingredients! by Lisa Lin of healthynibblesandbits.com

MASTER MY MISTAKES / COOKING NOTES

  • Gluten-Free Bread: Good gluten-free bread is difficult to find. Don’t I know it! There are quite a few brands out there, but nothing pisses me off more than finding gluten-free bread in the freezer aisle, where the individual slices have frozen together into one solid block. I shouldn’t need a mallet to get into my bread! I stumbled across a brand called Schar at my local Safeway in the bread section. The loaves come in a vacuum sealed bag, unlike other brands I’ve come across. You do need to refrigerate the bread once the package is opened, but it’s better than hacking into a frozen loaf. As with any other gluten-free brands, the loaves run on the smaller side. I tried the multigrain bread, which has a slightly sweet aftertaste but quite delicious.
  • Customizing the Recipe: You’ll find that the ingredients listed aren’t that precise because the amount of peanut butter, jam, and cheese that you use is totally up to YOU. I prefer a thin layer of everything, but that shouldn’t stop you from going wild!

Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with Brie Cheese - this is the ULTIMATE comfort food! Ready with just 5 ingredients! by Lisa Lin of healthynibblesandbits.com

If you try this recipe, let me know how it goes by leaving a comment or sending me a message! Or take a photo of the food and tag me on Instagram so that I can give you a fist bump. I love seeing your creations!

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Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with Brie

★★★★★

4.8 from 5 reviews

  • Author: Lisa Lin
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 3 minutes
  • Total Time: 8 minutes
  • Yield: 2 1x
  • Category: gluten free, dessert, snack

Ingredients

Scale
  • 4 slices of bread (I used Schar gluten-free multigrain bread)
  • 2 to 4 TBS peanut butter
  • 1 to 2 TBS jam or jelly
  • Brie cheese
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Spread a layer of peanut butter on two slices of bread. I used about 1 tablespoon per slice, but feel free to add more. Spread a layer of jam or jelly on top. I used about 1/2 tablespoon of jam per slice. Cut several slices of Brie that are about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Trim off the rind. Using your fingers, spread out the Brie, and lay it on top of the jam. Add enough Brie to cover the slice of bread. Top with the other slice of bread, and spray the outside of the sandwich with cooking spray.
  2. Using a grill pan or a skillet, toast both sides of the sandwich for about 2 minutes, until the bread is browned and the cheese melts.

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Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with Brie Cheese - this is the ULTIMATE comfort food! Ready with just 5 ingredients! by Lisa Lin of healthynibblesandbits.com
Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with Brie Cheese - this is the ULTIMATE comfort food! Ready with just 5 ingredients! by Lisa Lin of healthynibblesandbits.com
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Comments

  1. Danae @ Recipe Runner says

    February 11, 2016 at 8:36 am

    Seriously all I have to say about this awesome grilled sandwich is hell yes! Love it!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      February 13, 2016 at 11:54 pm

      Thanks, Danae!!

      Reply
  2. Whitney @ Sweet Cayenne says

    February 11, 2016 at 10:03 am

    WHOA. These look AMAZING! Have to try soon!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      February 13, 2016 at 11:55 pm

      Thanks, Whitney!

      Reply
  3. Sonali- The Foodie Physician says

    February 11, 2016 at 10:23 pm

    Talk about taking PB&J to the next level!!! This looks ridiculously good!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      February 13, 2016 at 11:55 pm

      Thanks, Sonali!!

      Reply
  4. TM says

    February 14, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    It was amazing. I also tried it with goat cheese and it was tasty.
    Thank you for this creative idea.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      February 15, 2016 at 5:56 pm

      Thank you so much for trying out the recipe and for letting me know how it turned out!! You made my day! Glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  5. Liz @ Floating Kitchen says

    February 15, 2016 at 6:26 am

    This sounds fabulous! I love adding jelly to my grilled cheese sandwiches. And I love peanut butter and jelly. But for some reason, I’ve never put all three together. I’m so down! And Chris’ comment is so funny. I used to work with a lot of Europeans and they couldn’t wrap their brains around our obsession with peanut butter!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      February 23, 2016 at 9:38 am

      Yea, I had no idea that peanut butter is such an American thing!

      Reply
  6. Traci | Vanilla And Bean says

    February 15, 2016 at 10:55 am

    Oh dear… I am ruined! Just when I thought grilled cheese couldn’t get any better… THIS!! Epic, yes! Crazy, no!! Chris…. I’m tellin him to talk to the hand right now. You nailed the cheese choice! I can’t even!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      February 23, 2016 at 9:39 am

      He will eat peanuts but not peanut butter!! I blame it on his British upbringing 😉

      Reply
  7. Cindy says

    February 16, 2016 at 10:12 pm

    UM, yes! I am so into this. I’m into jam and cheese on sandwiches (I have a post going up tomorrow, in fact!) but have never considered peanut butter. Poor Chris, he has no idea what he’s missing out on!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      February 23, 2016 at 9:44 am

      So when I was shooting these sandwiches, Chris came down to the kitchen and goes, “What the hell is this?!” I proceeded to eat one right in front of his face.

      Reply
  8. Alexandra Caspero says

    February 17, 2016 at 2:15 pm

    This looks so incredibly good! Totally my kind of meal, love that you added both PB&J and brie! Blogging question- how did you get that “If you liked this post” section- is that a plugin or did you create it yourself? 🙂

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      February 18, 2016 at 11:49 am

      Thanks, Alex!! That section was created by my designer and not a plugin. My designer was Lindsay at White Oak Creative, and she’s great!

      Reply
  9. [email protected] Food Faith Fitness says

    February 19, 2016 at 2:16 pm

    What a neat spin on a classic sandwich!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      February 23, 2016 at 9:58 am

      Thanks, Taylor!

      Reply
  10. Holli Butterfield says

    February 19, 2016 at 4:08 pm

    This looks amazing and what a wonderful spin on a worn out favorite PB&J sandwiches!!!!!

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      February 23, 2016 at 9:58 am

      Thanks, Holli!

      Reply
  11. Jill says

    April 3, 2016 at 7:23 pm

    Six kids in our family. We grew up on GRILLED peanut butter n jelly sanwiches (yummy) friends thought we were crazy!!! Never thought to try it with brie cheese also… Gina have to try it out.:)

    Reply
    • Lisa Lin says

      April 7, 2016 at 9:12 am

      Thanks, Jill! Let me know if you do!

      Reply
  12. Dave t. says

    June 24, 2017 at 10:09 pm

    Sounds wonderful! And I may make them for friends, but I am a rare human: I’ve never eaten a pb&j sandwich in my life! I like all the ingredients, but I’ve never had them together. And I see no reason to begin now. But keep experimenting with your food! That’s how wonderful and tasty accidents happen! ????

    Reply
  13. Taylor says

    October 23, 2017 at 8:33 pm

    Good to see I’m not the only person who eats PB&J with cheese ^¬^
    I was to young to consider brie at the time but I will try it now!

    Reply
  14. GR says

    April 29, 2018 at 9:01 am

    I bought a small rind of brie and it was so cute and tempting I stuck my teeth into it the second I arrived home. Had it for breakfast and then I found this mixture. It’s not my first time adding cheese to a PB&J sandwish but I had guava jelly and peanut butter. A bit of bread and a frying pan and that’s a match made in heaven between food and me. ????
    Ps. I forgot to oil the pan lol

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Lisa Lin says

      April 29, 2018 at 11:16 am

      Guava jelly sounds absolutely delicious!!

      Reply
  15. Richard says

    October 21, 2018 at 7:27 am

    Years ago I wondered what a PB&J would taste like with cheese. I tried it, liked it, so kept on eating them. I had never thought to try Brie (cheddar has always been my go to cheese). So I did last month. It added a nice creamy taste and texture to the experience. Thanks for the recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Lisa Lin says

      October 23, 2018 at 7:39 am

      Thanks for giving the recipe a try, Richard!

      Reply
  16. Laurie Schemp says

    June 20, 2019 at 10:21 am

    I am just about ready to try this,i never imagined toasting a pb&j before. I’m out brie so I’m going to try cream cheese. I hope it’s good, thanks.

    Reply
    • Lisa Lin says

      June 20, 2019 at 1:29 pm

      I wonder what it will taste like with cream cheese!

      Reply
    • randi robinson says

      October 25, 2019 at 12:30 pm

      well, did u like it? wonder if Jerry would like it.

      Reply
  17. Nancy Perine says

    June 26, 2019 at 2:03 am

    Hello! I had a friend coming over for lunch and on who better to try out this new twist on a peanut butter & jelly sandwich. I had never thought of putting brie cheese on it and then grilling it. I have to say it was wonderful and we both scarfed down the sandwiches! I’ll sure be making these again. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  18. Wednesday Andrews says

    June 8, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    Um. Yes. I didn’t know I needed this in my life. Had an extra round of Brie in the fridge and my life is changed forever. Thank you

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  19. Home Kitchenary says

    November 24, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    I love your recipe. I love this taste.

    Reply

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