Homemade Uncrustables
Since I’m a busy mom (four kids–six years and under) I’m always looking for time-saving tricks, especially at mealtimes. Making several meals-worth of homemade “uncrustables”ahead of time is sooo easy and just takes a few minutes, but saves quite a bit of time when it comes lunchtime and the kids are “starving.” These sealed sandwiches also work great in lunchboxes, and are just pennies a sandwich, compared to the store-bought version.
Don’t like peanut butter, or have kids with allergies? Experiment with diffferent fillings such as ham and cheese.
Oh, and don’t throw away the crusts! They’re perfect for making breadcrumbs!
Homemade Uncrustables
Author/Source:
Pam @ Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
- Bread
- Peanut Butter
- Jelly
- Sandwich Sealer (there are MANY on the market, choose your favorite!)
Directions:
Spread a thin layer of peanut butter on both slices of bread, avoiding the edges. (Spreading it on both slices helps prevent the jelly from soaking through the bread.) Spread jelly on one piece of bread, again, avoiding the edges. Sandwich bread together, peanut-butter-and-jelly side in. Take your sandwich sealer and press down hard in the middle of the bread to cut off the crusts and seal the edges, according to manufacter’s instructions. TIP: I’ve found that fresh, soft bread seals MUCH easier.
Avoid spreading the filling too close to the edges
Freezing Directions:
Prepare sandwiches as directed above. Wrap each “uncrustable” in plasic wrap or waxed paper. Place wrapped sandwiches in a large freezer bag. Seal, label, and freeze. To serve: remove from freezer, and allow to thaw in fridge. Eat with a glass of milk :).
Servings: amount varies
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What brand of sandwich sealer do you use/recommend? I have tried the Pampered Chef one and didn’t like it, it wasted too much bread, imho.
I have the Pampered Chef one too, and while I love it, I agree, it does waste a lot of bread. Since I knew many people wouldn’t have access to the PC version, for the purpose of this post I purchased the inexpensive WonderBread sealer (linked) and it worked pretty well. Nothing fancy for sure, but makes the sandwiches square, just cutting off the crusts, and when I used fresh bread it sealed nicely too.
Thanks! :) One other question: where do I buy it? LOL Is it in the grocery store, hanging? I usually ignore all those… ;)
Julie you can find it on amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004M5J1NG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oamm-n-kitchen-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004M5J1NG or yes sometimes in the grocery store hanging portions in the bread or cereal aisles.
I just bought one at Fry’s. It’s half the price of Amazon and you don’t need to pay shipping. Mine was hanging in the bread aisle. It was $2.99. I know this is only a few months late and you’ve probably already have one, but for future readers:)
CJ
WalMart has them pretty inexpensive too Under $3
I think I read somewhere that you can take the pre-made sandwiches and stack them back up in the bag that the bread loaf came in to stash in the freezer. Not sure if you have to wrap in saran/wax paper first, or at least maybe a small sheet inbetween each sandwich?
Yeah! If you’re going to just be eating the sandwiches at home, and not packing in a lunchbox or something, that’s a great idea, and nice to re-use the sandwich bag, therefore saving more $!
While it takes a little longer, I’ve also just used a cookie cutter, and smooshed the edges together. I find with my homemade bread the sandwich sealers don’t work well.
I take a square or round ziploc container and turn it upside down over the sandwhich and smash it down to seal it and cut the crust away:)
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When my DD decided she liked these and I saw the price for frozen pb&j sandwiches I knew that had to be a less expensive option…I remembered I saw Wonder bread mold at Walmart and spent $3.00 for it and a loaf of bread, of course we already had the pb&j
You can also use Jam it will not soak through the bread and if you mix the PB and Jam together before you spread it’s even better. I learned this from a food kitchen when we pre made 1000 PBJ’s
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