Guaranteed, you’ll never again look at pb&j the same way.
One of my friends summed up the following recipe perfectly:
“It’s like eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich… in fudge form!”
PB&J Fudge
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp coconut butter or Homemade Coconut Butter
- very scant 2/3c berries (I used 80g strawberries. You can also use jam.)
- 1/8 tsp salt (also, I used salted pb)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- 1 tbsp agave or pure maple syrup (I liked it plain, but my tasters preferred it sweetened)
Blend the berries first. (I used a Magic Bullet cup.) Then add the other ingredients and blend until smooth. Put in a container, and freeze until firm. It’ll keep for at least a few weeks in the freezer. (Just be sure to thaw before eating.)
See the following post for: Calorie Information.
(This version probably has fewer calories because berries aren’t as calorically-dense as bananas… but what’s a calorie-count anyway, if not an estimate?)
And a close up.
You know you wanted one.
Don’t forget about pb&j’s chocolatey cousin:
Another healthy recipe: Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge.
As a kid, what kinds of lunches did you take to school?
I went through different sandwich phases that would last about a month or so. One month, it’d be a cream cheese and jelly sandwich every single day. Another month was turkey. In middle school, I started a love affair with pb-banana sandwiches. Oh, and when I was very little, my favorite packed lunch was a nutella sandwich. People thought it was weird. Who knew that, almost twenty years later, nutella would become so trendy? I was such a little trend-setter.
Maxwell says
I don’t like pb&j that much, but the chocolate fudgies are doing to me made some time soon!
I have never bought my lunch from school. Ever since 1st grade I, not my mom, have made my lunch. In grade school, raw Ramen packets and tuna with crackers were my staples. Middle school I was home-schooled, so I ate whatever I wanted at home. High school has been rough with lunches. I get made fun of for my weird dishes I bring to school. Sushi, tofu stirfry, grape leaves, and curries all get the “what on earth is that!” response, and then sometimes a “you are so weird!”. My food tastes so much better than the school lunches though,(sometimes my friends share) so I just let the comments roll off and enjoy my food!
Maxwell says
doing to me= going to be. Haha
Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn says
ahhhhh I AM DROOLING OVER THIS RECIPE!!!
Luv What You Do says
I LOVED cream cheese and jelly sandwiches. I have never heard of anyone who eats them. How fun!
Ps the fudge looks great. Love me some PB and AB with everything. You should do a PB adn banana fudge!
BroccoliHut says
Ah, I love reminiscing about school lunches! I used to take fat free bologna on white bread with pickles and mustard. Pretzels always came along too.
In high school the lunch was free, so I was always up for whatever they were serving. That’s how I first tried a lot of dishes, including baklava and collard greens!
Pure2raw twins says
oh Katie, you are amazing…love this twist of a classic combo
Jess @ littlegirlbigappetite says
Oohhh this sounds easy and super yummy!
Namaste Gurl says
Oh my goodness, can I steal your brain? How creative are you? I would’ve loved that wholesome treat as a kid 🙂
Katie says
That fudge looks so good! I’m going to have to try it out.
So funny because my friends and I were just talking last night about whether we used to bring our lunch or buy it in elementary school. A few of my friends who went to a private school said they always bought it because it was so good. I remember actually crying one day in first grade because I forgot my lunch and had to buy hot lunch which was soooo bad hahah. My mom usually packed me pretty good lunches…I remember kids always getting so excited over lunchables but I always got so mad when my mom gave me one because I thought the meat was disgusting and slimy. yuck, still makes me cringe thinking about those.
Joyce @ Jranola Joyce says
Katie!!! this looks so amazing. you are too great 🙂
Rebecca says
I always brought my lunch to school (even as a kid I thought they looked/tasted funny). It varied a lot from tunafish to turkey and veggie sandwiches, salads, PB&J and fruits. My mom packed me pretty good lunches.
I think I may have a new fudge to add to my baking around the holidays.
Danni says
These look good to me! I think I will have to try them with some wild blueberries 😉 and probably all PB considering I don’t have coconut butter 🙁
All throughout school (before I started a bad habit of starving myself…) I had peanut butter sandwiches. Every single day. And never got sick of it.
EmilyK says
I hardly ate lunch!! I had chocolate milk and a small a croissant. YUK sounds so gross now!!
Lorin says
My friends always made fun of me because literally almost every day I had peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I occasionaly, rarely, had turkey, but then senior year I became a vegeterian. Senior year I got a bit more creative and had some tempeh and jam sandwiches. I always thought when I was going into college that I would be making a lot of pb and j sandwiches but I can’t remember the last time I had one :P. I love peanut butter though!
Leslie says
That fudge looks amazing! Growing up I ate a peanut butter and syrup sandwich almost everyday of my public school history from grades 4-8 with an apple (or cookies once in a blue moon if I wa lucky) we were pretty poor. Come high school it was veggies and dip or the odd cafeteria fries.
Lena says
MMM That looks so delicious! The link to the Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge is not working :((
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Oh no… can you tell me what error screen you’re seeing? I just clicked the link, and it works for me. Maybe it was a temporary glitch? Here’s the link: https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/06/28/chocolate-peanut-butter-fudge/
Morgan says
Hi! Is there a sub for coconut butter? I really want to make this and I don’t have any! Regular butter? Or oil maybe?
Natalie says
I went to boarding school so I ate 3 meals a day at school! We had set places at tables with girls (all girls school) from different years at lunch, which was nice when we were tiny but lame when we got older (15 y/o do not care about the woes of 11 y/os) dinner and breakfast we were in year groups. School did AMAZING puddings (dead man’s leg w custard mmm) and a really nice (but not spicy) curry with peaches in it! Haslet however is probably one of the most horrible things I’ve EVER come across! I have fond memories of school dinners!
limefish studio says
You’ve been featured! http://limefishstudio.blogspot.com/2012/04/happy-peanut-butter-jelly-day.html
Justine says
I made this fudge recipe exactly how it’s written, froze the fudge… It set or I thought it did but once being in the refrigerator for a few hours(to thaw to eat), it unset and was goopy. Do you have any advice to keep it set? Thanks!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Needs to stay frozen when not eating :).
J says
I’m sure you are a very sweet girl… but you do not look healthy. I’ve been there. Thank you for the recipes, best of luck.
Mariah says
Cool recipe idea. I wouldn’t have thought to make peanut butter and jelly fudge. 🙂
Not sure if you’re aware of this, but the link to the calorie information is wrong. It took me to your raw chocolate fudge cake. Anyway, thanks for the recipe and may God bless you! 🙂
lisa says
I use PB2 in place of the peanut butter. It’s delicious!
Lexi says
Oh my goodness!! Me and my family are suckers for fudge!!! I love this recipe and all others too!!!! My mouth is watering at the sight!
Janessa says
Can i use sweetended coconut for the homemade coconut butter?
Tarra says
This recipe is featured on Self.com!!! http://www.self.com/fooddiet/2014/03/pb-and-j-dishes-slideshow?mbid=MiddayFacebook21249254#slide=12 😀 Yay, go CCK!