Alternative names | PB&J |
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Course | Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack |
Place of origin | United States |
Created by | Julia Davis Chandler |
Serving temperature | Room temperature |
Main ingredients | Peanut butter, jelly or jam, sliced bread (Typically white bread) |
320 kcal (1340 kJ) | |
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich (PB&J) consists of peanut butter and fruit preserves—jelly—spread on bread. The sandwich may be open-faced, made of a single slice of bread folded over, or made using two slices of bread. The sandwich is popular in the United States, especially among children; a 2002 survey showed the average American will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before graduating from high school.[1] There are many variations of the sandwich, starting with the basic peanut butter sandwich or jam sandwich.