Unpopular Opinion

Jelly sandwiches are way better without this horrible sticky peanut butter.

Peanut butter is horrifyingly dry on its own.

According to everyone here, the sandwich you're supposed to make is:

Peanut butter, butter, honey, banana, pickles (cucumbers if you're impatient), cayenne pepper, and lastly, if you're a Vincent, jam or preserves.

Toasting optional

I like to put a sliced banana. Offsets the dryness of plain peanut butter, and adds a bit of sweetness.

Let me introduce you guys to the most glorious topping for peanut butter bread:

FUCKING CUCUMBER

It ads freshness, moisture, texture, crunch and the flavor actually combines well. First time I heard it I thought it was crazy but just try it once and you're sold.

I tried peanut butter and jam because I always heard it being talked about in American movies (am European). It was a waste of both imo. Peanut butter and chocolate sprinkles is the way to go if you must add something to peanut butter. Jam is best on its own.

I would not go that far but certainly I would take just peanut butter over just jelly. As far as not needing help sure but it can still get better. In comes. The banana!

Too dry without jelly/jam

I was with you up to the toasted part.

most people aren't american, luckily

Jelly is for children.

Use jam instead. Organic (no HFCS) strawberry is my go-to.

Upvoted for strong disagreement. If I had to drop an ingredient it would be the peanut butter (leaving out the bread would be too messy)

If there's no jelly, it's no longer a PB*&J*. It's just a PB.

Peanut butter and honey ftw

I like pickles more then jelly

Good post. This IS an unpopular opinion. I really want to downvote you because I disagree, but I want to upvote you because you clearly understood the assignment.

Well, definitely fits the community!

I will say that I disagree, though I do find joy in just a plain peanutbutter sandwich at times.

But, to me, peanutbutter is a foundation to build with, not the main goal. When teamed up with the right ingredients, it provides synergy. It's got sweet, salty, a little umami, and that unique peanut taste. So it mixes well with so much.

The key to jelly is making sure that it still manages to have a tartness and the experience is more fulfilling. I find that actually jellies aren't as good as preserves or jams, as jelly tends to be way more sugar based and has little or no "body" from the original fruit.

But one of my favorite PB based sandwiches is apples. Slice them up thin, a scant layer of pb on each slice of bread, with the slices stacked in between. A decently tart apple is sublime. Add a slice of cheddar and you get a deeper complexity.

I don't think I've purchased jelly in like decades, but I eat a lot of peanut butter. Sometimes with bananas.

Peanut butter + Honey + Banana slices

Thin layer of jam, 4cm thick layer of peanut butter.

As far as blank blank& blank sandwiches go, my favorite is cream cheese and Nutella.

Peanut "butter" is like almond "milk" but when I have a peanut butter sandwich I always pump up the jam.

I prefer it with cucumber myself. Ads a nice fresh crispness to it.

Well, yeah of course, because adding jelly would make it a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Sooooo, you want to eat just a peanut butter sandwich. Since there's no jam.

I'd agree that people always put too much jelly, I like a thin layer of jam/jelly opposed to globs of it, but peanut butter sandwich by itself is just too dry & chewy.

Replacing the jam with Vegemite is the only correct option.

When I ate peanut butter, I would agree with you. I always preferred just some crunchy peanut butter and a lotta water. Helped keep me hydrated.

No way! Toasted bread a sweet spread over the peanut butter and a glass of milk! It doesn’t get any better!