April 2nd should be a national holiday. Not only does it signify your grandiose survival of April Fool’s Day, but it is the most delicious day in the world: peanut butter and jelly day.
So don’t hate me. This recipe isn’t healthy. But darn it – we are talking about PB here! And it will be perhaps the most scrumdiddlyumptious (and beautiful) dessert you’ve ever made.
Ingredients
- pizza dough (gluten free)
- your favorite peanut putter (I used Trader Joe’s unsalted creamy)
- your favorite organic jam/jelly (I used strawberry)
- 2 bananas
- vegan butter (Earth Balance)
- raw sugar (any granulated sugar for your convenience)
- coconut oil
Preparation
- Grease a cookie sheet with coconut oil while you set the oven to 350 degrees
- Roll out your pizza dough to a fill out as much of the cookie sheet as possible
- Cover with a damp towel for 20 minutes and let dough sit for 20 minutes
- While letting dough set, take a frying pan and set on medium heat with a dab of coconut oil to coat the pan
- Chop both bananas into slices and coat in granulated sugar
- Place sugar-coated banana slices in frying pan and wait 4-5 minutes until they begin to caramelize (but watch that they don’t burn)
- Flip them over when ready and let the slices sit for another 1-2 minutes
- Place bananas off to the side and continue with the bread
- Spread peanut butter first, followed by the jelly, down the center of the dough
- Remove from pan, place slices throughout the innards of the dough
- On each long side, cut 1 inch wide strips about 2-1/2-inches into center. Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across the filling. Pinch ends when finished to lock in the PB & J goods
- Coat top in a [generous] layer of melted vegan butter and sprinkle sugar (I used vanilla sugar) on top
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until crust appears to be cooked and crispy. (Or in other words: play some candy crush, try to beat level 264, lose track of time, and all your lives, remember you’re baking, remove from oven)
- Let the bread cool (hard to do) and serve!