PB&J Uncrustables AND French Toast Bake in One!

by Sabrina Snyder

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20 servings
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
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PB&J Uncrustables French Toast Bake is a mash-up that turns a classic into a comforting breakfast. Perfect for brunch or family mornings!

PB&J Uncrustables with French Toast is the perfect combination for adults and kids! The cookie cutter shapes are so adorable and the leftover crust goes right into the bake so you won’t feel guilty tossing it away. You can even bring them to a large event or gathering with other pastry breakfast options like Apple Cinnamon Muffins and Banana Nut Bread.

Sabrina’s PB&J Uncrustables and French Toast Recipe

This recipe just screams back to school to me! Peanut Butter and Jelly Uncrustables that you can make with your little ones using cookie cutters and instead of having leftover crusts that no one wants, you bake it into a delicious Peanut Butter & Jelly French Toast Casserole!

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PB&J Uncrustables AND French Toast Bake in One Recipe

PB&J Uncrustables French Toast Bake is a mash-up that turns a classic into a comforting breakfast. Perfect for brunch or family mornings!
Yield 20 servings
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Breakfast and Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
plate with peanut butter and jelly bread
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Ingredients
 

  • 24 slices bread , (1 full loaf)
  • 1 1/4 cups peanut butter
  • 1 cup strawberry preserves , (We use Bonne Maman)
  • 2 cups milk
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chopped peanuts , (for topping)
  • 1/2 cup strawberry jelly , (for topping)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Make all twelve peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
  • Spread peanut butter on one side, jelly on the other side.
  • Choose your favorite cookie cutters and press firmly down onto the sandwiches.
  • Tear apart all the crusts into an 8×8 pan.
  • Mix the milk, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and vanilla extract in a bowl.
  • Pour over the crusts.
  • You can cook immediately or put in the refrigerator until the next morning.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes.
  • Top with crushed peanuts and jelly while hot, or if you let it cool a little, just heat the jelly slightly.

Nutrition

Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 315mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 110IU | Vitamin C: 2.3mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 2mg

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About This Recipe

You can set up a little station with your kids in the kitchen and make a whole loaf of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Then let the kids pick out their favorite cookie cutters and get to work stamping out their own special Uncrustables. The crust is then tossed into a delicious French toast Bake. Please note if you are really good at using ALL the bread for your Uncrustables, you’ll have less for the casserole.

What to Pair With

While this breakfast definitely plays more into the sweet side of things, you can add some savory sides to balance it out. Try serving them with Air Fryer Bacon or Maple Breakfast Sausage for a fully balanced breakfast.

Ideas to Serve

Want to try a grown up version of these preserves that I love? Buy the cherry flavor, use a couple tablespoons of it. Then add in chopped pickled jalapenos, and stir. The longer it stays in the fridge the more amazing it is. Sweet and spicy and SO EASY! Add on top of toast with cream cheese or make grilled cheese sandwiches with it!

Variations

Not a fan of Peanut Butter & Jelly? Here are some alternate ideas!

  • Nutella and Jelly: Nutella is great alternative for peanut butter! I can’t resist this chocolate hazelnut spread!
  • Cookie Butter and Jelly: Cookie Butter is a staple in my house and a must try when making this recipe.
  • Cookie Butter and Nutella: This combination really hits the spot if you are craving something sweet.
  • Alternative Nut Butters: Who knew there were so many options here. Try Almond Butter, Cashew Butter or Hazelnut Butter.
  • Cream Cheese and Jelly: Try switching the peanut butter for cream cheese. I promise you will not be disappointed!
  • Cream Cheese and Carrot Cake Jam: Trust me on this one. Carrot Cake Jam will be come a new favorite!

More Breakfast Recipes to Try!

PB and J leftover crust bake and sandwiches collage

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Uncrustables that you can make with your little ones using cookie cutters and instead of having leftover crusts that no one wants you bake it into a delicious Peanut Butter & Jelly French Toast Casserole! NO WASTE! It is a delicious brunch dish you can even serve company!
crust casserole and heart-shaped sandwich without crust
Plate featuring dinosaur-shaped sandwiches and crust bake
plate of leftover sandwich crust bake
a pile of PB and J crusts on cutting board
Peanut Butter & Jelly Casserole on plate
peanut butter on bread slices and jelly on bread slices
fun-shaped sandwiches and a pile of cookie cutters
9 fun-shaped sandwiches without crust

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. Made this morning my two boys asked for this to be the permanent French toast recipe. Love not wasting food! Thank you for sharing.

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    1. You’re welcome and thank you for the kind words! Love it when the kiddos enjoy our recipes!

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  3. These sandwiches look so cute and delicious. I will have to try making these for lunches this year. The kids will love them.

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  9. What a fantastic duo. I love making my own PB & J uncrustables, but having the crust for a second recipe is pure genius.

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  10. This is great! I made french toast sticks with my leftovers from making uncrustables! I love your idea too!

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  11. that’s great! I hate wasting food in our house, and the kids will love having fun silly shapes to eat their sandwiches! Definitely back to school 🙂

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  12. This is such a wonderful idea to use the leftovers when you make the fun bento box style sandwiches. Sounds yummy too.

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  13. This post came at such an ironic time for me! I was making uncrustable sandwiches a few says ago and thought what a waste it was to throw the crusts away!

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  15. Absolutely genius. Seriously, I have been tossing my daughter’s crusts and now I can save them and bake them??? I love not wasting.

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  18. Uncrustables and French Toast! We love both! How nice that you were able to use the unwanted crusts. I need to try this.

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  19. I wish I had this bake for breakfast this morning! It looks delicious and combines all my favourite flavours.

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  22. The sandwiches are absolutely adorable and I LOVE your creative use for the scraps! I’m fairly certain some people just toss them out and that makes me squirm a bit.

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  26. That’s such a yummy way to get full use out of the crust that would have otherwise been wasted! I like it!

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  27. What a great idea! I love cutting my sons sandwiches into cute shapes and hate throwing out the crust, but I never knew what else to do with it. Now I know and it looks delicious!

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  28. I love that the PB&J sandwiches can be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer. I try to keep a bunch of these in the freezer for mornings when I am running late or forgot to go to the grocery store Cool there is no wasted crusts with the french toast recipe!

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    1. Thanks Marcie! It is perfect for back to school! Make them together Saturday night, bake for a Sunday morning brunch 🙂

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  31. I love two-for-one recipes like this one. And the idea of PB&J French Toast is awesome!!!! I may have to make sandwiches just to make the breakfast part!

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  34. OMG — I have PB&J sandwiches everyday for lunch! I am amazed at your creativity applied to such a staple of mine! 🙂 Thank you, I will savor this for sure.

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    1. Wonderful! I hope you love it! PS I reach for a pb&j really often too, easy enough to eat while juggling an infant and toddler!

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  35. What a great idea to reuse food scraps! I tried making those sandwiches before and hated throwing out all of that extra bread. Can’t wait to try this!

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  37. Now that is a dish my kids would absolutely love for Breakfast! It looks positively delicious and so easy!

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  38. I was literally just thinking this morning that PBJ french toast would probably be delicious! Thanks for making all of my dreams come true!

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  40. I wish my family liked peanut butter. It’s not fun to eat this all alone… then again MAYBE that is not bad thing, it looks really good and I wouldn’t have to share!

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  41. Holy moly! My kids might actually eat bread crust now! That looks delicious, and I love the idea of home made Uncrustables. 5 stars for you!

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    1. Aw, how sweet! It works even better because the crusts have some texture in the casserole – it is a perfect use for them!

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