Celebrate Ntional PB & J Day with The King of Monte Cristo
By: Amy Jeanroy
Published: March 31, 2016

Ah, nostalgia. It means that one bite of a childhood favorite can bring you right back to a simple time when all you wanted was a spoonful of peanut butter when mom wasn't looking. Or is that just me? 
Recently, we at Foodista were able to relive our childhood love of peanut butter, when we sampled the new Peter Pan Simply Ground Peanut Butter. Let's just say that an office full of women and a handful of spoons made short work of this delightful treat. While we were sampling (you know, for work) we came up with a list of variables for what makes the best peanut butter. 
Rich, peanut taste
Creamy texture (with or without crunchy peanuts, it's still important)
Not too sweet or salty
Doesn't separate or need to be stirred
This new Peter Pan Simply Ground peanut butter ticks everything on our list. It's crunchy, but the peanut bits are very fine, while still keeping that flavor we all remembered. It was one of the most fun food samples that we have been able to try in a long time. 
If you need some inspiration for using Simply Ground Peanut Butter as an ingredient, check out this King of Monte Cristo, compliments of Chef spike Mendelsohn.
 
The King of Monte Cristo with Peter Pan® Simply Ground Peanut Butter
 
Created By: Chef Spike Mendelsohn
 

Ingredients:
 
8 slices country bread
 
1/2 c Peter Pan® Simply Ground Original Peanut Butter
 
 ¾ c banana slices
 
8 slices applewood-smoked bacon, cooked 
 
 2 eggs
 
2 tbsp milk
 
1 tsp cinnamon powder
 
4 tsp butter
 
Directions:
 
1.       Spread bread with Peter Pan® Simply Ground Original Peanut Butter; fill with bananas and bacon to make 2 sandwiches. Press edges of sandwiches together to seal.
 
2.       Heat large skillet, add butter and melt on medium heat.
 
3.       Whisk egg, cinnamon and milk in bowl until well blended.
 
4.       Add sandwiches, 1 at a time, turning to evenly moisten.
 
5.       Add sandwiches to skillet; cook 2 min. on each side or until golden brown.
 
 
 
Blackberry jam
 
Ingredients:
 
1 c blackberry preserves
 
1 tbsp water
 
 
 
Directions:
 
1.       In a pot add the preserves and water, heat until smooth.
 
2.       Serve on the side