Healthy Peanut Butter Apple Sandwich

If your kids enjoy snacking on peanut butter and apples, they’re going to love this peanut butter apple sandwich.

It’s a healthy lunch you can assemble with simple ingredients in less than 5 minutes. Ready to make one?

Crunchy Peanut Butter Apple Sandwich

Every bite of this peanut butter apple sandwich has that sweet-salty combo we love with added crunch from the apple. It’s a delicious switch from the usual PB & J, and just as easy to make.

This is one of those 5-minute lunch ideas that adds variety to your kid’s diet and makes them excited to eat fresh, real food. Want to add more protein to the lunch? Pack it with a couple of hard-boiled eggs or rolled deli meat and you’re good to go.

What is in a Peanut Butter Crunch Sandwich

Grab these ingredients from the pantry and let’s make lunch!

• Bread: whole grain or your favorite sandwich bread.
• Peanut butter: creamy or crunchy- it’s up to you! *Check out one of my peanut butter alternatives if your child attends a peanut-free school.
• Apple: tart apples like Granny Smith, Pink Lady, and Honey Crisp work great.
• Honey: just a drizzle!
• Snacks! this lunch is packed with the remaining sliced apple, berries, and sugar snap peas.

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How to Pack Peanut Butter Apple Sandwich for Lunch

Time to pack this peanut butter sandwich for lunch and keep it fresh for hours, here’s what to do:

1. Prep
   Wash the berries and apple and thinly slice the apple.
2. Assemble the sandwich
   Place the bread onto a flat surface and spread the peanut butter onto both slices. Top with sliced apple, a drizzle of honey, and the remaining slice of bread.
3. Prepare for shipment
   Pack the sandwich into a lunch container with compartments making sure to keep it separate from the fruit and veggies. Top with the lid and tuck the lunch away in a lunch bag.

Watch how to assemble this recipe fast in the video below:

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