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Easy Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich

By Laura Fuentes Updated Jan 20, 2025

5 from 19 votes

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Up your lunch game with this epic peanut butter banana sandwich that's super quick to make.

This sandwich idea is satisfying as the classic sandwich but more filling and delicious. Make this peanut butter and banana sandwich for lunch real fast!

Peanut butter and banana sandwich sliced and stacked one on top the other.

Is a Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich Good?

If you haven’t tried the delicious combination of peanut butter and banana, then this sandwich is a perfect introduction! Sweet banana and savory peanut butter flavors are crazy-good together and make a great variation on the classic PBJ.

Aside from its flavor, this simple sandwich packs 12 grams of quality protein- it’s the kind of lunch that will keep kids full for hours. You can serve it with fruit for fiber, hard-boiled eggs or deli turkey for extra protein, and your treat of choice. How simple is that?!

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What You Need

No mystery ingredients here, just pantry staples we all have on hand:

  • Sandwich bread: white or whole wheat- it’s up to you.
  • Peanut butter: creamy or crunchy.
  • Banana: the riper the banana, the sweeter the combination.

Check out this quick video to see the sandwich come together in under a minute.

If you’d like to pack this for lunch, but your child attends a peanut-free school, check out these top peanut butter alternatives here.

I share some tasty alternative options, but if I had to recommend one for this sandwich, it would be soy butter; its flavor and consistency are very similar to classic peanut butter.

Peanut butter and banana sandwich sliced in half and packed into a glass lunch container with sliced apple and cucumber.

How to Pack a Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich for Lunch

As easy as this sandwich is to make, it’s important to pack it right so it stays intact until lunchtime. Here’s what to do:

  1. Assemble
    Spread the peanut butter onto both slices of bread, top one slice with the banana, and assemble the sandwich.
  2. Keep the bread dry
    To keep the sandwich fresh, pack it into a sturdy lunch container in its own compartment. If packed in a zip bag, it will get smashed long before lunch.
  3. How to add snacks
    Place snacks like fruit, veggies, and protein in separate compartments or containers, so the sandwich bread doesn’t absorb excess moisture.

Peanut Butter Sandwich School Lunch Packing Tips 

Once you assemble this delicious peanut butter sandwich, follow these tips to pack your sandwiches for lunch like a pro so they stay fresh and neat for hours:

Keep it cool
Adding fresh fruit and veggies to round out this lunch? Add an ice pack to the lunch bag to keep them fresh until lunchtime.

Use the right container
Having a sturdy compartmentalized lunch container is extremely helpful for keeping sandwiches from getting flattened in the lunch bag while packing a variety of wet and dry ingredients under one lid. Check out my favorite container options in this post.

Separate dry from wet
Keep fruit, veggies, and any other wet ingredients separate from the sandwich so it doesn’t absorb any moisture.

Add extra protein
Make this lunch higher in protein by packing some hard-boiled eggs or yogurt with the lunch as a side to add 6 to 15 g of protein to this meal.

More Peanut Butter Sandwiches

If your like are anything like mines and love PB-everything, try this strawberry peanut butter sandwich or turn the classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich into fun PB & J roll ups!

You can also pack the nostalgic fluffernutter sandwich to indulge the kids, or give lunch an unexpected flavor twist with this peanut butter pickle sandwich or this peanut butter bacon and banana sandwich that used to be Elvis Presley’s favorite!

Tasty Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich

Servings: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Total Time: 5 minutes mins
Up your lunch game with this epic peanut butter banana sandwich that's super quick to make.
5 from 19 votes
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Ingredients

  • 2 slices of sandwich bread
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter
  • ½ banana, sliced

Instructions

  • Spread the peanut butter on both slices of bread.
  • Top one slice with the banana slices, covering most of the surface.
  • Place the second bread slice on top to close the sandwich. Slice it in half if you want and place the sandwich inside a lunch container.
  • Pack your favorite sides, like fresh fruit and veggies, in separate compartments If packing a dip, use a small, spill-proof lidded container. And, if packing dry snacks or sides, like crackers, pack them in their own compartment or container to prevent them from getting soggy.

Equipment

101 Packed Lunches
Glass Lunch Containers
1 ice pack

Nutrition

Serving: 1 sandwich | Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 433mg | Potassium: 511mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 121mg | Iron: 3mg

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My name is Laura Fuentes
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Mom of 3. Certified in Integrative Nutrition. 5x Cookbook Author.

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