My hubby and I have a very serious, ongoing debate in our household.
You see, we’re both grown ups that like eating PB & J sandwiches — though I make mine a banana, PB & J sandwich because it seems more adult to add a fruit into the mix — but he only likes grape jelly. I, on the other hand, think grape jelly is gross and prefer strawberry or raspberry jelly.
PB & J sandwiches happen to be our go-to thing to pack if we’re on the road, going to the beach or anything like that, so it has come up many times and usually starts something like this:
Me: “Babe, we’re out of grape jelly. Should I just put strawberry on your sandwiches?”
Him: “Nah, I don’t like strawberry jelly.”
Me: “Stop the madness…How do you not like strawberry jelly??”
When my hubby’s grandparents recently visited, I had to laugh when both of them preferred grape jelly for their English muffins over the strawberry & raspberry jelly, and pumpkin butter options I also had on hand. What?!
Grape jelly lovin’ must run in the family.
Writing this post is making me think about how my grandma loves orange marmalade. She may be one of few people on the planet who seeks out the marmalade flavor in the individual jelly packet container at cafes and diners. I dislike marmalade even more than grape jelly. No thank you!
Different jellies for different bellies I suppose.
And now that I’ve talked solely about the important topic of jelly flavors this entire post (keeping it light today friends!), let’s get to today’s recipe, shall we? I turned my beloved PB & (strawberry) J into a smoothie because, well, smoothies in general are awesome, and a healthy, vegan, yummy smoothie that reminds you of childhood is even more awesome.
Peanut Butter & Jelly Smoothie [Vegan]
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 2/3 cup vanilla soy milk any type of milk will work
- 2 Medjool dates pitted
- 2 TBSP peanut butter
- 1 TBSP chia seeds
- 1/4 TSP cinnamon
- 1/4 TSP vanilla extract
- Ice
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender and pulse until smooth.
- Pour in a glass and enjoy immediately!
Do you like jelly? What’s your fav flavor?
Oh my gosh! I hate marmalade! Gross! I love all other types of jellies though. I kind of like random flavors too like peach. I never thought to make a pb&j smoothie though! That is creative!
Heyyy my fellow marmalade hater! 😉
“Different jellies for different bellies” lol you’re so funny!
Hehehe. I thought that was pretty clever too 😉
So only in recent years have I come around to jelly. Actually this is kind of weird, I used to have a very irrational fear of jelly. One time when my school made us go on outward bound, at the end of the trip we were cleaning our gear and they made me clean the jelly container and I refused. They leaders thought I was super messed up…maybe I am. I still prefer plain peanut butter (or with bananas and honey) but I can handle jelly now 😉
Haaaa that is hilarious…I kind of feel like that about mayonnaise. Ick!
Hi Nicole! I just wanted to let you know I stumbled upon your website a month ago, and love reading your posts, recipes, etc. Thank you for sharing yourself with us! 🙂
Hi Emma, thanks so much for reading and commenting!
Hahaha “different jellies for different bellies” lol that’s great! But I’m totally with you on grape jelly and orange marmalade….how does anyone like those?
I know right!! Grape jelly in PB&J sandwiches really reminds me of a little kid meal, so I’m constantly making fun of my man about it ha!
Ugh grape jelly?!??!? Crazy town! I love jam the most- blackberry, strawberry, blueberry, you name it. Grape jelly is a no-no for me though! And orange marmalade…that’s interesting! Can’t say I’m a fan 🙂 I AM a fan of a PB&J smoothie though!! Looks yum!
It sounds like we are totally on the same page when it comes to jelly & jam, Paige!
I found your site while seeking out a pb& grape jelly smoothie recipe. I ended up reading your post, and I feel exactly opposite of you when it comes to the jelly flavors. I adore my delicious grape jelly, but I won’t touch strawberry jelly if you paid me…lol. So, I will have to agree with your hubby, and his family…haha. Now for the orange marmalade…I’m with you on that one:).