How to make your own uncrustables

DIY uncrustables sandwiches are one of the most convenient grab and go lunches for kids and adults alike. What if you could make them yourself, with the ingredients YOU want, for a fraction of the cost? I'm here to tell you that you can!

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Equipment

Sandwich cutter
Plastic wrap or sandwich bags
cookie sheet or tray (to easily transfer them to the freezer)

Ingredients

Loaf bread
Peanut butter or any nut butter you like
Jelly

Instructions

Clear your workspace and lay out as many pieces of bread as you can at once. This will make your task go much faster.
Spread your peanut butter in a circle just a tad smaller than the size of your sandwich cutter. (I just eyeball it.) You will spread it on ALL slices of bread. You want it on both sides.
On have of the slices of bread scoop about 1 1/2 teaspoons of jelly.
Put the slices with only peanut butter on top of the slices with jelly.
Using the sandwich cutter press down firmly until all of the edges are sealed and cut.
Continue this process until all sandwiches are cut out.
Either wrap each sandwich in plastic wrap or place them in plastic bags.
Place them on a tray or cookie sheet and transfer to the freezer until they are all fully frozen. At this point you can add them all to a bag and label with the date and type of sandwich for easy reference.

Notes

Choosing the right bread

I have found that certain types of breads do better than others. You want a very lightweight, fluffy bread. If it is too hard it will rip easily. My most successful bread has been with the cheap off brand bread. I will get wheat or white. I usually like to buy several loaves when they are on sale and make my batches of PB&J then.

How to prevent leaks

Be sure that the slices are aligned so that the crust of the bread doesn't fall in the area where the sandwich is being sealed. The crust does not like to stick together and can cause leaks if it in the space where the cutter is trying to seal the bread.

Only add a small amount of jelly. It does not look like it will be enough for the sandwich, but it tastes great. When you add too much jelly, this will cause the sandwich to burst.

Avoid soggy uncrustables

The best tip to avoid soggy uncrustables is to spread peanut butter on both sides of the bread. When you do this is creates a barrier between the jelly and the bread, keeping the bread from getting soggy.

Best way to put ingredients on your bread

For peanut butter, slightly melt the peanut butter in the microwave. put it in there for no more than 30 seconds at a time. Check to see how liquid it is and decided if it needs more time. You want it to pour off of the spoon like a thin pancake batter. Now you can easily spread the peanut butter without ripping the bread.

To easily dispense the jelly, buy the squirt jelly or place your jelly in a piping bag or thick zip lock bag and quickly squirt the correct amount on each slice of bread.