Freezer-Friendly Homemade Uncrustables (made in 5 minutes)
If your kids are anything like mine, homemade Uncrustables disappear almost as fast as I can make them. These freezer-friendly sandwiches are perfect for packing into school lunches, grabbing for an on-the-go snack, or serving as an easy lunch at home.
I totally understand the hype around Uncrustables – those soft, fluffy little sandwiches filled with classic combos like peanut butter and jelly or turkey and cheese are hard to resist.
And I’ll admit it… I’ve been known to eat a pb&j Uncrustable while simultaneously packing school lunches, drinking a now-cold cup of coffee, tying shoes, searching for missing homework, and cleaning up breakfast dishes. A breakfast of champions? Probably not. But delicious? Absolutely.
While we’re certainly not above buying the store-bought version, making them at home has been a total school lunch game-changer. They’re easy to customize with whatever your kids are into that week, and I can make a big batch all at once.
Some of our favorite filling combinations are:
- 🍫 Nutella & Strawberries (a no-brainer)
- 🥜 Nut Butter & Honey (simple and delicious)
- 🍓 Cream Cheese & Jam (so good!)
- 🥑 Hummus & Avocado (my personal favorite)
#mymomhack: Make once, enjoy all month! These homemade Uncrustables freeze beautifully, so I always make a double (or triple) batch. Future you will be so thankful when lunch packing takes all of two minutes.
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- Lay two pieces of bread on a cutting board.
- Spread and fill with the desired fillings (see below for suggestions), leaving room around the edges of the bread for the sealer.
- Place one piece of bread on top of the other.
- Gently press down on the sandwich. I find this helps bind the bread and spread the crust, reducing breakage.
- Then gently press down on the inner sealer to seal the bread together. Go slow with this part so you don’t break the bread.
8 Filling Options
Don’t feel like you can only make Uncrustables using pb&j! Here are some delicious sandwich combos to help keep those lunchboxes exciting.
- pb&j
- turkey and cheese
- nut butter and honey
- cream cheese and jam
- hummus and avocado
- peanut butter, banana, honey and chia seeds
- apple butter and ricotta
- Nutella and strawberries
- avocado and grated hard-boiled egg
Get the recipe: Freezer-Friendly Homemade Uncrustables (made in 5 minutes)
Ingredients
- 4 slices soft sandwich bread
- 2 tbsp nut butter
- 2 tbsp jam
Instructions
- Lay two pieces of bread on a cutting board. Optional – heat bread in the microwave for 5-10 seconds.
- Spread and the peanut on both sides of the bread.
- Add the jam to one piece of bread. Place one piece of bread on top of the other.
- Gently press down on the sandwich. I find this helps bind the bread and spread out the crust, causing less breakage.
- Press down with the outer sandwich cutter and remove the leftover crust.
- Then gently press down on the inner sealer to seal the bread together. Go slow with this part so you don’t break the bread.
Notes
- pb&j
- turkey and cheese
- nut butter and honey
- cream cheese and jam
- hummus and avocado
- peanut butter, banana, honey and chia seeds
- apple butter and ricotta
- nutella and strawberries
- avocado and grated hard-boiled egg
- sliced apples
- baby carrots
- broccoli with ranch dip
- applesauce
- berries
- pretzels
- orange slices
- sliced cucumber
- edamame
- kiwi
- grapes
- Fillings: go light on the fillings! You do not want to add too much of any filling as it will break open the bread, causing them to spill out.
- Bread: make sure you use a soft sandwich bread so the cutter can easily seal the bread together.
- Peanut or Nut-Free Sandwich: you can use any seed butter or another filling that is nut-free.
- Sealer: you can use a store-bought sealer or a sandwich or cookie cutter and a fork to seal the edges.
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