You may have seen this sammy at the Peanut Butter & Co. Sandwich Shop in New York City, but if not – you’re not missing too much, because this take on the traditional BLT sammy is super easy to replicate at home.
All that you have to do is replace the classic mayo layer with some all-natural Krema PB! Ta-Da!!!
(Looks good enough to eat, doesn’t it? Come on now, don’t pretend your mouth is not salivating just a little…)
This sammy idea came to me in the kitchen as I was trying to decide how to incorporate my fresh, organic blueberries into my lunch, so voila! Here you go… 
First make your own ‘BlueAgaveBerry’ sauce by gently warm up 1 cup of blueberries either in a broiler or microwave until they are just bubbling. Put them in a bowl and smash them up with a fork, then stir in 1 1/2 tsp. Organic Raw Blue Agave (see my review below). Spread 3/4 cup of Krema all-natural PB onto whole wheat bread and pour the ‘BlueAgaveBerry’ on top! And yes, I totally made that word up. Its a combination of two incredible ingredients; blue agave nectar and blueberries. 
Then I added some overly ripe banana slices and another piece of bread to close it off. I just LOVE it when my PB sammy’s are warm and gooey 
This sammy is so fabulous because every component is a single ingredient product! (besides the bread 
) Krema PB: peanuts, Blue Agave: agave nectar, Blueberries & Bananas! Who needs blueberry jam in a jar full of high-fructose corn syrup (GASP!) and other yucky additives and fillers when you can smash up your own fresh blueberries and add a little natural sweetener (or not) and get better tasting and much better for you results? Honestly! Yet another reason why I love Krema and Crazy Richard’s PB. Its ALL-NATURAL! Why add unnecessary junk (like salt, trans-fats, hydrogenated oils and refined sugar) to a perfect product Mother Nature worked so hard to create? Try this. Its healthy, SIMPLE and delicious
Product Review : Wholesome Sweeteners – Organic Raw Blue Agave
Made from the nectar extracted from the core of the Blue Agave plant, this sweetener is awesome. It won’t crystallize, it dissolves easily and though it is 25% sweeter than sugar, its flavor is non-threatening and not overpowering. The glycemic index is 39 or less so it would be great for people who have to watch their blood sugar. I’ve used it on fresh fruit, in dressings, desserts, baked goods and in my tea as a sugar or honey substitute. This company also offers other flavors and syrups and sugars which I’ll blog about another time. But my new ‘BlueAgaveBerry’ sauce was incredible!! (according to me anyways ; -))
Now this sammy of the week is called “Almond Butter Dream” but its not to be confused with the gourmet chocolate covered pieces of heaven that my mom sells in the Sister’s Sweet Shoppe by the same name (check out this “Chocolate Dreams Collection” here).
Here at Krema Products we sell a variety of different Nut Butters – one of which is our Almond Butter. What are the two ingredients you wonder?? Well, Almonds (obviously) and a little natural Peanut Oil! That’s it! No added salt or sugar or hydrogenated oils….just YUMMMMMM!!!
How To Make the “Almond Butter Dream” Sammy :
Spread Krema Products Almond Butter onto your favorite bakery fresh or homemade healthy bread.
Slice your 1/2 an apple and lay slices onto the Almond Butter.
Spread a natural sweetener (such as Apricot Jam, Apple Butter, or Pumpkin Butter – shown here) onto the other slice of bread.
Sprinkle with a hint of cinnamon.
Top with some ooey gooey honey or agave nectar.
Combine the two slices and Enjoy!!
I realize that I did not post a “Sammy of the Week” for the past two weeks! What is wrong with me?! Well, two weeks ago I was sooo overwhelmed with excitement from the spot on the TODAY SHOW and last week was St. Patrick’s Day and I was literally on my deathbed, sicker than I have ever been in my life! I thought I was getting better but didn’t and am just now finally realizing that I am not going to die – I will eventually be 100% again. Someday.
Until then, I just made up this incredible snack/Sammy/dessert…PB Sushi Rolls! My Aunt Nanette had seen a similar version on Jessica Simpson’s twitter page back in January but it was totally unhealthy. Jessica Simpson copied that idea from Pete Wentz or something like that…. Anywho, she called her creation a ‘Dream Dessert Sushi Roll’. Jessica’s tweet says, “strawberry fruit roll up, PB&J with rice krispies…roll it up and enjoy ”
When Nanette heard about this she thought it could be such a fun idea to try with Krema PB! Mmmm! I agreed and finally I went last night to the store to buy the necessary ingredients for my PB Sushi Rolls. I fully intended on purchasing the ingredients to make the exact same sushi rolls that Jessica Simpson had made and then making my own healthy version and compare the two. At the store, I collected everything I needed and re-examined all of my items before heading to the check-out line. I somewhat remorsefully report that I literally could NOT bring myself to buy Jessica’s ingredients! The unpronounceable, chemical-filled ingredient lists were astounding! Even the Rice Krispies! High Fructose Corn Syrup? In puffs of rice? Is that really necessary? Honestly. What a disappointment.
I returned home with these two items…
Both are fabulous products. Totally healthy, all-natural goodness and great taste. Perfect compliments to our single ingredient – Krema PB!
Here’s how I made my yummilicious PB Sushi rolls…
Take a Smooshed Strawberry Fruit Flat, lay it on your plate. Spread a generous layer of all-natural Krema PB (I used crunchy) all over one side of the Fruit Flat. Then pour a handful of Crispy Brown Rice across the top – roll up like a sushi and eat it! What a treat!
(Ignore the un-manicured fingernails and the ugly bandage on my thumb, evidence of the hazards of having children. This phtoto is probably too yucky to post but I don’t have a better one – we scarfed these PB Sushi Rolls down soooo quickly :0)
Mmmmm…..what is truly better in the world to eat than wholesome, natural foods plucked straight from Mother Earth and planted directly into your mouth? Well, aside from Krema PB of course This week’s SUGAR-FREE Sammy of the Week was inspired by a warm-weathered trip to a beautiful berry farm which I once took with my health-food nut of a mother, my wonderfully indulgent husband, and our two extremely active little peanuts.
Here I am taking a little strawberry snack break with my littlest peanut…
Here’s my super good-looking hubby holding an over-flowing tray of yumminess! Yes, I may have just made that word up
Picking farm fresh strawberries straight from the vine…
My little darling couldn’t have been happier carrying around this heavy container full of ripe strawberries!
After acquiring your own farm fresh strawberries, you need to get some farm fresh honey whole wheat bread like this…
(I bought this savory loaf from the wonderful Mennonite family who owned the berry farm where we picked the strawberries.)
Anyways, it’s now time to wash your strawberries and slice them up! Layer the slices on a piece of bread and smother the other side in some rich, creamy Krema PB like so…
This sammy is just perfect like it is : all-natural products and completely SUGAR AND SALT FREE! Even the bread has no salt and honey was used as a substitute for sugar
(BTW, Fraise = Strawberry in Francias. I studied a little French in college, hence the “fraises” usage in my Sammy of the Week’s name. I am oh so clever. I know.)
See, I couldn’t even finish my ‘photo shoot’ without eating the ‘props’!
