The Savory Jam That Totally Elevates Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwiches

While there are many ways you can experiment and elevate your peanut butter and jelly sandwich, one of the best upgrades you can give it

is using bacon jam as the jelly.

Bacon jam is a savory, spreadable form of the protein. Most recipes start with crispy-cooked bacon crumbled to bits, to which a few spoons of fat from the cooked bacon are added.

Then, ingredients like maple syrup or brown sugar, chopped onions, flakes of red pepper, and even coffee are pulsed in a food processor with bacon to get a thick, porky paste.

If bacon jam is new to you, you can try some store-bought options to start with. You can then choose from various styles of bread — white bread, bagels, or even multi-grain breads.

As for peanut butter, go for the chunky variety, as all the textures of the crushed peanuts and bacon bits will crackle and crunch in your mouth, elevating the whole experience.