Three of my children helped me test Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwiches, and each one had a different reaction — from raised eyebrows to “Wait… this actually isn’t bad!” It turned into one of those fun kitchen moments where nobody expected to like it, and we all ended up laughing and comparing bites.
Why We Tried This Strange Sandwich
I have heard of Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwiches and really wondered if they were good. We set-up our own scoring system, and we tried a bite of each square sample, giving our honest opinion. It was a fun family activity.
Why This Weird Combo Works
Peanut butter is sweet, creamy, and rich. Pickles are salty, tangy, and crisp.
When you smash those two opposites together, they balance each other out in the best way—kind of like sweet-and-sour chicken or salted caramel. Your brain says, “Nope,” but your tastebuds say, “One more bite.”
What You’ll Need
Ingredients
Method
- 1. Spread peanut butter on both slices of bread.
- 2. Add pickle slices over the peanut butter.
- 3. Close the sandwich, slice, and serve.
Notes
Our Honest Taste Test
The picture on the left is a sample of each kind of pickle on toasted and each kind of pickle on untoasted bread. The picture on the right is our score card (I guess you say). Scoring each square of sandwich 1 out of 10. My favorite one was the bread and butter pickle on the toasted bread!
Fork Rating (1 out of 10) 🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴
Fork Fact
Peanut butter and pickle sandwiches are believed to have emerged during the Great Depression when Americans combined inexpensive staples like peanut butter and pickles to stretch meals. They weren’t confirmed menus listing in cafés from the 1930s, but they show up in cookbooks and in lunchrooms. The salty-sweet combination became a thrifty way to make lunches filling and interesting – and now it’s making a comeback on social media for the exact same reason.
Another quirky recipe to try is my Strawberry Ice Cream Bread...Yum!