Ingredients:
Peanut butter
8-10 oz. Chocolate
Whipping cream
Bread
1) Put the chocolate in a glass cup. (I usually use a glass Pyrex measuring cup.)
2) Cover the chocolate with cream.
3) Melt the chocolate in the microwave a couple minutes until the chocolate has melted and is smooth.
4) The ganache should have a pudding like texture, a little more cream can be added to get the desired texture.
5) Spread on bread and make a sandwich!
(Toasting the bread can turn this sandwich from a kids lunch to a grown-up sandwich)
My children have yet to like jam or jelly, but peanut butter has always been a great lunch item in our home.
One day, I decided to make chocolate sandwiches as a lunchtime treat for my children. I combined the chocolate with peanut butter to increase nutrients.
Chocolate ganache peanut butter sandwiches have been a popular lunchtime meal ever since.
I know it may seem crazy to give a child chocolate for lunch, but the sugar content is actually far lower than traditional jelly or honey. If I use dark chocolate I can bring the sugar content to 6-7 grams of sugar per tablespoon.
One tablespoon of Polaner’s all fruit strawberry jam with no added sugar contains 7 grams of sugar.
One tablespoon of raw honey contains 17 grams of sugar.
One tablespoon of a traditional generic brand of grape jelly contains 12 grams of sugar.
One tablespoon of chocolate ganache made with semi-sweet chocolate chips contains 11 grams of sugar. If the ganache is made with dark chocolate, 6-7 grams of sugar per tablespoon is possible.
Chocolate is also a very healthy food. It contains a lot of minerals and the cocoa butter is a very healthy fat. So this is a very healthy, yet delightfully fun lunch!