Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman

PB and J Tea Sandwiches

Name: PB and J Tea Sandwiches
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 3 tablespoons mascarpone (at room temperature); 2 teaspoons honey; 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 20 thin slices pound cake (from one 10.75-ounce cake); 10 teaspoons grape jelly or your favorite jam

10 MINPrep Time

10Servings

by Giada De Laurentiis

Beginner

PB and J Tea Sandwiches, Credit: Food Network

Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman

Mascarpone whipped with peanut butter and pound cake in place of bread transforms these sandwiches into a seriously sweet treat!

PB and J Tea Sandwiches

Servings

Prep Time

10 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons mascarpone (at room temperature)
2 teaspoons honey
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
20 thin slices pound cake (from one 10.75-ounce cake)
10 teaspoons grape jelly or your favorite jam

Instructions

This recipe originally appeared on Giada's Holiday Handbook. Episode: Santa's Cookies.
Special equipment: a 1 1/2-inch fluted round cutter
Combine the peanut butter, mascarpone, honey and vanilla extract in a medium bowl. Using a rubber spatula, mix everything together until smooth and evenly combined.
Spread 10 slices of pound cake with 1 tablespoon of the peanut butter mixture. Then spread with 1 teaspoon grape jelly. Complete the sandwiches with a second slice of pound cake. Use a 1 1/2-inch fluted round cutter to cut out little finger sandwiches.