He’s the Grand Prize winner in the Jif^® Most Creative Sandwich Contest^™! He won a $25,000 college fund and a Jif Peanut Butter gift basket worth $50!

Magnificent Mole Chicken Torta

Jacob C., Morganton, NC

Ingredients SANDWICH:

• - 3/4 cup pulled rotisserie chicken, heated
• - 1 slice Monterey Jack cheese, halved
• - 1 bolillo roll, sliced lengthwise
• - 3 avocado slices
• - 1/2 cup thinly sliced lettuce
• - 1/8 cup chopped tomato
• - Dollop of sour cream (optional)

SAUCE:

• - Cooking spray
• - 2 tablespoons minced onion
• - 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
• - 2 tablespoons Jif^® Chocolate Flavored Hazelnut Spread
• - 1/3 cup condensed tomato soup
• - Juice of half a lime (about 2 Tbsp.)
• - 1/4 cup chopped green chili peppers
• - 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
• - 1/4 teaspoon dried cilantro

Directions

Generously spray a small sauce pot with cooking spray, and sauté minced onion and garlic over medium-high heat until tender. Stir in 2 tablespoons of Jif Chocolate Flavored Hazelnut Spread, tomato soup, lime juice, cumin, cilantro and green chili peppers. Bring to a boil and simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove sauce from heat. Toss half the sauce with pulled chicken, and place mixture on the bottom half of the roll. Top with cheese slices and place sandwich open-faced under a toaster oven or broiler for 2-3 minutes until cheese melts. Remove sandwich from oven, and place sliced avocado on top of melted cheese.

Then, add lettuce, tomatoes, a dollop of sour cream (optional), and the top half of roll. Use remaining sauce as extra sauce for the sandwich if desired, or to make another sandwich.

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We’d also like to congratulate…

The Runner-Up Winners, who each received a $2,500 college fund and a Jif Peanut Butter gift basket.

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  Peanut Butter Pear-ot
  
  Kathryn W.
  Branchville, NJ
  
  

  Peanut Butter Pear-ot

  Kathryn W., Branchville, NJ

  Ingredients

  • - 1 pear, shredded
  • - 1 medium carrot, shredded
  • - 1/4 cup craisins
  • - 1 celery stalk, sliced thin
  • - 1 teaspoon chopped dry roasted peanuts
  • - 2 whole wheat flatbread wraps
  • - 2 tablespoons Jif^® Natural Creamy Peanut Butter
  • - 2 tablespoons Jif Chocolate Flavored Hazelnut Spread

  Directions

  In medium bowl, mix together Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, pear, carrot, celery, and craisins. Divide mixture between two flatbread wraps. Wrap snugly, Cut each wrap in half. Spread Jif Hazelnut Spread on cut halves of wraps, and sprinkle on chopped peanuts.

  Prepare to delight your taste buds! Don't forget to share with a friend - this recipe makes two Peanut Butter Pear-ots.

  
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  Apple Fries Peanut Butter Surprise!
  
  Julia T.
  Mission Viejo, CA
  
  

  Apple Fries Peanut Butter Surprise!

  Julia T., Mission Viejo, CA

  Ingredients

  • - 1 (8-inch) flour tortilla
  • - 1 large apple
  • - 3 tablespoons Jif^® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • - 1 tablespoon granola (small chunks)
  • - 1 tablespoon mini chocolate chips

  Directions

  Lay tortilla flat on plate. Spread 2 tablespoons of Jif Peanut Butter in the shape of a 4-inch circle in the top center of the tortilla (start about 2 inches down from the top). Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of granola and 1 tablespoon of mini chocolate chips on top of the peanut butter (lightly pat them in).

  Cut one apple into "fries," so they look like French fries. Lay apple fries vertically on top of the peanut butter circle. Place all apples on top of peanut butter, even on top of each other.

  Spread the remaining 1 tablespoon of peanut butter to line the edges of the entire bottom half of the tortilla. Fold bottom half of tortilla up to cover half of the apple fries. Take the right side of the tortilla and fold it in. Take the left side and fold it in as well, overlapping the right side. Dab some peanut butter to "glue" the sides together.

  To eat: Pull the apple fries out one by one, AND/OR eat it like a sandwich!

  
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  Banana Foster PB&B
  
  Matthew R.
  Edwardsville, IL
  
  

  Banana Foster PB&B

  Matthew R., Edwardsville, IL

  Ingredients

  • - 4 tablespoons butter
  • - 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • - 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • - 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • - Slices cooked bacon (the crispier the better)
  • - Bananas (sliced in half, then sliced in half length-wise)
  • - Thick slices of bread (toasted)
  • - 2 tablespoons Jif^® Creamy Peanut Butter

  Directions

  Melt butter in pan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Once it begins to bubble, put in slices of banana and cook until bananas are warm (2-3 minutes). Toast bread.

  Spread 1 tablespoon of peanut butter (or more, if desired) on each piece of toast. Place bacon slices on one side of the toast. Gently place warm banana slices on top of the other piece of toast. Close sandwich and slice in half.

  
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  Banutter Cream Sandwich
  
  Ansley P.
  Hoover, AL
  
  

  Banutter Cream Sandwich

  Ansley P., Hoover, AL

  Ingredients

  • - 2 ripe bananas
  • - 1 teaspoon honey
  • - 8 chocolate graham crackers
  • - 4 tablespoons Jif^® Creamy Peanut Butter

  Directions

  Peel 2 ripe bananas and cut into 1-inch slices. Freeze bananas for at least 1 hour, then remove from freezer and put into blender. Add 4 rounded tablespoons of peanut butter, 1 teaspoon of honey, and blend well. Spoon mixture onto graham cracker and place another graham cracker on top (should make 4 sandwiches). Put sandwiches in freezer until mixture is frozen solid.

  
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The Online Finalists, who each received a Jif Peanut Butter gift basket worth $50.

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  Spicy-Sweet Peanut, Chicken, and Cucumber Sammy
  Ivy B.
  Huntington Beach, CA
  
  

  Spicy-Sweet Peanut, Chicken, and Cucumber Sammy

  Ivy B., Huntington Beach, CA

  Ingredients

  • - 3 tablespoons Jif^® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • - 2 tablespoons honey
  • - 1/2 teaspoon spicy chili powder
  • - 4 hard, crusty dinner rolls
  • - 4 slices of cooked chicken or turkey
  • - 1/2 cup sliced cucumbers
  • - 4 red onion slices
  • - 4 honey crisp apple slices

  Directions

  In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, honey, and chili powder. Spread on dinner rolls. Layer chicken, cucumber, red onion and apples on rolls. Serves 4.

  
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  Banana Dog
  Micah S.
  Carmel, ME
  
  

  Banana Dog

  Micah S., Carmel, ME

  Ingredients

  • - Hoagie buns
  • - 1/4 cup Jif^® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • - 2 tablespoons Smuckers^® Strawberry Preserves
  • - Strawberries, diced (previously frozen or fresh)
  • - 1 banana
  • - 1/4 cup peanut butter baking chips

  Directions

  Prepare a double boiler with water on the bottom. Turn the heat on low to medium-low. In the top pan, place 1/4 cup of Jif Creamy Peanut Butter and 1/4 cup peanut butter baking chips. Check and stir until melted.

  For each sandwich: Take a hoagie bun. With a knife, slice down into the center and cut away a little bit of bread, so that the "dog" will have a place to sit in the bun. Spread 2 tablespoons, (or more) of Jif Creamy Peanut Butter inside the bun. Spread 2 tablespoons of Smuckers Strawberry Preserves on top of peanut butter. Place diced strawberries on top of peanut butter and preserves. Place the peeled banana into the bun

  Drizzle with melted peanut butter sauce, amount to taste (about 1-2 tablespoons). Top with a few peanut butter chips.

  
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  Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwich
  William L.
  Orlando, FL
  
  

  Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwich

  William L., Orlando, FL

  Ingredients PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES:

  • - 1/2 cup Jif^® Crunchy Peanut Butter
  • - 1/2 cup butter
  • - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • - 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • - 1 egg
  • - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • - 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • - 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • - 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • - Moose Track frozen yogurt or ice cream

  Directions

  Prepare peanut butter cookies: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream first six ingredients together. Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. Shape into 1" balls and roll in granulated sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet (we use parchment paper). Flatten slightly with back of fork tines. Bake 10 - 12 minutes. Allow to cool. Makes 4 dozen cookies.

  When cool, match your cookies into like-sized pairs. Place scoop of ice cream on bottom of one cookie, top with second cookie and smash together slightly. Cookies will crack some, but ice cream will help hold together.

  Stack finished ice cream sandwich pairs together on edge and roll up in parchment paper. Place in quart size resealable bag and freeze for a minimum of 1 hour. These keep well frozen.

  
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  Go Bananas for PB & Chocolate
  Maverick C.
  Massillon, OH
  
  

  Go Bananas for PB & Chocolate

  Maverick C., Massillon, OH

  Ingredients SANDWICHES:

  • - 8 frozen French toast sticks
  • - 2 tablespoons Jif^® Chocolate Flavored Hazelnut Spread
  • - 4 lengthwise slices of a halved banana
  • - 4 raspberries
  • - 4 toothpicks

  
  SAUCE:

  • - 1/4 cup Hungry Jack^® Original Syrup
  • - 2 tablespoons Jif^® Natural Creamy Peanut Butter Spread
  • - 1 teaspoon water
  • - 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

  Directions

  Cook French toast sticks according to package directions and let cool slightly. Spread chocolate flavored hazelnut spread on top of each French toast stick. Top four of the them with banana slices and then with remaining French toast sticks; chocolate side down, insert a toothpick through each sandwich and top each with a raspberry. / In a microwave safe bowl, mix together syrup, peanut butter, water and cinnamon. Heat in microwave for 20 seconds or until warm. Stir and serve with sandwiches.

  
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  The Beef Chief
  Peter G.
  Savannah, GA
  
  

  The Beef Chief

  Peter G., Savannah, GA

  Ingredients

  • - 2 tablespoons Jif^® Natural Creamy Peanut Butter Spread
  • - 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • - 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • - 1/2 teaspoon Thai chili sauce
  • - 1 tablespoon warm water
  • - 1 large onion roll
  • - 4 slices deli roast beef
  • - 8 very thin slices cucumber

  Directions

  In a small bowl mix together the peanut butter, hot sauce, red pepper flakes, Thai chili sauce, and warm water until smooth. Spread the mixture, 1/2 on one side and 1/2 on the other side of the roll. Layer the roast beef and cucumber onto the roll. Close sandwich.

  
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