Lunchbox Fun: PB & J Rollups

a fun twist on the PB & J

You need:

1 10" flour tortilla per lunchbox

peanut butter (any kind)

jelly (any kind)

1. Lay the tortilla out on a cutting board.

2. Slather it up good with peanut butter, all the way to the edge, leaving about 1/4" rim around the outside.

3. Smear jelly on top of the peanut butter.

4. Roll the tortilla up like a telescope.

5. Put roll in freezer for about 10 minutes, then slice into 1" pieces.*

6. Refrigerate overnight, then stick 'em in your lunchbox in the morning.

*Tip: support the sides of the roll as you "saw" the pieces with a serrated knife, careful not to allow the knife to flatten the roll as you cut. This keeps all the good, gooey stuff inside and keeps it from smooshing out the end.

This recipe is easy for kids to make, but younger folks might need help cutting.

Skinny Ice Cream Sandwiches

Actually, I kind of hesitated putting "skinny" in the title, because I know how people are. they read "skinny" or "diet" or "fat free" or "low calorie" and automatically don't want to try the dish. That's not the case with this recipe, though -- these ice cream sandwiches are so good, I fooled the kids into thinking they were really ice cream sandwiches. I had to eat two of them because I was so amazed that they tasted *just* like ice cream sandwiches! Shhh... don't tell anyone they're diet.

1 box chocolate graham crackers
1 tub Cool Whip Free (or light, but free works.)

Line a baking sheet with wax paper, then "tile" the surface with chocolate graham cracker sheets (don't break them apart.) Slather the Cool Whip on each cracker thickly, about an inch thick. Top with another cracker, then freeze for at least an hour. Enjoy, knowing that you're not breaking your diet.

Major plus -- if you use the cinnamon graham crackers, instead, it almost tastes like the fried ice cream you get at Mexican restaurants.

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