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The Grilled Fluffernutter Sandwich | Fun with Fluffernutters
Want to jazz up your classic fluffernutter? Add a little butter and hot griddle, and you’ve got a new favorite — the grilled fluffernutter sandwich.
By Aimee Tucker|Jan 04 2022|
Grilled Fluffernutter Sandwich
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Step One:
Make a fluffernutter using Marshmallow Fluff, creamy peanut butter (I used Teddie Peanut Butter), and soft white bread. We often hear that the ONLY acceptable bread for fluffernutter sandwiches is soft white bread, like Wonder Bread, so that’s what I used. If you’re eating a fluffernutter plain, you can make it as thick as you please, but since we’ll be toasting this one (meaning the inside is going to get hot), you don’t want to overdo it. Having the bulk of your fluffernutter melt out into the pan is not what you want to see (or have to clean).
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Step Two:
Get a pan or griddle hot and ready, and butter the outside of the assembled fluffernutter. I learned the hard way that a knife (even with room-temperature butter) can be rough on bread this soft, so I decided to microwave a few tablespoons of butter and brush it on using a pastry brush. This worked perfectly.
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Step Three:
“Grill” the fluffernutter, a few minutes per side, over medium heat. As my grilled fluffernutter sandwich toasted, my kitchen began to smell like warm, sweet peanut butter French toast. In fact, it smelled so good that I started to wonder if I should just get out the maple syrup instead…
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I like to make a hybrid smore fluffer nutter. Graham cracker, peanut butter, fluff and chocolate.
We might have to try that next, Rebecca! Yum!
Love peanut butter with cheddar cheese (melted) sandwich,,scrumptious
I make one with fluff, peanutbutter and nutella.
Before I saw your comment, I was imagining a peanut butter, fluff and Nutella combo! Great minds think alike…..????
I put a little pat of butter in the pan.. let it melt and swirl it so it covers the pan, then put the sandwich in. When you pick it up to flip it over add a little more butter and then flip the sandwich over. Way easier than trying to spread the butter on the bread. Works perfect for grilled cheese as well.
Why not go all the way and actually prepare French Toast Fluffernutters.. with real maple syrup!!!
My favorite version is with my 4yr and 6yr old grandsons here on vacation. We have a picnic in the woods with requested fluffernutter sandwiches.
For fewer calories and fat, just toast your bread in the toaster, then add your pb and fluf. The heat of the toast melts the pb and fluf just enough and not ooze out of the sandwich so much.
Use to have this all the time with slices of banana added to it.
Thinking that Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter could be used too…already a little decadent.
I also add grape jelly.
YUUUUUMMMM!
As I read about your butter frustrations I was going to tell u to drop a pat of butter in the pan and then again upon flipping, which is also how I make grilled cheese, (comes out perfect and even too)… But I see that someone else already told u that, so I have one can’t miss fluff recipe for u. I was in VT at a restaurant (called something like Our Fathers House) and they had a dessert item that was a fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It came with a light coating like the fried novelty foods u find at a county fair but what made it was the accompaning shot glass of hot fluff to dip the sandwich, like a French Dip au jus. The chef said the fluff was mixed with a little cream as it was heated to maintain dip panel texture. It was one of the best things I’ve ever had. My best friend was with me and still talks about it 6 years later.
That sounds amazing I am from nh an grew up with fluff moved to New York a couple years ago an yes I can find an buy it her not like when was in Florida for a year or so but people just don’t get it here I guess because not many people know what it is or use it but I an going to try this right now
They sold it in Orlando when we lived there. Publix has everything!!
I like to cut them into squares and chill them in the cooler for easy beach snacks
Fluff and Nutella… Like a smore-wich…. Havent tried it toasted, but I bet that would be D-lishious!
Wow. I’m so gunna try this. But I’m gunna make my husband eat it lol. He would like somthing like this. Thanks for giving me the info on somthing like this. I prob would have never thought of it
This does sound amazing in coming from New England and having lived there nearly my entire life, I’m surprised I’ve never had it. My brother did introduce me to grilled peanut butter sandwich and that you do douse with Maple syrup and it is delicious!
I have an idea, replace the PB with Nutella! Now that will be a rocking sandwich.
1. Somerville, Massachusetts has an annual celebration of Fluff. It’s held in September every year called “What the Fluff.” Can’t wait to go!
2. Butter doesn’t *need* to be refrigerated. Leave 1 stick in the pantry at room temp. No tearing of bread — ever!
Salted butter doesn’t need refrigeration, but unsalted does!!
I make a Fluffernutter Sundae. Grilled fluffernutter cut into quarters, then topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, real whipped cream, (not Cool Whip), and drizzled with a little chocolate and caramel sauces. YUM!
I like peanut butter and banana sandwiches.now will have to try it grilled with fluff,kind of like a banana split.Oh my!0
My first thought was …BACON! Peanut butter, Fluff & BACON? Anyone else??
I have been known to add chopped jalapeno pepper to my Fluffernutter sandwich for a delicious and spicy alternative.
Jelly, people. PBJ + M. Keep it simple.
You can even grill the bread without any peanut butter or fluff in it, then take the grilled bread then add the peanut butter and fluff. Its still warm and delicious but not so gooey and messy. Its Great either way. I use to make Fluffernutters by making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich then add an additional slice of bread spread with Marshmallow Fluff, put them altogether for a triple decker ! Absolutely Stunning !
Grilled Fluffernutters have been a favorite sandwich at my house forever! Grew up just outside of Boston and now feed them to my grandchildren. Also loved Peanut butter and banana, and Peanut butter with warm bacon. Simply the best!!
I have never tried a grilled fluffer nutter but it sounds delicious. As has been mentioned sometimes I put the fluff and peanut butter on a toasted English muffin. I also like to make fluffanelly’s.
Camp Idlepines alum will tell you that the best fluffernutter is 1/3 peanut butter, 1/3 fluff, and 1/3 apple jelly. Easier to spread, less sugar, and it’s great warmed up over ice cream!
Bread doesn’t tear if you melt the butter in the pan just before you put the sandwich in.
OK…Here’s the proffesional’s inside tip to perfect grilledANYTHING sandwiches; smear the bread not with butter,but with mayonnaise.It’s much neater and grills up to a golden crunch,like french toast.If you miss the butter,put a little inside and it will melt enough for flavor. I got this tip from some tv chef or other,and have come to swear by it.
Mayonaise, EXACTLY !!! Especially if you’re in a hurry. We still use soft butter or a soft spread but a very soft bread needs gentle care. Mayonaise or melted butter.
You could put mayo on one side and butter on the other. That way you would have a mayo grilled side and a butter grilled side.
I think this would be amazing with a bit of Nutella along with the Marshmallow Fluff and crunchy peanut butter.
Wow, your fluff makes it onto sandwiches? I just open the jar and eat it by the spoonful.
Throw in some Capn’ Crunch with crunch berries. Was a pregnancy craving I had over 14 years ago and I’ve eaten it since. Now grilling it will take it to a whole new level!!
I make mines with nutella and fluff with Reese’s crushed in the middle OMG it’s delicious as a hot fudge sundae
I was thinking the same thing. Nutella or hershey candy bar. Yum!!!
I’ve never had a grilled marshmallow and peanut butter. Sounds so yummy! I’m definitely going to try it. In my lifetime, so far (74 yrs.), I’ve only had my PB&M sandwiches not grilled. That is about to change. I’m looking forward to my first grilled PB&M. By the way, I had my first peanut butter and marshmallow sandwich when I was in the third grade. I exchanged my tuna sandwich for a peanut butter and marshmallow one (Never did tell my mother. I didn’t want to hurt her feelings.).
Ive been doing that for years!!
When growing up my mother made sandwiches with marshmallow fluff & pecans on white bread (that’s all we had in the 50’s) I took them for lunch at school!
I make mine by putting my bread in the toaster, spreading pb on one side, marshmallow fluff on the other, and drizzling honey on top of the sandwhich. Yum!
This might be a dumb question but I’ll ask it anyway. Do you put the pb and fluff on the breads before you put them in the toaster or after you toast bread?
After for sure.
Moved from Connecticut to Los Angeles. They don’t sell fluff out here!!!!! Some weird marshmallow topping but not fluff. I had to buy 6 at a time via Amazon. Totally worth it!
I’m also from CT and use Fluff for my fudge. Wouldn’t be the same without it.
Northern MN doesn’t have FLUFF either. Living out East 40+ years & moving here we’ve had terrible withdrawals!! ????
Growing up , my dad “invented” the grilled fluffernutter! Nostalgic and wonderful – you’ll know you made it correctly if it oozes onto the plate when you begin eating. Wonderful for apple dipping! Yum.
I’ve never lived north of Virginia on the east coast, but fluff n’ nutters has been a huge part of my life and now my children’s.
We’ve also done mashed bananas and peanut butter mixed, then grilled. If you’ve never had bananas foster, this tastes very similar. So delish!!!
A fried peanut butter & jelly sandwich is amazing as well! I always use strawberry jelly and oh my it’s so good.
Peanut Butter on one slice of bread with small slices of celery on top, Mayo on the second slice-sandwich together and grill! Delicious !
I never worry about spreading less than cooperative butter on any grilled sandwich. Just get a few bits of butter in strategic places and push the sandwich around in the hot pan to melt and spread the butter around.
Don’t have Fluff in your store, west coast is devoid of Fluff, order directly from Durkee- Mower. Often times it is cheaper than Amazon. You get it in multiples of three, I believe, and the shipping is free.
My brother and I have been adding chocolate chips on for years, surprised it hasn’t been mentioned. Adds a little crunch to them.
I’m from the Pacific Northwest and I LOVE New England and NO OFFENSE, but I cannot imagine eating any version of this.
Don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it!
Why even say it?
try slipping a piece’a chocolate (Hershey bar) between the fluff ‘n PB before grilling…takes a s’mores to a whole new level 🙂
What’s an even better bread to use than Wonder Bread, if you have it in your area, is Martin’s Potato Bread. Best white bread ever!
Is marshmellow fluff that same as marshmellow creme?
No, its not. FLUFF is so much creamer than marshmallow cream. I’ve made Fantisty Fudge with both. FLUFF is so superior!
May I please have the recipe for marshmallow fluff fudge. Thanks
It’s right on the side of the Fluff container.
Never tried grilling them but I use dark choc. almond butter and fluff. will grill the next ones.
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I’ve eaten Fluffinutters all my life, and never thought of grilling them, that sounds fantastic, guess what I’m having for Lunch, by the way, I’ve started using Dukes Mayo, on grilled cheese sandwiches, and love it better then butter, so I’ll do the same with my Fluffinutter. Sure is great being a Yankee from R. I.
I live in Ma. and have had grilled fluffer nuttas, but now I need to add sliced bananas …..
And add chocolate syrup to that!
Melt some chocolate and dip it in and you got a smoresandwich! (Yes I made up that word, lol) ????❤️
Not “smoreswich?”
Been making those for years also grilled peanut butter and butter sandwiches
Peanut butter
Fluff
Banana
White bread
Make the sandwich
Then take that sandwich and dip in flour then egg wash( beat egg and add a drop or two of milk), then shredded coconut. Deep fry!
There’s your winner! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fried Fluffernutter with vanilla ice cream. Saw it on the menu at a place in Maine…..FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!
Just a note: I recently saw on TV one of the new words in the dictionary this year is “fluffernutter”. The definition shown was “peanut butter and marshmallow cream”. SO WRONG. The only authentic fluffernutter has to be made with peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff. I wish I knew where to send a request for a correction but can’t remember where I saw it. I think it was GMA but not sure. We have to stand up for our “Marshmallow Fluff!!!!
Peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff spread on a grilled English muffin is a real taste treat!
I don’t really like soft white bread, so my version of a fluffernutter is really more “fudge”. I mix peanut butter and marshmallow fluff in a bowl and zap it for a few seconds in the microwave, then chill in the fridge a bit longer. All I need is a spoon. Great snack! p.s. Tried it once with marshmallow cream, but results weren’t so great.