Hot Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich

Ingredients

• Peanut butter

  Smooth style, without salt

  2 tbsp or 32g

• Whole-wheat bread

  Commercially prepared

  2 slice or 56g

• Banana

  Raw

  1 small or 101g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  1 tbsp or 14g

Directions

1. Mash the ripe banana with a fork.
2. Spread peanut butter evenly on one slice of bread and mashed banana on the other slice, leaving a 1/4-inch border around the edge. Close the sandwich by gently pressing the bread slices together.
3. Heat butter in an 8- to 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until the foam subsides. Fry the sandwich, turning over once, until golden brown, about 2 minutes total.
4. Serve immediately and enjoy with a knife and fork.