Smuckers Uncrustables Peanut Butter & Honey Spread Sandwich

March 17, 2008 | Reviewer: Abi

Smuckers Uncrustables Peanut Butter & Honey Spread Sandwich Price: $4.19 (full price :()
Serving: 1 sandwich, 2oz.
Calories: 210
Fat: 14%, 9g
Cholesterol: 0%, 0mg
Sodium: 10%, 230mg
Protein: 19g
Carbs: 9%, 26g
Fiber: 7%, 2g
Sugar: 10g
Weight Watchers Points: 5 Points

Smuckers says: Smuckers has discovered a new way to seal its homemade goodness into a delicious PB & Honey sandwich. The secret is there’s no crust so kids love ‘em!

Abi says: Every time I visit Seattle, my college town, I spend a morning at Pike Place Market and am instantly distracted by the food. I gorge on miniature doughnuts still hot from the fryer and tossed with cinnamon and sugar. I accept slices of fresh pear, dripping juice and proffered from the tip of a sharp knife. I taste honey categorized by flowering plant, featuring the names Fireweed, Clover, Lavender and Alfalfa, offered upon wooden stir sticks.

It was the honey that did me in. Given a cracker topped with a bit of fresh cheese, I bit in with pleasure. “Wait!” said the farmer, before I could take a second bite. She drizzled the rest of the cheese with honey and I just about died right there in downtown Seattle.

Back in California I started trying everything honey. Honey and cheese (still freaking amazing), honey lattes (not that great), honey-caramel corn (okay) and Peanut Butter and Honey Uncrustables (not actually made with honey. Okay, made with a little bit of honey, but probably not enough honey to convince my mom that it is anything but the devil).

I was excited about trying these because they are made with ~~whole~~ wheat bread and I have been nothing if not brainwashed by my hippie forebears. The thought of Wonderbread makes me gag. Though, the thought of a freshly baked loaf of white bread makes me wonder if anyone has some butter and jam. The wheat bread used by Smuckers really just highlights the fact that white bread is also made of wheat and that adding caramel color is a weird way to hide a lack of fiber.

The peanut butter inside the ubersoft bread pocket was creamy, nutty and just about everything that non-all-natural non-chunky (see, smooth) peanut butter should aspire to be. The honey was utter weirdness. For one, there is a lot of it. I don’t know about you, but when I make a peanut butter and honey sandwich, I do not make it with a 1:1 ratio of peanut butter to honey. No, I prefer at least twice as much peanut butter as honey or jam, perhaps even a 3:1 ratio of nut butter to sweet. The other scary thing about the honey spread? Well, it didn’t really taste like honey. It just tasted like goo, a sensation that made me take a look at the ingredients, which are below:

Corn Syrup
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Water
Honey
Pectin
Natural Flavor
Citric Acid
Potassium Sorbate
Caramel Color
Calcium Chloride

I think the United States is the only country were the labeling laws are so lax that this can be called ‘Honey Spread’. Aren’t the actual ingredients in honey something like “Pollen and bee spit/vomit”?

Yet, as horrifying as I found the possibility of eating a pocket of peanut butter and (mostly) fake, non-bee-spit honey, I ate/used all of these. You see, they are perfect for two things:

Travelling across the country
Giving to homeless people

On a trip to Austin I consumed one pocket on the train and one on the plane. I did not pay $17 for a suspect sandwich from American Airlines (though I did fly in a seat just in front of the enormous aircraft engines and spent most of my flight thinking about the first episode of Lost and that guy who walks in front of the engine and well, you know.) While walking through downtown Palo Alto I provided some homeless lady with a snack. If I’m on my way to a meeting or meeting up with some folks I don’t have to take the time to purchase a sandwich for someone who needs medication just as much as food, I can just carry one around. And therein lies the utility of the Uncrustable.

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11 Responses to “Smuckers Uncrustables Peanut Butter & Honey Spread Sandwich”

Amber on March 17th, 2008

My mom used to mix peanut butter and honey for me every Saturday morning, and I’d watch Winnie the Pooh on television and pretend to be that honey-loving bear while spooning the gooey mixture into my mouth. It was better without the bread, just eating it with a spoon.

(And I’ll note that Uncrustables are good for homeless people and airplane trips. I don’t ever see myself buying any of these things, but just in case.)
Becka on March 18th, 2008

I like the strawberry or grape pb versions but the honey version was just disgusting to me. I threw the remaining two away after they sat in my freezer for 6 months.
Trashy Eats on March 18th, 2008

The hyper-processed nature and ingredients list kind of weirds me out more than the convenience of this item.
Molly on March 18th, 2008

I really enjoy this variety but I’m with you on the “too much honey” bit. I like the strawberry version just fine too. I was a big PB&J fan as a kid and even through high school. These are quite expensive for what they truly are (that is: Low quality, gummy bread (though I usually toast mine) and some smooth peanut butter and common jelly) but for my purposes they work out well. I’d rather not keep a jar of fatty smooth peanut butter and sugary jelly in the house- but a box of these will last me a good deal of time and if I’m ever craving a PB&J, they’re very easy to have, enjoy and fit into my diet (no variables in terms of calories. I’m a calorie counter so this is something I really appreciate.) Commercially, these always gave me the “lazy mom” reaction but as an adult, I can enjoy them for their convenience in my own life.
Jessica on March 18th, 2008

Umm, I’m just grossed out by this. It reminds me of Pop Tarts which I never liked nor understood as a kid.
Adam on March 18th, 2008

Mmm, now I want Daily Dozen Donuts.
Guinnevere on March 18th, 2008

you musta been at sxsw if this was a recent trip. there’s really no other reason to come to texas in the spring.
rob on March 18th, 2008

They are too small for me (which makes sense since they are intended for kids), they should come out with an adult line with two sizes

calzone size (intended for one diner)
stromboli size (that you can split with someone or just have a total pb&j pigout by yourself)

I could go for a warm pb&j calzone.
Becka on March 19th, 2008

By the way, yikes at the price! They’re generally $2.50 for a 4pk here and $5 for the 10pk!
Rose on March 20th, 2008

I used to be a fan of PB&J, infact, I still am. paired with some plain potato chips. but peanut butter and honey has always disgusted me a little..bleck.
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