Peanut Pitas
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Peanut Pitas
YIELD Makes 8 servings
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Team up the popular flavors of almost any child–peanut butter, strawberry and banana to make these irresistible bite-size sandwich treats.
INGREDIENTS
| 1 | package (8 ounces) small pita bread rounds, cut crosswise into halves |
| 16 | teaspoons reduced-fat peanut butter |
| 16 | teaspoons strawberry fruit spread |
| 1 | large banana, peeled and thinly sliced (about 48 slices) |
PREPARATION:
- Spread inside of each pita half with 1 teaspoon each peanut butter and spreadable fruit.
- Fill pita halves evenly with banana slices. Serve immediately.
Honey Bees
Substitute honey for spreadable fruit.
Jolly Jellies
Substitute any flavor jelly for spreadable fruit and thin apple slices for banana slices.
P. B. Crunchers
Substitute reduced-fat mayonnaise for spreadable fruit and celery slices for banana slices.
This recipe appears in:
Snacks
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
| Serving Size: | 2 pita halves |
| Sodium | 177 mg |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Fiber | <1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 26 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Total Fat | 5 g |
| Calories from Fat | 24 % |
| Calories | 167 |
DIETARY EXCHANGE:
| Starch | 2 |
| Fat | 1/2 |
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