Peanut butter jelly shark bite oozing sandwiches are simple shark-shaped appetizer sandwiches that are finger food perfection and such an easy-to-make mini sandwich that creates a shark belly oozing its victim which is shark week story perfect or great for any shark-themed party where a hungry belly gets filled fast and don’t worry I’ve got 2 recipes built into one as I’ve made them nut and nut-free after all sharks aren’t picky about what they chomp on!
Imagine you are watching a shark attack and after the shark attacks, it’s eating and you see a pool of blood, well, this is a fabulous take on a shark bite oozing belly with a fun handheld PBJ sandwiched for any Shark party!
These are not gourmet shark bite peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, nor are they hard to make, but I’ll show you how to get them to ooze from their bellies just right and what I used to make them, because what is a party with a shark theme without some shark kinds off food?
Cookie cutters were provided by Wilton but opinions, the story, and images are my own, subject to copyright.
Wanna hear a joke about peanut butter? Ah never mind you might spread it!
Why You’ll Love PB&J Shark Bite Sandwiches With Ooozing Bellies
Not only will you love the versatility of the share bite oozing belly PBJ sandwiches but you’ll love that you can use them for Shark week, parties with a shark theme or Under the Sea theme, and Halloween if you want to get gory!
- Easy to make bite-size shark-themed sandwiches
- Great use of the leftover sharks from my shark themed grilled cheese sandwiches
- You can and should make these shark bite oozing belly pb&j sandwiches ahead of time
- the shark belly oozing peanut butter jelly sandwiches can be made allergen free
Equipment Needed To Make PB&J Shark Bite Sandwiches With Oozing Bellies
The PB and J bite-size sandwiches require very simple kitchen tools and take no time to build, you will LOVE this recipe and kitchen DIY.
- a cookie pan
- icing spatula or kitchen butter knife
- small bowl
- 2 spoons
- Wilton Under The Sea Themed Cookie Cutters
How To Make A Platter Of Peanut Butter Jelly Shark Bite Oozing Sandwich
This is a simple recipe, and the magic is all in the application other than that is peanut butter (or peanut-free spread so it’s allergen-free) and jelly sandwich disguised as a handheld oozing belly shark!
You’ll note that I refer back to my other shark sandwich recipe, but you could just cut the handheld shark PBJ sandwiches too.
Step 1: Use The Leftover Cutouts From the Shark-Themed Grilled Cheese Sandwiches (or cut new shark cutout pieces)
Use the shark cutouts from the grilled cheese shark themed party recipe if you made those otherwise cut a shark out of each piece of bread, you need 2 cutouts per shark bite oozing belly PBJ sandwiches
Once Cut set the shark cutout aside in pairs.
Step 2: Peanut Butter And Jelly Prep For The Oozing Shark Belly PBJ Sandwich
Place about 1 tablespoon of peanut butter (or slightly less) in a bowl for each shark bite oozing sandwich you will prepare (i.e. for 6 sandwiches 1 tablespoon per so about 6 tablespoons)
Open Your Jam jar or Jelly* (see notes for more on this)Jar and have your spoon ready
Microwave your peanut butter for 10 seconds or less, you just need it to spread without ripping and this will help this is also why I suggested just a tad less peanut butter because it thins a bit so you’ll need less.
Step 3: Assemble The Shark Bite Oozing Belly PBJ Sandwiches
Working with one side of the shark cutout bread stripe it with as much or as little peanut butter or non-peanut spread as you prefer, just keep it within the top of the bread, NOT down the sides (yes you will get a little on your fingers I did!)
Now, remember to make sure the other cutout will MATCH when you coat it and INVERT it so you’ll have to reverse it to match the fins (do a test run without actually placing it on the peanut butter or the peanut-free spread)
Stripe the JAM on the cutout and before you place it down, make sure to move towards the lower part of the fin on the cutout and add a GLOP of jam as this will be the oozing belly action you are looking for and what makes this PBJ Shark Sandwich a cool Shark Party sandwich.
Replace the top peanut butter cutout atop the jam-oozing shark belly sandwich and lightly press it so that it oozes its blood bath attack it just launched on its prey and you might get lucky and have a little peanut butter swirl in it for a little more effect!
Place on a platter and serve
Peanut Butter Jelly Shark Bite Oozing Sandwiches
Ingredients
- Peanut Butter or Nut Free Butter Spread
- Jelly (preferably red )
- Skinny Long Bread Slices
Instructions
- Use the shark cutouts from the grilled cheese shark themed party recipe if you made those otherwise cut a shark out of each piece of bread, you need 2 cutouts per shark bite oozing belly PBJ sandwiches
- Once Cut set the shark cutout aside in pairs
- Place about 1 tablespoon of peanut butter (or slightly less) in a bowl for each shark bite oozing sandwich you will prepare (i.e. for 6 sandwiches 1 tablespoon per so about 6 tablespoons)
- Open Your Jam jar or Jelly* (see notes for more on this)Jar and have your spoon ready
- Microwave your peanut butter for 10 seconds or less, you just need it to spread without ripping and this will help this is also why I suggested just a tad less peanut butter because it thins a bit so you'll need less.
- Working with one side of the shark cutout bread stripe it with as much or as little peanut butter or non-peanut spread as you prefer, just keep it within the top of the bread, NOT down the sides (yes you will get a little on your fingers I did!)
- Now, remember to make sure the other cutout will MATCH when you coat it and INVERT it so you'll have to reverse it to match the fins (do a test run without actually placing it on the peanut butter.)
- Stripe the JAM on the cutout and before you place it down, make sure to move towards the lower part of the fin on the cutout and add a GLOP of jam as this will be the oozing belly action you are looking for and what makes this PBJ Shark Sandwich a cool Shark Party sandwich.
- Replace the top peanut butter cutout atop the jam-oozing shark belly sandwich and lightly press it so that it oozes its blood bath attack it just launched on its prey and you might get lucky and have a little peanut butter swirl in it for a little more effect!
- Place on a platter and serve
Notes
*Jam works better on this recipe becuase you have more control over where the JAM will go and you need that in order to make the OOZING happen because Jelly slides too much.
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