Looking for the ultimate comfort food? This Peanut Butter & Jelly Mac is the perfect choice!
This treat can be found at the Nuts About Cheese booth in Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival through April 26. It features brown sugar streusel and strawberry crackle making it a delicious choice during the festival, trust us your tastebuds will be grateful.
If you are thinking but i’m not visiting DCA this month, don’t worry! We have the recipe so you can recreate it at home, take a look:
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY MAC
INGREDIENTS:
Macaroni
- 1 pound of dried elbow macaroni
- 1 tbsp of canola oil
Strawberry Crumble
- 1 cup of flour
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp of salt
- 4 tbsp of butter, melted
- 3 tbsp of strawberry jelly
Strawberry Sauce
- 1/2 cup of strawberry jelly
Peanut Butter Sauce
- 2 tbsp of butter
- 4 tbsp of all purpose flour
- 4 cups of heavy cream
- 3/4 cup of creamy peanut butter
- Coarse salt, to taste
Topping
- 1 packet of strawberry flavored popping candies
INSTRUCTIONS:
For Macaroni
- Cook macaroni according to package instructions. Drain and toss with canola oil to prevent sticking. Set aside.
For Strawberry Crumble
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- Combine flour, brown sugar and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on low speed until combined.
- Add melted butter and strawberry and mix on medium speed until crumbly.
- Place on reserved sheet pan and bake for 6-8 minutes, until crumble begins to brown.
- Set aside.
For Strawberry Sauce
- Heat strawberry jelly in a medium saucepan over low heat for 5 minutes, until jelly is easily poured.
- Keep warm until ready to serve.
For Peanut Butter Sauce
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk for 2 minutes. Add heavy cream and stir constantly until heavy cream is 175F.
- Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter. Season with salt, to taste.
- Keep warm until ready to serve.
To Serve
Stir reserved macaroni into peanut butter sauce sauce. Evenly divide among 4-6 plates and top with strawberry crumble and strawberry sauce. Sprinkle strawberry flavored popping candies on top.
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Enjoy your Peanut Butter and Jelly Mac!
Credit: Disney Parks
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