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Apple Cinnamon Peanut Butter

Apple Cinnamon Peanut Butter Breakfast Toast

This Apple Cinnamon Peanut Butter Toast is one of my favorite easy breakfast recipes! It comes together in just 5 minutes, it's filling, and SO good. It's crunchy, sweet, creamy, and balanced with the right flavors and textures. I've been making this breakfast toast for years and it's still one of my top favorite healthy meals on busy days!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 422
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 slices sourdough bread (or any type)
  • 2 medium apples (thinly sliced)
  • 4 Tablespoons peanut butter
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 4 Tablespoons granola
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped pecans
  • 1 Tablespoon chopped pistachios or walnuts (optional)
  • 4 teaspoons honey (or to taste)

Equipment

  • toaster
  • cutting board
  • Paring knife

Method
 

  1. Toast the bread
    Toast all four slices to your preferred level of golden. If you burn one, scrape it over the sink with a butter knife the way our parents did and move on.
  2. Prep the apple
    While the bread toasts, thinly slice the apples on a cutting board. Thin slices stay flat against the peanut butter and don't slide off with the first bite. Thick chunks are a valid but messier life choice.
  3. Assemble
    Spread 1 tablespoon of peanut butter onto each warm slice of toast. Layer the apple slices on top, pressing them gently into the peanut butter so they stick. Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon granola, the chopped pecans, and the optional pistachios. Finish with a honey drizzle over everything.
  4. Eat immediately
    Serve and eat right away before the bread absorbs moisture from the apple and turns soft. This is not a make-ahead situation it is a make-and-eat-immediately situation.

Recipe Notes

🥜Warm your peanut butter before spreading.Cold natural peanut butter straight from the fridge is a bread-destroying weapon. Microwave it for just 10 seconds before spreading and it will glide on smoothly without tearing your toast apart. If you're using sweetened peanut butter, it's usually soft enough already but natural peanut butter always needs this step. 🌡️
🍎Thin apple slices are non-negotiable.Thick apple chunks look impressive but fall off the toast with the first bite and end up on your shirt right before school drop-off. Slice the apples as thin as you can with a sharp paring knife  they'll press flat into the peanut butter and stay put through every bite. 🔪