Toddler Snack Attack: Peanut Butter and Banana Waffle Sandwich

WARNING: MESSY.  THIS POST IS NOT INTENDED FOR PARENTS WHO LIKE CLEAN TODDLERS.  CONTAINS IMAGES OF A MESSY TODDLER THAT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR CLEAN FREAKS.

I'm not sure who this is for technically; me or The Toddler.  Peanut Butter and Banana is one of my favorite combinations but paired with warm waffle and chocolate chips and I'm in heaven.  It's like dessert, for snack or breakfast.  The peanut butter melts into the waffle and becomes this thick liquid that drips all over.  I love melted peanut butter. 

So the ingredients are pretty simple: peanut butter, banana slices, chocolate chips, honey and cinnamon.  And a toasted waffle, can't forget that.

I've said it once and I'll say it again, honey and cinnamon with peanut butter is an out of this world combination!  Trust me.  When you add the cinnamon and take a bite, the first words out of your mouth will be "where have you been all my life"?

Just look at that peanut butter!

Drippy, warm gooey peanut butter.

And here he comes.  I knew it wouldn't be long before he came to dig in.

Yup, he peeled back the top and went straight for the chocolate chips.  His momma didn't raise no fool.

Don't worry, I moved him to his high chair before he got too carried away!

Of course he isn't actually capable of eating it as an actual sandwich.  If you are starting to cringe, I'd cover your eyes.  It's about to get real messy up in here.

And of course, he felt the need to run his "peanut butter fingers" through his hair.

PEANUT BUTTER.  PEANUT BUTTER EVERYWHERE!  But that's why we have bath tubs, right?

I think that about sums it up.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

It's a rainy day.  Okay so there are only clouds but I'll take what I can get.  We spent the whole day at home which was much needed break from the non stop running we seem to always be doing.  We had some good play time measuring, mixing and baking our pretend ingredients, which led up to our little baking episode today.  I'm out of butter so I had to find a recipe that would adapt to my current household staples.  The recipe is from Ambitious Kitchen, which I thought was fitting seeing how I was baking with a toddler.  Sometimes, you just need to make memories.

He was so great at helping me clean up.  He's been dying to get a hold of that faucet and play with it.  Well today was his day.  My floors needed to be cleaned anyway.


Now for the cookies.  These were perfect.  No flour, no butter.  They are so chewy and the perfect balance of peanut butter and chocolate.  I happened to have extra almonds left over from my grilled chicken and romaine salad so I added them and am so glad I did.  This recipe is so easy and absolutely delicious.

Click here for the recipe.