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a peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich being fried in butter on a carbon steel skillet

The Elvis Sandwich: Bacon, Banana, Peanut Butter and Honey

Elvis led a wild life and turns out, he even had his own sandwich that still lives on to this day in various forms in diners and restaurants across the South.
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Breakfast, lunch
Cuisine: American
Calories: 1043

Ingredients
  

  • 4 slices bread cut about 1” thick
  • 6 slices bacon thick cut
  • 6 tbsp peanut butter
  • 2 bananas sliced into 1” disks
  • 1.5 tbsp honey

Method
 

Cooking the Bacon:
  1. Cook Bacon in a cold pan over medium/low heat. Cook for 10-15 minutes, turning occasionally until fully rendered. Set aside on a wire rack.
Assembling and Cooking the Sandwich:
  1. Start by spreading the peanut butter on one side of each slice of bread. Then, put a layer of banana slices on one of the bread slices, followed by a layer of bacon and a drizzle of honey. Close the sandwich, peanut butter side down.
  2. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and add in the sandwich, cooking each side for about 3 minutes each until golden brown and crusty.
  3. Cut the sandwich in half diagonally and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 1043kcalCarbohydrates: 79gProtein: 32gFat: 70gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gMonounsaturated Fat: 31gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 1188mgPotassium: 994mgFiber: 8gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 117IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 4mg

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