Kid-Friendly Wraps Recipe

Name: Kid-Friendly Wraps
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: One flour tortilla; 1 scoop of peanut butter; 1 scoop of jelly; One flour tortilla; 1 ounce of cream cheese; 2 thin slices of ham; 1/2 carrot, grated

How is it that one could eat flour tortillas for over 40 years and never once think to make them with peanut butter and jelly?

Here's to the things kids can teach you!

My young friends Piper (4), Alden (7), and Reilly (9) recently gave me a lesson in one of their favorite foods - a "wrap". First they explained what a "wrap" is - basically a flour tortilla, with good stuff inside, tucked in the edges and rolled up to make it easy to eat.

In my neck of the woods we would pack it full with a lot of rice, beans, and salsa and call it a burrito. But as a flour tortilla is nothing more than a bit of flour and water (and some baking powder, salt, and shortening or lard) one could easily use it as a bread substitute.

Practically anything that could go in a sandwich could be wrapped up in a flour tortilla. The favorite wraps for these young friends of mine? Two actually. One obvious, the peanut butter and jelly wrap. The second not so obvious, but believe me, extremely good—cream cheese, thinly sliced ham, and carrots.

Do you have a favorite kid-friendly wrap? Please let us know in the comments.

Want to try making your own tortillas? Try this recipe: Homemade Flour Tortillas

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Kid-Friendly Wraps

Prep Time 5 mins

Total Time 5 mins

Serving 1

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Wrap:

1 flour tortilla
1 scoop peanut butter
1 scoop jelly

Cream Cheese, Sliced Ham, Carrot Wrap:

1 flour tortilla
1 ounce cream cheese
2 thin slices ham
1/2 carrot, grated

Peanut Butter and Jelly Wrap

Prepare the tortilla:

Layout out one flour tortilla. Spread a layer of peanut butter over the center of the tortilla, leaving an inch clear around the edges. Spread a thin layer of jam or jelly over the peanut butter.

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Roll it up:

Fold the left and right edges of the tortilla over about an inch, towards the center of the tortilla, then starting with the edge of the tortilla closest to you, roll up the tortilla. Cut the wrap in half with a sharp knife, in the center.

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Cream Cheese, Sliced Ham, Carrot Wrap

Prepare the tortilla:

Spread a thin layer of cream cheese over the center of a flour tortilla, leaving an inch clear around the edges. Place a couple of pieces of thinly sliced ham over the cream cheese. Sprinkle on grated or thinly sliced carrots.

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Roll it up:

Fold the left and right edges of the tortilla over about an inch, towards the center of the tortilla, then starting with the edge of the tortilla closest to you, roll up the tortilla. Cut the wrap in half with a sharp knife, in the center.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1072	Calories
37g	Fat
158g	Carbs
30g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories	1072
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37g	47%
Saturated Fat 8g	40%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 1348mg	59%
Total Carbohydrate 158g	57%
Dietary Fiber 10g	37%
Total Sugars 13g
Protein 30g
Vitamin C 0mg	1%
Calcium 117mg	9%
Iron 9mg	49%
Potassium 563mg	12%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.