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Blackstone Griddle Pudgy Pies – Easy Pie Filling or PB&J Dessert

Make easy Blackstone Griddle Pudgy Pies with buttery grilled bread and your favorite pie filling or peanut butter and jelly for a quick, fun griddle dessert.

Blackstone Griddle Pudgy Pies 🔥🥧

Who says you need a campfire to make pudgy pies? 😂🔥
These Blackstone Griddle Pudgy Pies take everything you love about the camping classic and make them right on the flat top. Buttery, golden bread with a warm, gooey center filled with your favorite pie filling—or keep it simple with peanut butter and jelly.
Easy. Messy. Delicious. And perfect for the Blackstone.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 6–8 minutes
Servings: 4 pudgy pies

Ingredients

8 slices sandwich bread
4 tablespoons butter, softened

Pie Filling Version

Your favorite canned pie filling, such as:
Apple
Cherry
Blueberry
Peach
Strawberry

Peanut Butter & Jelly Version

Peanut butter
Your favorite jelly or jam

Optional Toppings

Powdered sugar
Cinnamon sugar
Caramel sauce
Chocolate sauce

Directions

1. Preheat the BlackstoneSet your Blackstone griddle to medium-low heat. You want enough heat to crisp the bread without burning it before the filling gets hot.
2. Butter the breadSpread softened butter on one side of each slice of bread.
Just like making grilled cheese, those buttered sides are going directly against the griddle.
3. Add your fillingPlace four slices of bread on the griddle, buttered-side down.
Spoon your favorite pie filling into the center of each slice, leaving some room around the edges.
For the PB&J version, spread on the peanut butter and add your favorite jelly.
4. Top the pudgy piesPlace another slice of bread over each one with the buttered side facing up.
Gently press the sandwich together with your spatula.
5. Griddle until goldenCook for about 2–4 minutes on the first side.
Once the bottom is golden brown and crispy, carefully flip.
Cook another 2–4 minutes until the second side is golden and the filling is warmed through.
6. Slice and serveMove the pudgy pies to a cutting board and give them a minute or two to cool.
Slice them diagonally and finish with powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar or a drizzle of caramel if you're feeling it. 🔥
And remember…
That pie filling is HOT! 😂

🔥 Bright Spots Pro Tip

LOWER HEAT. TAKE YOUR TIME.
This isn't a smash burger. 😂
Keep the Blackstone around medium-low and let the bread slowly develop that crispy, golden exterior while the filling heats up inside.
If the griddle is too hot, you'll have burnt bread and cold pie filling—and nobody wants that.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Servings: 4

Pudgy Pies Without the Campfire?!

Yep. We’re putting them on the Blackstone. 😂🔥

Pudgy pies have always been one of those simple foods associated with sitting around a campfire, but there’s absolutely no reason we can’t bring the same idea to the griddle.

It’s basically the dessert version of a grilled cheese.

Butter the bread.

Load it with something ridiculously good.

Griddle both sides until they’re golden and crispy.

That’s it.

Apple pie filling would probably be one of my first choices, but cherry, blueberry or peach would all be awesome.

And then there’s peanut butter and jelly.

Warm peanut butter. Gooey jelly. Crispy buttery bread.

Come on. 😂🔥

Put a few different fillings out and let everybody build their own. That’s the kind of Blackstone cook that’s less about following a complicated recipe and more about having some fun around the griddle.

Good Food. Good People. Bright Spots. 🖤🔥

Until the next one… we’ll see ya! 🔥