Monte Cristo Sandwiches – grilled ham and cheese sandwiches topped with powdered sugar and served with strawberry jam. The best sweet and savory brunch recipe!
Happy almost Friday!
Let’s continue our Easter countdown!
I really love Easter. I never list it when talking about my fave holidays but every year I go Easter crazy.
I definitely think it has the best candy, the cutest decorations, and, of course, the best food.
I love a big Easter dinner with ham and mashed potatoes and… okay, I really just care about the ham and mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
- 8 slices of bread
- dijon mustard
- leftover ham – I love using my Pineapple Brown Sugar Glazed Ham for this!
- 4 slices swiss cheese
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 4 tablespoon butter
- powdered sugar, for serving
- strawberry jam, for serving
Instructions
- Spread each piece of bread with dijon mustard
- Top 4 pieces of bread with ham and swiss cheese
- Top with remaining 4 slices of bread
- In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and milk
- Heat 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat on a griddle until melted
- Dip a sandwich into the egg mixture, making sure it’s well coated
- Place sandwich on hot griddle and cook until golden brown
- Flip sandwich and cook until golden brown on that side
- Top with powdered sugar and serve with strawberry jam on the side
What To Serve with Monte Cristo
If you are serving these for lunch, I suggest a batch of Mimosas and some cut fresh fruit on the side!
If you are doing them for an easy dinner option, I think a cold salad like classic broccoli salad goes great with these!
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Monte Cristo Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 8 slices bread
- dijon mustard
- leftover ham
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 4 tablespoons butter
- powdered sugar, for serving
- strawberry jam, for serving
Instructions
- Spread all the bread with dijon mustard. Top 4 pieces of bread with ham and Swiss cheese. Top with remaining 4 slices of bread.
- In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and milk.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat until melted. Dip a sandwich into the egg mixture, making sure to coat it well, and then place in the hot pan. Cook until golden brown, flip, and cook until that side is golden brown.
- Top with powdered sugar and serve with strawberry jam on the side.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 599Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 172mgSodium: 855mgCarbohydrates: 66gFiber: 2gSugar: 36gProtein: 24g
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says
Ooooh I love a good ham! Seems like I only have them at Easter and Christmas but I feel like we should totally eat them more often! Monte Cristos are the best– can’t beat that sweet & savory combo. I definitely need to make some with my leftover ham this year!
nicole @ I am a Honey Bee says
That ham looks so good! And so do the sandwiches!