Baked Ham and Cheese Party Sandwiches with Apple Butter
Jan 21, 2016, Updated Nov 13, 2024
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These baked apple butter ham and cheese party sandwiches are perfect for your next gathering or celebration. They are warm, sweet, savory and ready in just 35 minutes!
This post was sponsored by Musselman’s. As always, all opinions are 100% my own.
Hot Ham And Cheese Sandwiches For A Crowd
I’m a big fan of Super Bowl food. The football? Not so much.
I have zero interest in the game, so I focus all my attention on the football snacks. Usually I’m a chili girl, but I also love making Oven Baked Chili Cheese Dogs, Charred Triple Onion Dip, and Sausage Spinach Mushroom Phyllo Bites.
This year I tried out a little something different in the football food department. These sweet ham and cheese sliders are delicious little nuggets of happiness, whether you are having a Super Bowl party, a casual movie or game night, or just a few friends over for a glass of wine.
Mini ham and cheese sliders are just the right size for finger food snacking and they are easy to make assembly-line style.
Apple Butter and Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwich: Perfect Together
I made this recipe for hot ham and cheese sandwiches with potato rolls (my favorite!), but they are also fantastic with King’s Hawaiian rolls. I loaded the rolls up with Swiss cheese, smoked ham and Musselman’s apple butter.
The combination was snacking perfection.
Before the little buns went into the oven they were brushed with melted butter mixed with Dijon mustard, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce and poppy seeds.
This recipe is a classic take on the ever popular baked ham and cheese sandwich but with a sweet apple butter kick.
Trust me, you’ll fall head over heels in love with ham and cheese party sandwiches.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- 12 count slider size potato rolls
- 1/2 cup Musselman’s apple butter
- 2 teaspoons whole grain mustard
- 9 thin slices Swiss cheese, cut into quarters
- 1/2 pound thinly sliced smoked deli ham
- 5 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons creamy Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
How To Make Hot Ham And Cheese Sandwiches In The Oven
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl whisk together apple butter and whole grain mustard.
Open the rolls and spread a thin layer of the apple butter mixture on the inside top and bottom of each roll.
Place 2 quarters of cheese on the inside bottom of each roll then top each with an equal amount of thinly sliced deli ham. Finally, top each sandwich with 1 quarter slice of the remaining cheese.
Put the tops on the sandwiches and place them into either a 9×13 baking dish or a 9×13 rimmed baking sheet. I’m totally LOVING this new 9×13 sheet pan I bought. It’s the perfect size!
In a small bowl mix together melted butter, Dijon mustard, poppy seeds, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic powder. Using a pastry brush, brush the tops of the rolls with the butter mixture until it’s all been used.
Put the pan in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until the tops are slightly golden and the cheese is melted.
Looking for more apple butter treats?
- Streusel Topped Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie
- Apple Butter Waffle Donuts
- Boozy Caramel Apple Butter Milkshake
- Apple Butter Onion Chicken Burgers
- Chipotle Apple Butter Carnitas
- Apple Butter Honey Mustard Chicken Wings
- Apple Butter Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Baked Ham and Cheese Party Sandwiches with Apple Butter
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 count slider size potato rolls
- 1/2 cup Musselman’s apple butter
- 2 teaspoons whole grain mustard
- 9 thin slices Swiss cheese, cut into quarters
- 1/2 pound thinly sliced smoked deli ham
- 5 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons creamy Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Open buns and set out.
- In a small bowl whisk together apple butter and whole grain mustard.
- Spread a thin layer of the apple butter mixture on the inside top and bottom of each roll.
- Place 2 quarters of cheese on the inside bottom of each roll then top each with an equal amount of thinly sliced deli ham.
- Finally, top each sandwich with 1 quarter slice of the remaining cheese.
- Put the tops on the buns and place them into either a 9×13 baking dish or a 9×13 rimmed baking sheet.
- In a small bowl mix together melted butter, Dijon mustard, poppy seeds, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic powder.
- Using a pastry brush, brush the tops of the rolls with the butter mixture until it’s all been used.
- Add to the oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until the tops are slightly golden and the cheese is melted.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These are perfect for game day. I love the savory apple butter combo. On a side note – I totally agree – People’s Court over football – absolutely 🙂
Hubba hubba! These apple butter sammies are making my mouth water!
I’m pretty sure I could eat all of those. Nope, I’m completely sure.
I think these sandwiches could be the one thing that got be to a football watching party.
I want to eat the whole tray of these gorgeous sandwiches. These are amazing. Perfect for game day.
I think I want a whole batch of these all to myself!!
I love the combination of sweet and savory flavors in this recipe! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
are poppy seeds important in this recipe? trying to see if i can skip them
Hi Jennifer! No, feel free to skip if you don’t like 🙂