Sweet Ham and Swiss Sliders
If you’re on Pinterest, haven’t been smooshed under a rock , or not in a coma you’re probably familiar with this idea. It seems like they’re everywhere and I’ve had them on my list to make for a while now. So once Super Bowl Sunday came around I knew it was time (regardless of whether or not we actually watch the game, we ALWAYS have Super Bowl food). I love that they’re easy to make and can be assembled up to a day ahead of time and baked just before serving. Another big plus is that they are very kid friendly while being just interesting enough for adults to get excited about them too.
Most of the recipes I found used sweet Hawaiian style rolls as their base, but between the price and their sometimes weird texture, I wasn’t sold. I used just regular ol’ dinner rolls- soft, dense and deliciously enriched. 
I still wanted them to be sweet, though so I added a bit of brown sugar to the sauce and I loved the caramelized, sticky crust it created.
Ingredients
- 16 White Dinner Style Rolls, cut in half
- 24 slices Honey Ham
- 16 slices Swiss Cheese
- 1/4 C Mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 8 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 Tbsp poppy seeds
- 1/4 C brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- On a rimmed baking sheet place bottom half of dinner rolls and top with 1 1/2 slices of ham and 1 slice of swiss cheese. Spread about 1 tsp of mayonnaise on each top-half of roll and place on top of ham and cheese. You want the rolls to be snug together, kissing just a bit so the sauce can soak up into all of the nooks and crannies.
- In a small bowl combine the mustard, melted butter, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce, poppy seeds, and brown sugar. Mix until combined and evenly pour over the assembled rolls. Cover with foil and refrigerate until ready to bake.
- Bake covered with foil for 10 minutes, remove the foil and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes or until the tops are browned, and cheese is good and melted.
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Heather Likes Food
Looks delicious
Heather, BRAVO! The picture literally made my mouth water. So yummy!!
Haha, Awesome!
Where did you get the recipe originally? You said it came from Pinterest but didn’t cite the original site, blog, or book. I love Hawaiian rolls and would love to look at the recipe that uses them
Confessions of Foodie Bride Included a recipe for her homemade sweet rolls in her post. You should be able to sub Kings Hawaiian rolls straight across for the white rolls and get good results!
I’m trying this out tomorrow.
These were absolutely wonderful!! My husband & son are sometimes picky & want to know EVERY ingredient going into a meal..These had them going back for seconds
So glad to hear it!
Looks good, but do they get soggy?
The sauce is made up of mostly butter and sugar so once they bake they are caramelized and prefect, not soggy at all!
I’m totally on Pinterest.. haven’t been smooshed under a rock or in a coma and somehow, I’ve missed these! They look awesome! I can’t wait to try them!!
Haha, I’m impressed! :p
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I made these for a party last night and everyone LOVED them! So easy and great for a potluck. Real crowd pleaser, thanks!
So good to hear!
These are great! I spend so much time making crazy, complicated meals. These were so easy and the bf has requested these three times in the past 4 weeks. I love it!!! Thank you for such a nice quick and tasty recipe. I’ve been serving them with a butter lettuce and sliced radish salad in a honey dijon vinaigarette I make at home (to taste: honey dijon, olive oil, a little balsamic, pinch of salt, and some braggs amino acid).
Thanks Lauren! Your salad sounds delish!
We made these for an open house party and also provided a sweet spicy mustard that we loved. it was a hit.
made these for my family about a week ago. they are still talking about them. guess it’s going to become a regular in my house. thanks SO much for sharing
My sister in law made these last weekend and they were wonderful! I’m making them for a carry-in at work this week and next weekend for my husband and I. This will definately be a great “go-to” recipe for family get-togethers. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I made these Saturday night. I used Kings Hawaiian rolls), Remoulade sauce instead of mayo (http://louisianafishfry.com/reviews.php?action=rateit&id=28), leftover fried crawfish tails instead of ham, swiss, and made the drizzle for the tops (I didn’t have poppy seeds, though). SO GOOD. My husband raved! He said he loved the spiciness of the crawfish and remoulade with the meltiness of the cheese and the sweetness of the bread and topping! I will be making this again!! Thank you!!