Ham Delights Recipe

Ham Delights are a delicious appetizer perfect for parties and neighborhood get-togethers alike, loved by both kids and adults alike! Made ahead, these delights can make the perfect snack to bring along to an event or gathering.

These delicious sandwiches rely heavily on the delicious butter sauce that’s drizzled on during baking, made up of butter, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, poppy seeds and Worcestershire sauce – plus more.

Ham

These delicious and quick + easy ham delights make an easy appetizer, tailgate party snack or school lunch option!

Crisp Hawaiian rolls filled with juicy ham and Swiss cheese are covered with a buttery Dijon, onion and poppy seed topping for an irresistibly delicious classic recipe. An addition of everything bagel seasoning adds even more deliciousness!

Ham and cheese baked together until warm and melty makes these sandwiches the ideal snack or meal, popular with children as well as adults alike. You can even freeze and reheat them later!

Preheat the oven to 350F and grease a 13×9 baking dish with cooking spray. Carefully use a serrated knife to slice block of rolls horizontally (don’t separate individual rolls), smudge both cut sides of roll bottoms with mayo mixture, layer ham and cheese on top and brush evenly over all rolls with melted butter for finishing touch.

Cheese

Ham delights are an irresistibly tasty southern classic and an ideal party starter, easily adaptable for larger gatherings with their double/triple recipe! Add them to any festive punch bowl, and you have yourself an effortless party lineup!

These delectable cheese-filled treats combine deli ham, Swiss cheese and sweet Hawaiian rolls for an irresistibly cheesy bite! Feel free to substitute the ham with turkey or another favorite deli meat for variety and an added spice kick with Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce in the tangy butter sauce; for an extra sweet finish add poppy seeds for texture and sweetness!

Cheese traditionally is created using milk, salt, culture and rennet; however, cheesemakers have developed many inventive ways of manipulating these four basic ingredients into an endless variety of cheese varieties that we all know and enjoy. Cheese may contain high levels of saturated fat; however, most of this saturated fat has been linked with lower cholesterol levels and improved heart health.

Rolls

Sweet Hawaiian rolls filled with salty deli ham and creamy cheese drizzled in butter sauce are a surefire hit at parties in Mississippi. This easy recipe can be made ahead of time and then put into the oven just before guests arrive – an ideal solution!

Use two 12-roll packages of King’s Hawaiian original sweet rolls in this recipe; other packages may vary in terms of size and quantity, resulting in different serving counts. Also consider switching out Swiss cheese for cheddar, muenster or havarti for an innovative party dish!

Lightly spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Cut each roll horizontally through its center using a serrated bread knife, keeping both bottom and top sections connected together. Spread mayonnaise on both cut sides of bottom rolls in baking dish before layering sliced ham and cheese slices on them. Arrange top “slabs” of rolls on top before spreading mayonnaise evenly on them before brushing on an even coat of the seasoned butter sauce mixture over all surfaces of them all.

Sauce

Ham delights are an extremely popular appetizer at Southern parties and gatherings, serving as the perfect treat while guests await their meals to cook. Soft rolls filled with ham and Swiss cheese are filled with soft rolls brushed with tangy butter sauce before baking until golden brown – it makes the ideal snack while waiting on their dinners to come together. The recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to feed a larger crowd!

Your sandwich ingredients could include any type of deli ham and Swiss cheese you like; the ideal rolls would be light and fluffy King’s Hawaiian rolls; for gluten-free diners, substitute with any light, fluffy store-bought brand of white dinner roll instead.

The sauce is composed of melted butter, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, poppy seeds and garlic powder – an irresistibly delectable combination of sweet and savory flavors to counterbalance the salty brininess of ham and enhance cheese flavors. Double your batch for easier freezing later; this sauce also makes an excellent topping on warm desserts such as pies, puddings, cobblers and crisps!

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