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    Home » Recipes » Handheld Meals

    Grilled Ham and Brie Sandwich

    Published: September 17, 2018 Updated: August 23, 2020 / By: Dawn | Girl Heart Food 36 Comments

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    Stack of three grilled ham and Brie sandwich halves.

    This grilled ham and Brie sandwich is piled high with thinly sliced ham, creamy Brie cheese, crispy granny smith apple and sweet blueberry jam for one scrumptious bite. Your belly is definitely gonna do a happy dance!

    Stack of three grilled ham and Brie sandwich halves.

    This ain’t no ordinary sandwich, my friends. And, it definitely ain’t diet food. Nope. It’s straight-up indulgent.

    We love grilled cheese sandwiches around here, like this turkey cranberry grilled cheese sandwich, pizza grilled cheese sandwich and, of course, this ham and Brie grilled cheese sandwich. 

    Breakfast, lunch or dinner, I can eat a cheesy sandwich for any meal. This time I went all out with Brie.

    This Brie sandwich tastes so good you’ll wanna break out in a happy dance in the middle of the kitchen. No? Just me? Food does all kinda funny things to me. Ha!

    If you want to make things super substantial, enjoy this grilled cheese with a big bowl of tomato soup. Talk about a comforting meal!

    Ingredients for a ham and Brie sandwich recipe.

    How To Get Perfect Grill Marks

    First off, I love to smear butter on the outside of the sandwich to give a little flavour and to help with the grilling.

    A griddle pan is not required to make this grilled cheese sandwich recipe, but surely helps!

    If you don’t have a cast iron griddle pan (like I’m using here) use a regular cast iron pan. 

    The heat should be on medium-low to medium. 

    You want the sandwich exterior to get all golden brown and crispy and for the cheese to get all oozy and melty. 

    Two grilled ham and Brie sandwiches in a griddle pan.

    Tips for Making This Recipe

    • Don’t use just any old bread. Use something flavourful and fresh. For this sandwich, I used sourdough (this is a recipe for homemade sourdough bread). Of course, use store-bought or homemade, whichever you prefer.
    • Speaking of bread, the size of the slices you choose will impact how much mayonnaise and butter you use. I had some decent-sized slices of bread and what I used for this recipe was just right.
    • I used a variation on my mixed berry chia seed jam and made blueberry chia seed jam for this sandwich, but you could use whatever type of jam you enjoy best.
    • Thinly sliced or shaved ham works lovely in this recipe. Your deli should be able to slice it up for you.
    • Don’t care for Brie cheese? Camembert works lovely in this recipe.
    Stack of two halves of a grilled ham and Brie sandwich with two glasses of milk behind it.

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    Hope you love this grilled ham and Brie sandwich as much as we do! It’s such a treat!

    If you make this gourmet grilled cheese sandwich, be sure to leave a comment below!

    Stack of three grilled ham and Brie sandwich halves next to apple slices, jam, & glass of milk.

    Grilled Ham and Brie Sandwich

    Dawn | Girl Heart Food
    This ham and Brie grilled cheese sandwich is piled high with thinly sliced ham, creamy Brie cheese, crispy granny smith apple and sweet blueberry jam for one scrumptious bite. Your belly is definitely gonna do a happy dance!
    5 from 16 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 8 mins
    Total Time 13 mins
    Course Lunch
    Servings 2 sandwiches
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    Ingredients
     

    • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
    • 4 slices sourdough sandwich bread, or your favourite bread
    • 2 tablespoons blueberry jam
    • pinch freshly ground black pepper
    • 3 ounces Brie cheese, cut into thin slices (about 85 grams)
    • ½ apple, thinly sliced
    • 6 ounces cooked deli ham, thinly sliced
    • 2 tablespoons butter

    Instructions

    • Spread mayonnaise over one side of each of the four bread slices. Distribute jam over top of 2 of those slices (over top of the mayonnaise). Sprinkle with a little black pepper.
    • Top jam with cheese. Place apple slices and ham on top of cheese. Top with remaining slices of bread (with the mayonnaise side on the inside) to form the two sandwiches.
    • Butter the outside of each sandwich (all four bread slices).
    • Heat a cast-iron griddle pan or regular cast-iron pan over medium low to medium heat.
    • Place sandwiches in the pan. Cook the sandwiches for about 3 to 4 minutes on one side.
    • Carefully flip the sandwiches to the other side and continue to cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or until they're golden brown and crispy outside and the cheese is melted inside. Carefully remove from the pan, cut in half (if desired), serve and enjoy!

    Notes

    • Don’t use just any old bread. Use something flavourful and fresh. For this sandwich, I used sourdough.
    • Speaking of bread, the size of the slices you choose will affect how much mayonnaise and butter you use. I had some decent-sized slices of bread and what I used for this recipe was just right.
    • I used a variation on my mixed berry chia seed jam and made blueberry chia seed jam for this sandwich, but you could use whatever type of jam you enjoy best.
    • Thinly sliced or shaved ham works lovely in this recipe. Your deli should be able to slice it up for you.
    • Don’t care for Brie cheese? Camembert works lovely in this recipe.

    A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

    Keyword gourmet sandwich, grilled cheese sandwich, ham and cheese sandwich

    Tried this recipe?

    If you do make this recipe, thank you!! It would mean so much if you could leave a comment below. Love to know how you enjoyed it, and it helps other readers too!

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    Comments

    1. mimi rippee

      October 02, 2018 at 10:59 am

      OMG (i know what that means!) how did I miss this sandwich! Blueberry jam!!! This is brilliant. And it certainly photographs beautifullly!

      Reply
      • Girl Heart Food

        October 03, 2018 at 3:20 pm

        LOL!! Thank you so much, Mimi 🙂 Hope you’re having an awesome week!

        Reply
    2. Dana

      October 01, 2018 at 7:19 pm

      5 stars
      I am oh so in love with this recipe, Dawn! I haven’t indulged in a nice and fancy grown-up grilled cheese in a very, very long time. I’m overdue. I can’t wait to give this a whirl. Melty brie and fruit are such an amazing combo.

      Reply
      • Girl Heart Food

        October 03, 2018 at 3:19 pm

        Thanks Dana!! Hope you love it! Can’t go wrong with the combo, that’s for sure 😉

        Reply
    3. Georgie

      September 28, 2018 at 2:03 pm

      5 stars
      this looks SO good! I love all the flavours you’ve got going on here it’s definitely my kind of sandwich!

      Reply
      • Girl Heart Food

        September 28, 2018 at 2:45 pm

        Thanks Georgie! Mine too 😉

        Reply
    4. Kevin

      September 20, 2018 at 12:24 am

      5 stars
      This is the best grilled cheese ever! All that cheese is making me want one before bed!

      Reply
      • Girl Heart Food

        September 20, 2018 at 2:04 pm

        Thanks Kevin!

        Reply
    5. Dana

      September 19, 2018 at 6:12 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my goodness girl, this looks like the best grilled cheese sandwich in all the land!! Holy fantastic batman. I may or may not be seriously drooling here. I don’t have a griller, but I am still gonna make this even without the perfect lines on the bread haha. I’ll have to try it with my GF bread and I bet it’s going to be a regular lunch for me around here. You can never go wrong with ham and cheese but I LOVE the idea of adding brie instead. Brilliant!! And love the apple and jam too. Cannot wait to make this!! Happy Wednesday, chika 😀 xo

      Reply
      • Girl Heart Food

        September 20, 2018 at 2:03 pm

        You are too funny, Dana!!! Thank you so much! I really hope you love this one as much as I do. Let me know if you try it out 🙂 XO

        Reply
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