Glazed Ham and Cheese Sliders
These delicious Glazed Ham and Cheese sliders on Hawaiian rolls are the perfect party food (or a delicious dinner for the fam!) Everyone will be begging you for the recipe (or for seconds!)
DELICIOUS GLAZED HAM AND CHEESE ROLLS
These Ham and Cheese Sliders have been a family favorite for years! They are a go-to when I’m not sure what to make for family and friend gatherings. The melted gooey cheese combined with the sliced ham and the delicious glaze that you spread on the bottoms and the top – it is an amazing combination of flavors! I promise that they will be a hit!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Yes they can. Cover with aluminum foil and place I the refrigerator. You will need to add a few minutes to the baking time as you’ll be baking these from cold rather than room temperature.
I would keep the sandwiches covered with aluminum foil, even after baking. As you serve the sliders, just re-cover the baking pan to keep them warm. You could also individually wrap the sliders in aluminum foil then place them into a slow cooker. Keep the slow cooker on warm and let guests help themselves!
We do enjoy them cold. It you have leftovers you can wrap and place in the refrigerator. You can choose to eat them cold the next day or warm in the microwave.
These sliders do not come out soggy at all. I would suggest cutting the bottom half of the sliders a bit thicker than the top half. This will give plenty of bread for the sauce to soak into without it becoming soggy.
There’s a lot of different directions you can go here. You can serve them with soup. Or you can serve them with different salads like potato salad or macaroni salad. Cole slaw and baked beans all work well with these. To keep it simple, just serve with a variety of potato chips!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- salted butter
- Worcestershire sauce
- light brown sugar
- mustard (yellow or dijon)
- King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
- thinly sliced smoked ham
- Monterey Jack cheese
- poppy seeds (optional)
HOW TO MAKE GLAZED HAM AND CHEESE HAWAIIAN PARTY ROLLS:
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. In a small pot, melt stick of butter with Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and mustard until thoroughly melted and combined.
Meanwhile, take rolls out of package and slice through all the rolls (while still attached), cutting them in half horizontally. Brush the glaze mixture onto both sides of the rolls, covering well. The glaze is what takes this over the top, so don’t be stingy. Just leave a little to brush on the tops.
Place bottom half of rolls into a baking dish.
On one side of rolls, add sliced ham.
Then top evenly with cheese.
Put top on rolls and then brush the tops with leftover glaze mixture and sprinkle with poppyseeds (if using.)
Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
Bake for about 25 minutes (until cheese is melted.)
Slice and serve! Optional: Put out some warmed raspberry preserves and let guests slather a bit of it on their rolls. It is so unbelievably good.
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Originally published: July 2011
Updated & republished: April 2023
Ham and Cheese Sliders (+Video)
Ingredients
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter
- 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar
- ½ Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ Tablespoon mustard (yellow or dijon)
- 12 ounce package King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls (package of 12)
- 12 slices smoked ham (1/2 pound – thinly sliced or shaved)
- 12 slices Monterey Jack or Colby Jack cheese (about 1/4 pound – thinly sliced)
- poppy seeds (for topping, optional)
- raspberry preserves (for serving, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- To make the glaze, in a small pot, melt 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter with 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar 1/2 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 Tablespoon mustard and stir until thoroughly melted and combined.
- Meanwhile, take 12 ounce package King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls out of package and slice through all the rolls (while still attached), cutting them in half horizontally.
- Brush the glaze mixture onto both insides of the rolls (be generous with the glaze), covering well. You need to leave a little leftover for the tops of the rolls.
- Place bottom half of rolls into a 9×13-inch baking dish. Place 12 slices smoked ham evenly on the rolls then top with 12 slices Monterey Jack or Colby Jack cheese.
- Put top half of rolls on top and then brush the tops with leftover glaze mixture. Spinkle the top evenly with poppy seeds (optional)
- Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes. Then serve with warm raspberry preserves (optional).
Video
Notes
- Serve rolls with a bit of warmed Raspberry Preserves. Let guests slather a bit of it on their warm rolls. Such a fantastic combination of flavors.
Nutrition
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This recipe is definitely new to me! I will have to remedy the fact that I've never tried them. Thanks for sharing!
Oh yum! I am pinning this to my Pinterest boards so I never lose it! Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had these at a potluck once, and loved them. I'm so glad now to have the recipe! 🙂
Yum! I have never had anything like this before. Well, I mean I have had a ham sandwich before, but not like this! Great recipe!
Yum…and now I know how to turn a simple sandwich into something delicious!
In the South we use this recipe with Marshall or Parker House rolls. Sometimes with Sister Schubert frozen pan rolls. But I will try the Hawaiian rolls for a sweeter taste.
Thanks for the new twist!!
What a fun idea! I love Hawaiian bun.
I simply loves these rolls…what you placed inside also looks darn good too. I am simply starving right now and could eat the entire bag myself.
These looks delicious. I have friends coming over this weekend. I going to give these a try with my friends. Thanks for sharing.
Yummy!! I saw seen a recipe for this with onion minced in sauce, but no brown sugar. I will have to try them!
These look to die for good! I just SU this post! Have a great weekend 🙂
I LOVE King's Hawaiian bread and these party rolls looks so delicious!!! Yummy! 🙂
Oh girlfriend, these sound amazing! And with the raspberry jam to dip in… DANG!! Mmmmmm
Looks so good! I'm making these for the next brunch/shower I have. Thank you!
I made a similar recipe to this that had had poppy seeds on the top. Yummy!!
These would be great with your country potato salad for supper!! Quick easy and delicious!
How smart is this! When I saw the picture I thought of assembling each and every one separately, it never dawned on me to use the whole set of rolls as one big piece and then cut.
I love all the ingredients here and they look amazing. Thanks for sharing this.
You had me at Hawaiian bread! 🙂 I am always looking for new things to serve for Sunday night snack supper. Can't wait to try these….
These look so great Bran! I love recipes like this, and we're a family that adores hot ham and cheese sandwichs, so I can't wait to try these. May not wait for a party… lol!
I haven't had these in a very long time. My aunt would make them for us whenever we'd come over to go swimming. I need to make these sometime soon. Yummy!
Oh my! I had these last Christmas at a friend's party, and they are SO good!!! I want to try my hand at them the next time we have people over for a movie night. 🙂
Those look so yummy and so simple! What a great thing to have at a picnic or even a bbq! 🙂
look absolutely yummy! gloria
Those look easy and delicious. I cannot wait to give this a try.
Yummy! I will make it this weekend. Thank you