Monte Cristo Waffle Sandwich

Can we improve on a Monte Cristo sandwich? The Monte Cristo sandwich is a perfect Sunday brunch sandwich. Filled with ham, turkey and cheese with a sweet and salty filling, it is far from just a plain grilled ham and cheese sandwich. What sets it apart? The French toast, of course.

Course Brunch

Cuisine American

Keyword Deli

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 1037kcal

Equipment

Waffle Iron

Ingredients

For The Waffles

2 cups Waffle mix
12 ounces Milk whole
2 tbsp Butter melted
1 large Egg
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Sugar

For the Sandwich

8 ounces Ham
8 ounces Turkey breast
8 ounces Muenster cheese
8 ounces Raspberry preserves

For The Sandwich Sauce

1/2 cup Dijon Mustard
1/2 cup Mayonnaise

Instructions

First, make the sandwich sauce by combining Dijon mustard (¼ cup) with mayonnaise (¼ cup) and add a pinch of salt and black pepper.
Now, make the waffles. Stir together Bisquick (2 cups), milk (1& 1/2 cups), melted butter (2 tbsp) and egg (1 large).
Pour the waffle mix into the center of a preheated, greased waffle iron and close the lid.
Bake the waffles about 4-5 minutes. Remove the waffles and assembled the sandwich.
Preheat the oven to 350 degree while you assemble the sandwich.
Assemble the Monte Cristo sandwich by first spreading the bottom waffle with the Dijon sandwich sauce (1 tbsp). Then layer on thinly sliced ham (2 ounces). Top the ham with shredded Munster cheese (1 slice) and raspberry preserves (1 tbsp) and close the first layer.
Now, spread the next layer with more sandwich sauce and the thinly sliced turkey breast (2 ounces). Cover the sliced turkey breast with more shredded muenster cheese. Spread the inside of the final waffle with raspberry preserves (1 tbsp) and close the sandwich.
Place the Monte Cristo waffle sandwich on a sheet pan or wire rack and bake for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees.

Notes

Maple Butter Sauce

Drizzling maple butter sauce over the Monte Cristo will take this sandwich to the next Sunday brunch level!. Combine maple syrup(¼ cup) with butter (4 tbsp) and heat in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer, remove from the heat and stir in heavy cream (1 tbsp)

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