Toast Hawaii (Baked Ham and Pineapple Sandwich)
Toast Hawaii is a super simple German nostalgia food at its best, invented in the 50's by bringing pineapple, ham and cheese together on toast. As a kids favorite food, we made it all the time growing up in Germany.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 8 slices white sandwich bread
- 8 slices cooked, smoked ham
- 8 slices American cheese
- 8 pineapple rings (I use fresh pineapple because it tastes so much better, but traditionally you use canned pineapple.)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 50 grams butter (room temperature)
- peruvian pickled peppers (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit / 180° Celsius.
- 2
Prep two baking sheets with parchment paper and place 8 slices of bread on them, next to each other.
- 3
Mince the garlic (or use my favorite garlic press), and using a fork, mix in with the butter. Add a pinch of sea salt.
- 4
Now proceed in this order: Spread garlic butter on the top of each bread slice, add one slice of ham to each bread slice, add a pineapple ring each, add the cheese on top and the Peruvian pickled peppers (optional) in the middle (they will sink down as they bake).
- 5
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until cheese is melted and starts to brown.
- 6
Serve immediately with a green salad or on its own.