My family has used this sandwich recipe for years, and after I convinced my husband to try it, it became his favorite. It’s a standard grilled cheese sandwich with brown sugar on top.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 10 mins |
| Servings: | 1 |
| Yield: | 1 sandwich |
Ingredients
- 2 slices white bread
- 2 slices American cheese
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons softened butter
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. Spread butter onto one side of a piece of bread and place butter side down in the skillet. Place one piece of cheese on top of the bread, then sprinkle with brown sugar. Top with the other slice of cheese. Butter the other slice of bread and place on top with the butter side up. Fry on each side until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 453 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 35 g |
| Cholesterol | 75 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Saturated Fat | 17 g |
| Sodium | 1245 mg |
| Sugars | 11 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
9.14.21 I made this yesterday with brown sugar, and we found it too sweet (personal taste). I made it again today using cheddar cheese and about 2 tablespoons of Tabasco Pepper Jelly. Now there’s a flavor combo that works for us. You get an equal balance of sweet and spicy, and we preferred the cheddar over the milder American cheese. My rating is based on the pepper jelly combo used today.
This is interesting in a good way! I used American, but I think it would be better with cheddar. I only used a little more than 1 tsp brown sugar, and that was plenty. When I cut the sandwich, the hot sugar oozed out. I ended up adding bacon, and that made it wonderful! I used whole wheat bread, because that’s what we prefer.
This was super interesting, yet subtly familiar at the same time. We didn’t have American, so I used sharp cheddar instead and “Dave’s Better Than White Bread. I happily kept shoveling it in, whilst mopping the brown sugar drippings with the remaining bites. Glad I went for a run this morning…Thanks for the recipe!
I read through the reviews and it was a solid 4 “I liked it”. That said, I used a granulated brown sugar (pourable) so it was not going to give me the syrupy texture another reviewer mentioned, but it was still think. I think the cheese needs to be changed to a sharp cheddar to balance the sweetness.
haven’t made this yet but I’ve made a similar with a drizzle of honey between the bread and cheese (optional- a sprinkle of powdered sugar) and omg deliccchhhh
Had two of them today! Really nice and different!
This was so good. The brown sugar melts and sets off the saltyness of the cheese so well. Definitely going to try this again and pass it on to my family!
When I was a kid, my family would always serve sliced cheddar with our pancakes, and the similar sweet-salty combination in this recipe made me run to the kitchen and make it right away. Wow! I would never have thought these two ingredients would go together, but it was so delicious. I used whole wheat bread and cheddar cheese. I will definitely make this again.
Interesting! 🙂 I like it! 🙂 hehe
I just had this sandwich. In a million years I would’ve never thought to put brown sugar on my grilled cheese. This was really good! It tasted like a grilled cheese but with a nice hint of sweet to it. I measured out the 2 tsp of brown sugar. I thought 1 would be enough, but I really think the 2 are better. Clean up was a breeze, too! Thanks Teresa L!
I have a real sweet tooth and I loved this sandwich! I think its a nice change from the plain old cheese sandwich but Next time I’ll add even more brown sugar! Yummy
This recipe was really (REALLY) sweet. I wouldn’t make it again, but it tasted o.k.
Hmmm. What can I say? These were okay, but not fantastic. They tasted fine and I could have gotten by with using only 1 slice of cheese. The brown sugar tended to drip a little as it was runny when hot. Not bad, but not memorable either. I probably won’t make it again, but it really tasted just fine, just not my thing. Thanks, it was fun to try something new as I would never have thought of this on my own.
I’m enjoying this sandwich now! My hubby and I have these once a week, and I usually just make mine a plain ol grilled cheese, and his gets ham and sliced jalapenos. I wanted to try something different, so I served these tonight! and let me say…I find them to be sooo good! Just the right amount of sweetness. Having said that, I did not measure the brown sugar…just eyeballed it. I served with what I like to call “Poor man’s spaghetti”: which is cooked noodles (I used whole wheat penne), and pour in ketchup, chili sauce, garlic powder, and black pepper to taste…serve warm. A quick, easy supper! Thanks alot!
A strange combination to think about however the kids LOVED it! I used colby/jack cheese with multi-grain bread and it really was good! We will be making this again, maybe not ever time we have grilled cheese but whenever we want that extra sweetness.
I liked this recipe. I guess I must have a well developed sweet tooth, because I almost wanted to put more brown sugar on this sandwich! The brown sugar melts into a yummy syrup in between the cheese slices. I’ll probably make this again 🙂
ive done this before. my husband made fun of me for thinking of it then loved it 🙂
I had one of these sweet grilled cheeses 35 years ago at a friends house for lunch one day and loved it. I still eat them this way once in awhile. Worth trying people!
This was good but I only used half of the brown sugar that the recipe called for, muenster and cheddar cheeses, with medium salsa as a dipping sauce for the sandwich so I’d have sweet and spicy.
It definitely was different than a regular grilled cheese. The sweetness was a little strong so I would suggest to others to put less brown sugar than the recipe calls for. Otherwise I really liked this and will use again.
Worth a try, but a little too sweet for us. Thanks for the recipe though.