Name: Carrot Cake Jam Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¾ cup finely grated carrots; ¾ cup chopped, cored, peeled apples; ¾ cup crushed canned, including juice pineapple; 1½ tbsp lemon juice; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; ⅛ tsp ground cloves; 1.75 oz low-sugar powdered fruit pectin; 1½ cups sugar; 8 oz cream cheese; 12 Hawaiian Bread slices; 6 tbsp butter

How To Make Carrot Cake Jam Grilled Cheese Sandwich

This grilled cheese sandwich comes in the sweetest version packed with carrot jam, cream cheese, and more. Whip this up in just under an hour.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¾cupcarrots,finely grated
¾cupapples,chopped, cored, peeled
¾cuppineapple,crushed canned, including juice
1½tbsplemon juice
½tspground cinnamon
¼tspground nutmeg
⅛tspground cloves
1.75ozlow-sugar powdered fruit pectin
1½cupssugar
8ozcream cheese
12Hawaiian Bread slices
6tbspbutter

Instructions

Carrot Cake Jam:

In a large saucepan, combine the carrots, apples, pineapple with juice, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently.
Reduce the heat, cover, then boil gently for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat, then whisk in the pectin until dissolved.
Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently.
Add the sugar all at once, then return to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly.
Boil hard, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
Remove from heat, then skim off the foam. Let cool.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich:

Spread a thick layer of cream cheese on each side of the sandwich, then spread on a thick layer of carrot cake jam. Close the sandwich.
Melt ½ tablespoon of butter on a griddle on low heat.
Add the sandwich onto the butter, then cook on medium low for 3 to 4 minutes.
Using a spatula, pick up the sandwich, then drop another ½ tablespoon of butter onto the griddle.
Lower the other side of sandwich onto the butter, then cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
Repeat with the remaining sandwiches.
Serve warm, and enjoy!