This sandwich is one of the best ways to
celebrate the late summer peach season!
Every August, the best peaches come from a town on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains called Palisade, CO. They’re amazing – hands down the best peach you’ll ever eat! If you have access to these delicious fruit-of-the-gods peaches, or even if you come across a regular ripe, juicy peach, I highly recommend you make this sandwich!
I discovered this sandwich years ago at a restaurant while attending a work dinner and immediately went home and recreated it. The restaurant has since closed but I continue to make this sandwich each peach season.
You may not have apple butter on hand, but it’s worth picking up at the grocery store. The apple butter gives it a layer of sweet complexity. I also highly recommend finding a white cheddar for this sandwich as well!
Slice the peaches thin and cheese thin and uniform as the challenge with this sandwich is to get the center of the sandwich ooey gooey, melty goodness while not over-toasting the bread. You can actually toast this sandwich open faced and if the cheese needs a little bit more melt, pop it in the microwave for another 15-20 seconds. If your bread is properly toasted, it should remain crispy and not get soggy.
I made this on an unseasonably cooler, rainy night in August and it really hit the spot!
Eat a Peach Sandwich
White cheddar cheese, apple butter and juicy peaches make this grilled sandwich deliciously comfort food craveable.
Ingredients
- 2 slices sandwich bread
- 2 tsp butter or margarine
- 2 tsp apple butter
- 4 slices Vermont white cheddar cheese
- 1/2 peach, fresh
- non-stick cooking spray
Instructions
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Thinly slice cheddar cheese and peaches. Thick slices will make it difficult for the cheese to melt.
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Spread butter evenly on the outside side of both slices of sandwich bread.
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Spread apple butter evenly on the inside side of both slices of sandwich bread (I recommend doing this on a cutting board, otherwise you'll get butter on your counter!)
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Place sliced cheese slices on one slice of bread, directly on top of apple butter. Place sliced peaches on the other slice of bread, directly on top of the apple butter.
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Spray griddle or pan with cooking spray and heat to medium-high heat. Place one slice of bread, butter side down. Top with the other slice of bread, butter side up to make the sandwich.
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Toast sandwich until bread is golden brown and cheese is starting to melt. Flip to toast the other side.
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Remove from heat when sandwich bread is golden brown and cheese has melted. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
If sandwich bread is thick, you can make sandwich open-faced, and microwave the slice of bread with cheese for approx. 15-20 seconds to melt the cheese. Assuming you have a good toast on the bread already, bread will remain crisp and not get soggy.
Here are additional recipes perfect for the late-summer season I think you’ll enjoy!
