Mini Grilled Cheese Hawaiian Rolls (Printable)

Sweet Hawaiian rolls filled with melted cheddar, brushed with seasoned butter, and baked to golden perfection.

# What You Need:

→ Bread

01 - 12 Hawaiian rolls

→ Cheese

02 - 12 slices cheddar cheese

→ Butter Mixture

03 - 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
04 - 1 teaspoon garlic powder
05 - 1 teaspoon dried parsley
06 - 1/4 teaspoon salt

# Steps:

01 - Preheat your oven to 350°F.
02 - Slice the Hawaiian rolls in half horizontally, keeping the rolls attached to each other. Do not separate into individual rolls yet.
03 - Place the bottom halves of the rolls in a baking dish or on a lined baking sheet.
04 - Lay one slice of cheese on each roll bottom, overlapping as needed to cover evenly.
05 - Place the tops of the rolls back on.
06 - In a small bowl, combine melted butter, garlic powder, dried parsley, and salt.
07 - Brush the butter mixture generously over the tops of the rolls.
08 - Bake for 12–15 minutes until the cheese is melted and the tops are golden brown.
09 - Remove from oven, let cool slightly, then cut into individual sandwiches. Serve warm.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The sweet Hawaiian bread balances perfectly with savory melted cheese creating that addictive sweet salty combo everyone craves
  • These come together in 25 minutes flat but taste like you put in way more effort
  • They reheat surprisingly well so you can make them ahead and still have people begging for the recipe
02 -
  • Letting them cool for those few minutes feels like torture but cutting into them immediately makes the cheese escape and you lose that perfect cheese pull
  • If your rolls are especially large you might need an extra minute or two under the broiler to get the tops golden brown without drying out the cheese
03 -
  • Buy the Hawaiian rolls that come attached already trying to slice individual rolls and reattach them is not worth the frustration
  • If the tops are browning too fast tent loosely with foil for the last few minutes of baking

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