Grilled bread with a Hawaiian flavor

Grilled bread with a Hawaiian flavor

Appetizers

Toast Hawaii: Grilled bread topped with ham, pineapple, cheese, and candied mulberries, a typical snack from the 1950s.

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The Hawaiian Toast is a traditional snack from the 1950s. It typically consists of grilled bread, ham, pineapple, cheese, and other exotic ingredients.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time8 min
  • Total23 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.80 $3.90 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.18
  • $0.51
  • $3.99
  • $0.51
  • $0.21
  • $1.70
  • $0.70

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees (180 degrees in air-fry mode).
  2. Lightly toast the bread slices.
  3. Lightly spread butter on each slice of bread. ≈ 4 min
  4. First, ham, then pineapple, and finally cheese on the toasted bread.
  5. Cook for approximately 6 to 8 minutes, until the cheese is melted.
  6. Optionally, decorate with a cocktail cherry in the center. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Grilled bread with a Hawaiian flavor

  • butter$0.18
  • 1-2 slices of cooked ham (depending on thickness), slightly larger than a slice of bread$0.51
  • 1 can of pineapple chunks$3.99
  • Kirsch in a cocktail$0.51
  • mayonnaise$0.21
  • mulberry preserves$1.70
  • Mild pepper powder$0.70

Total$7.80

that's $3.90 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 Slice of white bread
  • butter
  • 1-2 slices of cooked ham (depending on thickness), slightly larger than a slice of bread
  • 1 can of pineapple chunks
  • 1 slice of processed cheese (Edam, Emmental)
  • Kirsch in a cocktail
  • mayonnaise
  • mulberry preserves
  • Mild pepper powder

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