Gourmet Grilled Cheese with Fig Butter, Gruyere, and Apples

Two types of cheese, crisp apples, and sweet fig butter makes for a gooey, delicious, and just a little bit fancy grilled cheese sandwich.
By Laney Schwartz

Layered with fig butter, two types of cheese, and crisp apple slices makes for a home run of a sandwich!

Ooey gooey grilled cheese. There are few things better in life than this, if you ask me. I went ahead and made this grilled cheese a little fancy, because sometimes you just have to.

Gourmet Grilled Cheese with Fig Butter, Gruyere, and Apples

 

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Two types of cheese, crisp apples, and sweet fig butter makes for a gooey, delicious, and just a little bit fancy grilled cheese sandwich.

Author: Laney Schwartz

Recipe Type: Main, Sandwich

Serves: 2 sandwiches

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons fig butter
• 4 slices of rustic multigrain bread
• 4 thin apple slices
• ¼ cup shredded gruyere cheese
• ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

1. Spread 1 tablespoon of fig butter on 1 slice of bread. Top with 2 sliced apple, then with enough cheese to cover the bread. Take another piece of bread and put on top to make a sandwich. Repeat to make second sandwich.
2. Heat nonstick pan over medium heat and add butter until melted. Place sandwiches in heated pan and cook over medium/low heat, about 4-5 minutes on each side until cheese is melted and bread is crisp.
3. Serve immediately!

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