How to Make a Grilled Raspberry Sandwich with Fresh Raspberries

The best thing you can do today is make a Raspberry Sandwich. It will change your day — fresh raspberries on a cream cheese bed, grilled in butter with just a touch of sugar that makes the sandwich crisp and tempers the tartness of the berries. The cream cheese is whipped soft, and the heat melds the berries into the cream cheese.

It's how you start your day, with something special, something memorable. You'll remember this sandwich.

What You Need

• Your favorite homemade white or sourdough bread, sliced
• Cream cheese, softened
• Fresh raspberries
• Butter
• A pinch of sugar

How to Make It

Spread a thin layer of cream cheese on both slices of bread — no more than a teaspoon per slice. Lay fresh raspberries on one side and press the sandwich together gently.

Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add a pinch of sugar to the butter. Place the sandwich in the pan and cook slowly, pressing lightly, until golden on both sides. The sugar caramelizes the outside just enough. The cream cheese softens. The raspberries meld in.

Baker's notes: No more than a teaspoon of sugar for each sandwich, and cook over medium-low heat. Patience here — low and slow gives you golden without burning.

Why It Works

The tartness of the raspberries is tempered by the cream cheese and the hint of sugar on the crust. It's sweet but not dessert. It's savory but not ordinary. It's the kind of sandwich that makes people ask for the recipe.

It's a magnificent way to start your week.

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