Cheddar & Cranberry Jam Grilled Cheese
Sweet, tart, and melty. | 4 Servings
- Milk
- Soy
- Wheat
We fall for fall every time cranberries are on the table. And this grilled cheese is swoon-worthy, thanks to sweet, tart cranberry jam and melty cheddar. No matter how you slice it, this melty sandwich is perfect for any season, at any time of day. Nutrition values are representative of a 1/4 bundle serving.
Ingredients
1 unit
Sargento® Sliced Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Cranberry Jam
8 slice
Sourdough Bread
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Cooking Steps
Spread half the sourdough slices with cranberry jam. Evenly top jammy slices with 2-3 slices of cheese. Top with remaining slices to make sandwiches.
Heat 1 TBSP butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add sandwiches; cook until bread is golden and cheese melts, 4-6 minutes per side. (Work in batches if necessary.)
Cut in half on a diagonal and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The cranberry jam and cheddar combination surprised many in the best way — the sweet-and-tart jam paired with sharp cheddar on sourdough is a genuinely tasty combo. Some found the cheddar a bit strong or difficult to melt; a few suggested mild cheddar, white cheddar, or provolone for a smoother result.
- Ease of prep: This is a quick, easy cook — just butter, bread, cheese, and jam in a pan, ready in minutes.
- Suggestions: Use one full packet of cranberry jam per sandwich; nearly every reviewer agreed the amount provided was far too little to taste across four sandwiches. Cook over medium-low heat to ensure the cheese melts fully without burning the bread; a few also added Dijon mustard or oregano and garlic powder for extra depth 🧀.
- Leftovers: One reviewer noted the leftover cranberry jam worked well as a toast spread the next morning.
Reviews from our home cooks
These are fun and delicious! I recently came back from a trip with some fresh-picked local apples, and I added thin apple slices in between the cheese before grilling it to make them even more satisfying, plus add some healthy nutrients and fiber. I think another "grown-up" version of this would be to add some crispy, pre-cooked bacon - something about the savory bacon/sweet jam combo that just hits that spot! I've also made this a quickie weekday dinner by serving it on the side of a savory Fall soup. These are delicious and versatile - get it, you won't regret it!
Very nice sandwich with quality cheese and larger slices of bread than I expected. I love that the bread is packaged two to a bag. My only wish - more jam. It was light on the jam. A very good grilled cheese sammy.
There wasn't enough cranberry jam to cheese ratio. Needed more jam. I ended up getting my strawberry jam out to finish the other two grilled cheeses. I had never put jam on a hot grilled cheese before. Growing up my mom made me grape jelly and cream cheese sandwiches (cold), which to this day is one of my favorites. Both the cranberry and strawberry jam tasted amazing!
This might have been my favorite thing I have had. Tasted great and was super easy to make. I am definitely looking for more meals that are really easy to make
So easy to prepare. The cranberry jam added to the taste of the grilled cheese sandwich.
We added some chopped chives which provided a tasty contrast with the cranberry jam.
Love these with the cranberry. We also added thin sliced turkey and it was delicious
The grilled cheese sandwiches are good and I like the concept of having the sweet and tartiness of the cranberry jam with the saltiness of the sharp cheddar; but it would be better if there were more cranberry jam packets sent with the order. Two cranberry jam packets for 4 large grilled cheese sandwiches, just isn't sufficient enough to be able to fully enjoy the flavor of the cranberry jam in the sandwich. You can barely taste the cranberry, it's just basically a plain old grilled cheese sandwich with a couple of light hints of sweetness. Four to six cranberry jam packets would be better.
I really did like the concept of mixing in a jam on an otherwise ordinary grilled cheese sandwich. I like the jam, but wish there was a little more of it. Was I suppose to receive 4 packets rather than the 3 that I received? The Sargento cheese is a poor excuse for a so-called sharp cheddar. Perhaps I'm spoiled but Tillamook's Sharp White is far superior.
NGL, honestly wasn't sure about this one at first. Cranberry Jam . . . and Chedder Cheese? It was GOOD. The sweet and tart and umami just works. Very cool.
