Name: Christmas Morning Sandwiches
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 12 slices bread ((your choice)); 6 ounces deli ham; 6 ounces deli smoked turkey; 6 ounces provolone cheese ((or cheese of your choice)); 10 beaten eggs; 1/4 cup butter (optional)

With all the hustle, bustle and excitement happening, these Christmas Morning Sandwiches are perfect for feeding the family on this very busy day. Prepared the night before, pop them in the oven while you are opening presents.

Layers of ham, turkey, and cheese with an egg coating. My kids almost enjoy these more than Christmas dinner.

Do you have family traditions in your home? Certain things that are a must each holiday season? We sure do in our home. Even though my kids are grown, and we now have grandkids that keep our Christmas morning full of fun, these sandwiches are a MUST every year. My family says these are the best Christmas sandwiches in the world.

It seems like such a long time ago that I first made these sandwiches. Looking at my vast collection of cookbooks I came across a recipe in (#affiliate) The Canadian Living Christmas Book that I easily adapted to our tastes. I wanted to have something ready and waiting to put in the oven while we opened presents.

With all the excitement happening, preparing breakfast was one thing I did not want to worry about. After all, I would be in the kitchen soon enough getting the holiday dinner on the table. This is the easiest holiday breakfast hands down.

CHRISTMAS FAMILY TRADITIONS

Besides these Christmas sandwiches, we have several things that make holidays special around here.

Holiday croissants are great for weekend brunches. They even make a quick dessert idea too.

Since our girls were really young, going to see the lights at what we call Candy Cane Lane on Christmas Eve is a must, and to this date, we have never missed it in over 30+ years. The line up is long, but so much fun.

I would suggest taking along some hot cocoa for the ride!!

We now travel in more than one car since the family has grown over the years. In fact, we go as soon as it gets dark, before dinner. Makes getting the grandchildren in bed a little easier, Christmas morning comes soon enough.

As for Christmas breakfast, well you already know what we have. One year I thought of making something different. OMG, my adult kids went nuts. They said Christmas morning is not Christmas morning without these sandwiches. Even my grandson talks about them, and he is only 5!

Christmas Eve also involves watching (#affiliate) Elf (another thing my kids INSIST on). We all pile into the family room, plop ourselves in front of the TV and watch this Christmas classic.

CHRISTMAS MORNING SANDWICHES PREPARATION

Before we go to bed, I usually grab one of the girls to get these overnight sandwiches prepared and put in the fridge for the next day. They are easy to do and so delicious to eat.

All it takes is some bread, cheese, cold cuts, and eggs. Sort of like a grilled cheese/french toast breakfast fusion. Layer the cheese and meat between bread slices, cut in half, place in a baking dish, pour on the beaten eggs, cover and place in the fridge. I like to use aluminum pans, makes for less cleanup in the morning.

You can make this your own by picking whatever meat and cheese your family loves. We happen to like a combination of turkey, ham and provolone cheese.

In the morning I put on a pot of coffee and head down to the family room. Stockings, presents, excitement, love, and laughter fill the room. The grandkids get here REALLY early, but seriously my husband doesn’t sleep the night before Christmas either. I remember HE had us up at 5:00 a.m.once!

When things start to settle down, I go upstairs and turn on the oven (and make another pot of coffee). Once the oven is ready, I take the pans of sandwiches out of the fridge and place them in the oven. This usually gives us about another 30 minutes or so to finish up with the presents. By now everyone is starting to get hungry.

We head upstairs to the dining room. Pans of sandwiches are placed on the table and everyone helps themselves. See, told you this would be easy. Our Christmas Morning Sandwiches tradition lives on.

We have a few other traditions like rum and eggnog lattes, cranberry sauce and of course leaving out cookies for Santa (now taken over by the grandkids).

Holiday Spiced Granola is a must. Just like Christmas in a jar. Perfect for gift giving too.

For some fun blog trivia, can you guess my Top Recipes? I am sure some will surprise you. Hope you give some a try soon.

In our house, the holidays are all about spending time together and our special family traditions.

Hope you give this Christmas sandwich idea a try. It just might become your family tradition too. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

What is your favourite holiday tradition?