Cheese Toast

Cheese toast is crispy, cheesy, gooey and undeniably delicious! Perfectly toasted bread with melted cheese and butter, this easy recipe is perfect for pasta, dunking in soup, or as a simple budget friendly snack you and the kids will love! It doesn’t get much easier than this simple snack.

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What is Cheese Toast?

Cheese toast is exactly what it sounds like. Cheese on toast! It’s like an open faced grilled cheese sandwich. Perfect crispy toast with melted gooey cheese, this simple snack is too good, and too quick not to make. As a last minute side dish for pasta, something to dunk in soup, and late night snack, or as a fun treat for the kids, this budget friendly recipe is a must try for all cheese lovers.

Cheese Toast Variations

Cheese toast is so simple that it’s easy to make in a variety of flavors. From different cheese, to meaty toppings, and jams, this recipe is a blank canvas ready for your favorite flavors.

• Try different cheeses – There is no shortage of different cheese out there. From hard, soft, strong, mild, spicy and sweet, you can try an endless amount of different cheeses to add variety to this simple recipe.
• Try different bread – Make this a fancy snack with homemade bread, artisan loaves, or just your favorite type of bread. Focaccia, brioche, crusty bread, baguettes, they all work for this quick snack.
• Add toppings – Anything from crispy bacon and grilled chicken, to sliced avocado or your favorite jam can add variety and flavor to cheese toast.
• Add spices and seasonings – Adding additional spices and seasonings like mustard, worcestershire, chili powder, everything bagel seasoning, or garlic powder can really take your cheese toast to the next level.
• Make cheesy garlic bread – Replace the butter with garlic butter for a simple cheesy garlic bread!

Tips for Making Cheese Toast

• Make sure you evenly butter both sides of the bread before toasting so you get that crispy golden brown toast.
• Don’t let your toast burn, you know it’s done when the bread is golden brown and the cheese is just melted and starting to brown.
• This recipe is versatile and can be cooked in the air fryer, oven, even toaster oven. Use whatever is convenient for you. 
• Serve this recipe as a side dish for pasta, soups, or as a quick snack. Your family will love how fun and simple this recipe is.

Best way to Store Cheese Toast

If you have leftover cheese toast, let it cool completely before storing. Place leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

To reheat leftover cheese toast, preheat the oven or airfryer to 375°F and cook the toast for 1-2 minutes until it’s warmed through and the cheese is melted.

Cheese Toast Freezing Instructions

This easy recipe is so versatile it can even be frozen as a quick snack for later use! Once the toast has cooled completely, add it to an airtight container or freezer bag. For multiple pieces of toast place a piece of parchment paper in between each one to prevent sticking. Freeze for up to 3 months.

No need to thaw frozen cheese toast, it can be cooked straight from frozen in the oven, toaster oven, or air fryer!

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Cheese Toast

Prep Time: 1 minute minute

Cook Time: 4 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cheese toast is an easy and amazingly delicious side dish for pasta, soups, or as a quick budget friendly snack. Made in the air fryer or the oven, cheese toast is ready in just 10 minutes and uses just 4 ingredients.

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Ingredients 

• 2 slices texas toast
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons raspberry preserves or your favorite preserve, optional

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Instructions

• Spread butter on both sides of each slice of bread.
  
• Then top the bread with about ¼ cup of shredded cheese.
  
• Place the bread in a 400°F oven for 10 minutes or a 370°F Air Fryer for 4 minutes until the bread is toasted and the cheese is melted.
  
• If using, spread 1 tablespoon of preserves over each slice of cheese toast and serve immediately.
  

Nutrition

Calories: 681kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 784mg | Potassium: 247mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 117IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 259mg | Iron: 13mg