These Cuban Sliders are a twist on traditional Cuban sandwiches, layered with ham, cheese, pickles and lots of flavor. Mini Cuban sandwiches make a great appetizer or finger food for any occasion!
What You’ll Need
You can find all of these cuban sliders ingredients at your local grocery store. A full list of ingredients with measurements for this recipe is available in the printable recipe card below.
- Ham – You want this to be thinly sliced. I like to grab mine from the deli, but this is also a great way to use up leftover ham from the holidays if you have it!
- Hawaiian sweet roll sliders
- Swiss cheese
- Pickles
- Mayonnaise
- Unsalted butter
- Dijon mustard
- Garlic powder
- Worcestershire sauce
- Fine sea salt
5S Philosophy 👩🏻
- Salt – Because ham itself is quite salty, I use unsalted butter to control the salt content. I also add a pinch of fine sea salt to the topping sauce to help bring out the other flavors.
- Seasonings – To amp up the garlic flavor, try adding some freshly minced garlic instead of garlic powder.
- Sauces – In addition to the mayonnaise, try adding some yellow mustard to take things up a notch.
- Swaps – You can swap the sweet rolls for cuban bread instead. Instead of or in addition to the ham, try using salami or even pulled pork.
- Senses – Warm and melty, Cuban sliders pack bold flavor in every bite—savory ham and tangy pickles layered with Swiss cheese and mustard on buttery, toasted rolls that crackle as you bite in.
Perfect Pairings
Mini Cuban sandwiches make a great party appetizer – easy to make, delicious, and usually popular with most guests. Hawaiian roll sliders in general always seem to be a hit at parties but Cuban sliders have become a favorite at my house lately.
I love making sliders instead of full-size sandwiches because you can eat one and still have room for all the other delicious party foods like Buffalo Chicken Meatballs, Cheesy Pigs in a Blanket or Easy Sausage Balls. You can even make them as a lunch or light dinner, served with chips or a side salad.
Cuban Sliders
Ingredients
- 12 Hawaiian sweet roll sliders
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1/2 pound Swiss cheese , thinly sliced
- 1/2 pound ham , thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup sliced pickles
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter , melted
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place all 12 Hawaiian sweet roll sliders onto a surface suitable for cutting. Using a serrated knife, slice in half while keeping tops and bottoms intact. It should be like one large sandwich.
- Place the bottom layer of the rolls in a 9×13 pan.
- Slather the 2 tablespoons mayonnaise on the bottom slab of Hawaiian rolls.
- Evenly layer the 1/2 pound Swiss cheese, 1/2 pound ham and 1/2 cup sliced pickles over Hawaiian roll bottoms. Place the top of the muffins back on.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the melted 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce and 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt.
- Pour the butter mixture over the tops of the rolls, trying to get as much on top as you can.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove aluminum foil and continue to bake until tops are slightly browned and cheese has melted.
- Remove, cut into 12 individual sliders and serve hot.
- If you've tried this recipe, make sure to come back and let us know how it went in the comments or star ratings.
Nutrition
Storage and Freezing
Store leftovers in an airtight container or wrapped in aluminum foil in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Leftover cuban sliders can be reheated in the oven wrapped in aluminum foil at 300°F for about 10 minutes or in the microwave, although microwaving can make the bread rubbery so I strongly suggest using the oven.
I don’t recommend freezing these as a sandwich. They will most likely thaw being a soggy.
More Easy Party Appetizers
Cuban Sliders are quickly becoming one of my favorite party appetizers. Once you make them, you’ll understand!
I made these for New Year’s Eve and my family LOVED them. I used leftover pork roast (that I made earlier in the week for the excuse of this recipe) in addition to store bought smoked ham. I also used creamy swiss cheese triangles instead of mayo on the bottom and it gave it an extra creamy texture in addition the meaty pork and crunchy pickles. When I placed it in the oven I placed foil on top of the sliders and then set a small sheet pan with a cast iron pan on top for the first 20 minutes and then brushed then with more butter topping and put them on low broil for 5 to toast the top. It gave them a real pressed sandwich taste with no effort. I truly loved the dijon butter topping. I owe you SO MUCH for this idea. I’m going to do the ham and cheese sliders the next time I have my (picky) nieces and nephews over!
Woohoo! The ham and cheese are just as delicious.
This recipe looks delicious. Can they be prepared ahead of time, like overnight, before baking?
Sure! Just don’t do the butter topping until you are ready to heat. The bread will get mushy.
This is one of our go to meals. It is even great the next day.
Thank you! It is one of our favorites too!
I have made sliders before using the same basic recipe.I made Rubens and baked them it was great.i got the idea from one other slider recipe on this site but it didn’t have the baking step.
We love these sliders and they are super easy. My husband requested them tonight for dinner and I was happy to make them. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Yay! We love to hear that, thanks for letting us know, Betty!
These sliders look amazing and would make the perfect comfort food!
I love cuban sandwiches, and I really love the idea of them as sliders!! will be adding this to the menu!
These might be the best sliders I have ever seen, I am a big fan of Cuban sandwiches and adding sweet Hawaiian rolls makes them all the better.
these sound so tasty! I loved learning about the history of these sliders too.
Totally drooling over these cuban sliders! That mustard sauce on top is calling my name! And I am totally heading over for the honey habanero pickle recipe! 🙂