Hawaiian Tea Sandwiches Filling

Marg (CaymanDesigns)'s Note:

I've eaten pineapple and cream cheese sandwiches before so I can't wait to try this combo.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 32

Yield: 4.0 cups

• 2 cups crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• milk (optional) or mayonnaise (optional)
• bread, slices

Directions:

1. In saucepan combine pineapple and sugar. Bring to boil. Cook until thick, stirring constantly.
2. Cool. Stir in nuts.
3. Soften and mash cheese with enough milk or mayonnaise to make a good spreading consistency.
4. Combine with pineapple mixture.
5. Spread on thin bread, top as sandwich.
6. Trim and cut into squares.

Reviews

[gypsie_soul]

We serve these on our caterings and they are fantastic. We take the King's Hawaiian Rolls and split them and leave them as an open sandwich and we top them with a thin slice of kiwi.

[alligirl]

I had saved this recipe for a long time; I should have paid more attention to the directions. I missed the part about the pineapple being drained. :( My intention was to use this on muffins, as a treat for Easter. Once mixed, with the undrained crushed pineapple, the mixture was a little soupy (MY fault), but tasty. I then recalled a similar recipe that a friend had made many years ago, as a dip for potato chips, served in a pineapple half. I tried this filling as a dip for chips, and it was great. Just like the one I remembered. I will make this again, AS DIRECTED, but wanted to post about my mistake, to help others...Thanks for sharing, Marg!

[carolinajewel]

5 Stars all the way! These are so good, even my hubby who thought they looked like "chick" food loved them. Made for The Big Tea Party in the Photo Forum.