BLT Club Sandwich with Hawaiian Cheese Bread

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This BLT club sandwich with cheese bread is a decadent and unique spin on a classic! Make it in just 15 minutes with sweet Hawaiian bread and cheddar cheese skirts for an easy comfort food lunch or dinner that feels like a true treat.

I love a good BLT – so much so we made a BLT pizza with garlic aioli. But after having the best BLT of my life, a BLT club sandwich made with cheesy Hawaiian bread on our honeymoon, I knew we had to recreate it at home!

Stacked 3 layers high with sweet and savory Hawaiian cheese bread, garlic aioli, and plenty of crispy bacon, this sandwich is the most decadent version of a BLT we’ve ever had. It’s heavy, it’s messy, and it’s definitely comfort food at its best. 

So grab a pile of napkins and dig in – you won’t regret it!

Key Ingredients

• Cheesy bread – You’ll need sliced Hawaiian bread, shredded cheddar, and butter to make delicious toasted bread with a cheese skirt for this sandwich. And yes, this is the best part of the sandwich, don’t skip it. 
• BLT – Bacon, lettuce, and tomato are the key ingredients here! We like to use green leaf lettuce and vine tomatoes for classic flavor. We prefer making this sandwich in the summer when the produce is best. There’s nothing like a BLT made with fresh juicy tomato and crispy lettuce. 
• Garlic aioli – You can easily make your own garlic aioli with mayo and roasted garlic, or you can use store-bought. We love Stonewall Kitchen’s roasted garlic aioli.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

How To Make A BLT Club With Cheese Bread

Step 1: Toast the bread. You’ll use 3 pieces of bread to make a club sandwich, but you only need to toast the outsides. Butter one side of 2 slices of bread and place them butter side down on a hot cast iron pan. Toast until golden brown, about 30 seconds, and then remove from heat.

Step 2: Make the cheese skirt. Now, you’ll add a cheese skirt to the untoasted sides of the bread, plus on both sides of the third slice of bread. To make a cheese skirt, add a pile of cheddar cheese to the hot cast iron pan and then place the bread down on top of it. Gently press the bread into the cheese, then let it cook until the cheese is browned and crispy, about 1 minute or so. You’ll know it’s ready to take up once it stops sizzling and starts to smell toasty. Use a metal spatula to help scrape the cheesy bread off the pan and transfer it to a plate.

Step 3: Assemble. To build your BLT, start with one of the toasted breads on the bottom (cheese side facing up). Layer with garlic aioli, lettuce, tomato, and bacon. Then, add the piece of bread that has cheese on both sides. On top of that, layer again with aioli, lettuce, tomato, and bacon. Finally, add another drizzle of garlic aioli and then close with the remaining toasted bread (cheese side facing in).

Step 4: Slice and serve. Carefully slice the sandwich in half with a very sharp chef’s knife, then serve immediately.

Variations

• Single layer – If you want a lighter sandwich, you can skip the second layer and make this a classic BLT instead of a club sandwich. Just use two slices of bread, buttered and toasted on one side and cheese skirt on the other side, and a single layer of lettuce, tomato, and bacon.
• Skip the cheese skirt – A BLT on Hawaiian bread with garlic aioli is honestly so good on its own, you don’t need to add the cheese skirt if it feels like too much work. Just lightly toast the bread in your toaster to add some crunch and structure to the sandwich.
• Traditional BLT – For a more classic rendition of this sandwich, check out our ciabatta BLT recipe!

What’s the difference between a BLT and a BLT club?

The only difference between a regular BLT and a BLT club is the number of layers. A regular BLT is made with two slices of bread with bacon, lettuce, and tomato in between. A BLT club is made with three slices of bread with bacon, lettuce, and tomato layered between each slice – meaning you end up with a double-decker sandwich.