Maui Spam Muffins
Submitted by KerriC
Maui Spam muffins: toasted English muffins loaded with SPAM, pineapple, green pepper, and a brown sugar glaze, then baked until hot and caramelized. Ready in 20 minutes.
YIELD
4 servingsPREP
10 minCOOK
10 minREADY
20 minIn Hawaii, SPAM is not a punchline. It’s a pantry staple with genuine cultural roots, and this open-faced baked muffin puts it front and center the way it deserves.
Toasted English muffins get a swipe of butter and mustard, then overlapping slices of SPAM, a pineapple ring, and a green pepper ring. The brown sugar glaze goes on last and caramelizes slightly in the oven.
Ten minutes at heat and they come out hot, sweet, salty, and a little sticky at the edges. Weeknight supper, weekend brunch, tailgate food. Twenty minutes total.
Kitchen Tips
- The mustard under the SPAM adds a sharp counterpoint to the sweet glaze. Don’t skip it.
- Use the brown sugar glaze generously. It’s a small amount but it pulls the whole thing together as it heats.
- Canned pineapple slices work perfectly here. Drain them well so the muffins don’t get soggy.
Ingredients
Directions
Heat oven to 375℉ (190℃).
Spread muffins with butter and mustard.
Overlap SPAM slices on each muffin half.
Place a pineapple slice and a green pepper ring on each muffin.
Combine brown sugar and water; spoon over sandwiches.
Place muffins on baking sheet.
Bake 10 minutes.
Serve hot.
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