Homemade uncrustables are easy to make with canned biscuits and sandwich ingredients. They are simple, tasty and can be made ahead for quick lunches or snacks. Your kids lunch box needs this recipe!
Making uncrustables is easy, and they are much better than the store-bought kind. You can create your own homemade uncrustables sandwiches at home with simple ingredients, like turkey and cheese. There are tons of ways to customize these based on what you like. Once you know how to make them, you can try all kinds of fillings and never have the same one twice. Choose your favorite kind of sandwich, and you can make it into an uncrustable.
How to Make Homemade Uncrustables
- Start with using canned biscuits for this simple recipe. We used Pillsbury Grands! (not flakey).
- Shape the dough into rounds and add your favorite fillings. For this recipe we used turkey, chopped bacon, and cheese.
- Place another round of dough on top and pinch to seal.
- We like to cook them in a waffle iron, for a nice crust on the outside. How many you can cook at a time will depend on how big your waffle maker is. You can also use a panini maker.
- We chose to top this recipe with some mashed avocado.
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Storing Homemade Uncrustables
- If you don’t plan to serve them right away, keep them in an airtight container (or wrapped) in the fridge for up to 3 days. Warm them up in the microwave or toast them if you want to crisp them up.
- Store in the freezer in an air tight container for up to 3 months.
Mel’s expert tips
- For the dough, we like the Pillsbury Grands! But, feel free to choose your favorite canned biscuits.
- Be careful with the dough when assembling the uncrustable, as it can rip.
- These are great to make ahead. We like to make a big batch, cover in plastic wrap, freeze, and then thaw whenever we want one.
Homemade Uncrustables Recipe
These Homemade Uncrustables combine turkey with bacon and cheese, but the options are endless for easy easy semi-homemade sandwiches.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 can of biscuits, we used Pillsbury Grands! (not flakey)
- ½ pound turkey, portioned into 8 pieces
- 4 slices bacon, cooked crisp and chopped into small pieces
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
- 1 avocado, mashed
Instructions
- Open the can of biscuits and cut each one in half. This will give you 8 top and 8 bottom pieces. Using your fingers, gently press the biscuit dough outwards forming a small circle (don’t press too hard or it will tear). On the bottom side place 1/8th of the turkey, then sprinkle with bacon and top with mozzarella cheese. Place the top piece over the cheese and pinch the bottom piece and top piece together sealing in the filling.
- Pre heat waffle maker. It depends how big your waffle maker is but I have a fairly small round one and made one sandwich at a time. You may be able to do more. I placed one in the middle of the waffle maker and cooked for 1-3 minutes until golden brown but not burned. After your first one you will have a good idea how long it will take. Repeat for the other 7.
- Let cool for a few minutes and then serve. You can put these in the fridge (up to 3 days) and microwave them for a short time or toast them to keep the crunch. You can freeze them as well for up to a month.
Recipe Notes
- You can use many other fillings for these uncrustables. Peanut butter and Jelly is popular, or you can use any of your favorite pizza fillings. This list is endless.
- If you have a panini maker with the waffle plates you can probably cook 2 or 3 at a time to speed up the cooking.
Recipe Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 207mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 147IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
Variations:
- Peanut butter and jelly – because who can resist a classic PB&J sandwich?! Almond butter works great too.
- Ham or roast beef with cheese is classic.
- Pepperoni, mozzarella, and tomato sauce for when that pizza craving hits.
- Make a sweet version with a Nutella filling or nut butter and honey.
