These Baked Ham and Cheese Rollups, are an easy appetizer or dinner recipe that are always be a crowd favorite. They are made with crescent dough, Boar’s Head SmokeMaster™ Black Forest Ham, swiss cheese, and then topped with a delicious mustard glaze.
Raise your hand if you’re a fan of smoked ham! {If you didn’t raise your hand, you should probably leave. Crazy.} When Zach and I had been married for 4 weeks, we packed up all of our things and headed from our known, loved, and familiar home of Utah and headed east to none other, than Montgomery, Alabama for Zach’s training as a new officer in the US Air Force. To say it was a culture shock would be an understatement, but it was also 6 of the best weeks of our life! We met so many great people, saw so many fun things, and the best part – ate so much amazing food! If you haven’t visited the land of the south, you must know that they know how to smoke their stuff. Almost every restaurant you walked into, smelled like smoked bacon. If that isn’t heaven, I don’t know what is.
Normally, I like to buy my meat that is already smoked, just for convenience-sake. I figure that the people that are smoking it probably know what they are doing more than I do, plus we don’t own a smoker. This was definitely the case with the ham in this recipe. These Baked Ham and Cheese Rollups were made using Boar’s Head SmokeMaster™ Black Forest Ham and I must say, it’s some of the tastiest deli ham I have ever eaten! Crafted with the finest ingredients and exceptional care, this ham is naturally smoked with imported German beechwood. In other words, you know it has got to be good!
Do you like to smoke your own meat? Have any tips that would be useful for first-timers? Feel free to comment below! Then go make your very own delicious Baked Ham and Cheese Rollups for yourself!
Baked Ham and Cheese Rollups
These Baked Ham and Cheese Rollups make for the best appetizer or dinner recipe! They are a crowd pleaser every time I make them. Made with crescent dough, smoked ham, swiss cheese, and a sweet mustard glaze.
Ingredients
- 1 tube crescent dough sheet
- 3/4 lb. Boar’s Head SmokeMaster™ Black Forest Ham thinly sliced
- 12 slices swiss cheese thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup butter melted {I use salted}
- 1 Tbsp. poppyseeds
- 1 & 1/2 Tbsp. yellow mustard
- 1 Tbsp. dried minced onion
- 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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Roll out your crescent dough and and press into an approximately 13x18 inch rectangle. Top with ham and cheese.
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Starting on the long side, roll the dough up tightly. Pinch the ends together and place with the seam facing down. Cut into 12 pieces.
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Place your rollups in your baking dish, evenly spaced.
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Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the butter, poppyseeds, mustard, onion, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour the sauce evenly over the rollups.
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Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes until lightly browned.
Recipe Notes
Recipe adapted from Kevin and Amanda.
-Sarah
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They look so good!
Thank you! They are absolutely delicious!
Do you use a 8 oz can of crescent roll dough? I could not get them to a 13×18 size, got too thin. I am making them for a baby shower next weekend. They are very tasty though!!
Could use turkey instead of ham
Boar’s Head also have a Sweet ham that would be good if you didn’t like the other ham.
Yes! That would definitely be a great substitute.
I’m not a big ham person but we love the Boar’s Head Sweet sliced ham!
Looks great and I want to try this but being single – can the leftovers be frozen? Tx
Hi, Liz! I have never tried freezing it, so I’m unable to give good advice on this one. If you try it, I would suggest reheating it in the oven, rather than the microwave, so it’s crisp instead of soggy. Good luck!
could you use anything other than mustard on the glaze
In our grocery store, they now have Crescent rolls in small can, 5 count. You could 1/2 recipe and use 1 small can. (just a thought.)
hey liz if you want to freeze i would freeze the raw rolls
Tx – I guess I’ll try and see how it goes. 😀
These are so delicious! I served them for dinner, and my family loved them. I used homemade crescent roll dough and only about one-fourth of the butter sauce, which was perfect for us. Many thanks!
These look amazing for a holiday party!
Where do you get the ham? Do they have their own place or sell at your local grocery store at the meat counter?
Do you think I could prepare these up to the baking point ahead of time and then the next day throw them in the oven?
Think I want to do these for a Christmas Appetizer feast I’m hosting! 🙂
Can this be made ahead, frozen, then baked day of?
These look fantastic. I was thinking of serving these for a Christmas morning brunch. Can these be made the night before without the glaze and then glazed and baked the next morning?
Yummmmm….
looking yummy ..
Thanks for this delicious post
Mmm. These look delicious!!! I have them on the menu for my son’s 2nd birthday party next Sat. I was wondering though, I have frozen homemade pizza dough in the freezer, can I use it instead of the pillsbury tube?
So I came here for the recipe, but found a shared experience. Oh Montgomery! We also we were married just a few weeks before heading down to ASBC. Met other couples who did the same thing and just enjoyed basically a 6 week honeymoon. 🙂
These look absolutely divine! Personally, Black Forest Ham is my favorite! I’ve never smoked my own meat but my stepfather has a smoker that he loves to use so I may have to get him to try some for me. I’m sure homemade is so much better. I love living in the South because of our flavorful foods!!
hi can I use frozen puff pastry ? or can you please suggest a suitable substitute for dough sheet ? i am not sure what dough sheet is. thanks
Okay, let me first say that these were DELICIOUS. But, for me at least, they were a DISASTER to make. I started them in an 8×8 baking dish, so they would fit nice and snug like they look in your photo. About 5 minutes before they were supposed to be done, I checked on them and it was a big soggy mess in a pool of butter (and I didn’t even use all of the butter mixture). So I carefully transferred them out of that dish and onto a flat cookie sheet and upped the temp to 400. About 20 minutes later, the dough had actually baked and they weren’t soggy anymore, but half of the cheese melted right out of the bottoms. Let me just say, I am not trying to sound rude in this comment, and the flavor of these were so good that I would definitely make them again, I just wanna offer a little constructive criticism for anyone else because I know I always check the comments of the recipes I make to see if anyone did something differently. So here’s what I would do next time: I would roll it up as your directions say, but next time I will close the ends and leave it as a full roll, then I would add maybe an eighth of the butter mixture and bake it just like that as a roll. I do thank you for this recipe, although its just ham and cheese I think your mustard glaze was really good and was a really nice compliment to the ham and cheese, and I don’t even like mustard!! I also send my regards as a fellow military wife, uprooted from Texas now spending my days in Washington state, and the culture shock really is no joke!! Boy do I miss my BBQ!! Take care 🙂
I am not a fan of ham. Would turkey or chicken work? How about mozzarella or provolone cheese, instead of Swiss?
Can these be made ahead and served cold, or reheated?
These were really good but I made the mistake of placing them too close together in the baking dish so they turned out a little doughy. In the future I’ll use half the butter sauce, as it was a bit rich for my family. All in all, I was pleased how easy they were to roll and cut though, I was expecting it to be harder!
Have you ever cut these smaller to make them bitesize and If so, did it affect cooking time?
This looks so good! I love anything ham and cheese, and cannot wait to try this. I also have a blog, and look for any input and inspiration. Thanks for an awesome recipe!
these were really good! i originally thought the mustard glaze would be too overpowering, but it was just fine. i might even add a bit more onion next time.
Could these be put together ahead of time and then cooked? Didn’t know how well the crescent rolls would do uncooked.
Delicious! I didnt have poppy seeds, but they were still great. Easy too!
Hi!
If i wanna cook it the day before my potluck, what is the better way to reheat it?
Thank you 🙂
Hi can we use puff pastry rolls instead of crescent dough ?
When you say to buy one tube crescent dough sheet, is that just a basic 8oz tube?
Can you make these the day before and keep them in the fridge overnight?
These look so yummy! Could I use thin (I’d have to cut them again to make them thinner) slices of ham that we just had for Christmas dinner? It’s not smoked but we have some smoky cheese I could add to the roll ups for that smoky flavor which I love by the way. My favorite ham I think Boar’s Bead makes is called Ham Off The Bone although I think Boar’s Head calls it something different. When I first bought it in upstate NY I thought I died and went to heaven. It tasted like they cooked a whole ham and sliced it for lunch meat. It took awhile for the store in my town to get it but when they did and my mom tried it, she always told me to buy a little more of that one because she liked it so much. I want to try the one you mentioned too as I have never heard of it.
I have crescent rolls. If I fix the seams, is that the same as the crescent roll sheets? I want to make this!
I am planning a cocktail party and I think that these will be a nice addition to my menu of finger foods. Looks easy and I am sure muy declicoso. Cannot wait to make them and offer to my friends and family.
I’m making this right now and am baffled at how you got the dough to make a 13″x18″ rectangle. Did you use a regular size tube of crescent rolls?
This sounds so good and very easy I plan to make this for an upcoming I’m co-hosting.
Made these for a Christmas party – I loved them and so did everybody else! I doubled the recipe which required about 20 minutes more cooking time, but in my opinion they came out a little too greasy/salty, so I would advise only adding a half stick additional butter instead of a whole one in the glaze for a doubled recipe.
So random.. but i came across your blog on Pinterest and saw that you spent some time in Montgomery, AL! I live about 15-20 minutes from there, in Prattville. Such a small world!! =) And these pinwheels look yummy!
I cut this recipe in half and substituted the poppy seeds for chia seeds and it was great! I also baked these in a muffin pan since all of my other pans were too big so the amount I was making. It turned out perfect! The rolls puffed up and filled up their spot. Thanks for the recipe! Loved how easy this was.
This was delicious! Very easy to make and would feed a crowd. Thanks!
I made these today at work in a nuwave oven. They were a huge hit! So much so my husband missed out on leftovers and wants me to make them this weekend!
I made this for my gender reveal party yesterda, it was the first thing that was finished. Definitely no left overs, everyone loved it! It was super FAST and EASY to make! Thank you!
Fantastic!! Made 2 batches (I skipped the Worcestershire sauce)
We ate them right out of the oven and throughout the day at a pool party.
Easy to make, Delicious to Eat. Homer!!
could I assemble freeze and cook another night
Can you bake ahead of time and reheat in the oven? Want to make for a brunch but have a mtg right before.
My son will love this baked ham & cheese rollups. Thanks for share this lovely recipe
Can i make these the night before and refrigerate overnight to bake the next day for brunch?
Can i make these the night before and refrigerate overnight to bake the next day for brunch?
Such a pretty little bite!
This is a great lunch option!!
Some cream cheese with carmalized onions sounds good too, as a schemer while you are rolling them up.
Delicious. They flew off the plate!
Use a lot less butter, s little less onion and add honey!! Yummy!!! Less butter!!!
Would these be okay straight from the fridge? I am thinking about making them for a potluck at work and would not be able to reheat in an oven as we only have microwaves.
These were a big hit at our party . I. would make them again in a heart beat . Very easy ! Used Boars Head ham and the baby Swiss. I brushed the glaze on instead of pouring it over . Delicious!
Hi! Can these be made the night before then the sauce and be baked the next morning? Thanks
can these be prepared the night before? And I wonder about making them in a muffin tin?
Delicious! I used Dijon instead of yellow mustard. This is a great appetizer to bring to a party. They got eaten up right away!
I’m not a fan of mustard. Can you recommend something I could substitute for the mustard in the glaze?
Can these be made up the night before and then baked in the morning?
One of my favorite gifts ever is my Camerons Stovetop Smoker. If you’re moving a lot and living in apartments, this thing is the best way to get smoked flavor without the hassle. I’ve smoked salmon filets, chicken, and pork shoulder in it. Also smoked sea salt. Handy little thing. I TOTALLY recommend it.
I made these today for a company get-together. Everybody loved them. Just a suggestion…you don’t need to buy the expensive Boar’s Head. I added one ingredient to the drizzle that goes over the top of these……honey. Just kind of squirted some in the saucepan along with the butter and the rest. It made it taste sweet, so buying the more expensive lunchmeat was unnecessary.
Could these be be prepped the night before? Need to make for office party and bake in the am.
5 Stars! Followed the recipe exactly making these Ham & Swiss Cheese rollups for a Traveling Wine Party. Everyone loved them! They were super easy to make and only took minutes to bake! Give them a try for your next get together. They will be an absolute hit with your guests!
What varietal of wine did they most complement?
I’m looking for an appetizer to pair with Pinot Grigio and another for Chardonnay
Are these good cold to make to make and bake at home…. take to a cocktail party ?
These are such a classic, always a hit at parties!
Do you serve them hot or are they good cold? Need to bring an app to a gathering and wouldn’t be able to necessarily keep them warm.
Can you serve these cold after baking and transporting to a social gathering or only good fresh out of the oven ?
These rollups will be a great addition to our get togethers this season!
Have you ever made these into smaller roll ups so that it would make 24 instead of 12? I want to make these for a party but am unsure how to make them smaller and more bite sized.
Ok I wasn’t hungry but after looking at these photos I definitely am. looks yummy
These pinwheels were so fun and delicious, thank you!
These rollups are so wonderful! The hit of any party spread!
I was thinking of making these for a destination party so they will have to sit for about an hour after baking before we eat them. Will they still be good?
Hi,
Can these be made ahead of time ,say 1 hour and then baked?
I’ve made this recipe before and it turned out great! I want to bake again for an early morning get together… Wondering if I can prepare the night before, and pop it in the oven in the morning?
These roll ups are fantastic! Thanks!!
can the ham roll-ups be made the night before and refrigerated?
Can you make Crescent Ham Roll ups ahead of time and put in the fridge and bake later ?
Got a dirty UA from the poppy seeds 🙂
TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!
This is delicious.
My family doesn’t like mustard. Any ideas on a substitute???
Made these for a friends brunch today, they were a hit! Very easy to make. Like another suggested, I added about 1 TBSP of honey to the sauce , it was the perfect mix of savoury with a touch of sweetness. I’ll definitely make these again.
To Liz Pillsbury makes a small 1/2 tube of crescent rolls. That might work for you to cut whole recipe in half.
I have made these several times, my daughter LOVES them. Tonight I added sauerkraut and made a spicy horseradish aoli to dip them in. YUM!
This are always a hit at any gathering! Have you ever put them together the day before and then baked them the next day?
This is a very good and easy recipe. I cut the amount of butter in half as I found it to be too greasy but flavor is delicious
Do these touch in pan or are they spaced out?
Can you substitute pepper jack or cheddar cheese
Oh my goodness. These are delicious. Will definitely be making these again soon.
Can not find the dough sheets…how to make recipe with regular tube (8 oz) of crescents? Thanks
Has anyone tried putting them together ahead of time and not adding the sauce/baking them until later? Planning to have these on Christmas tomorrow, but would love to prep them ahead of time.
did no one else find it way too buttery for the rolls to actually cook?
Very good. And easy
Can you assemble the day before and keep in the fridge? Sauce and bake them the nest day?
These were a big hit at Bible study! I used Sweet Baby Rays Golden Mustard BBQ sauce instead of the mustard and it added just the right amount of sweetness! Thanks so much for sharing!
I haven’t made these yet but couldn’t you use the Pillsbury pizza dough instead of the Crescent Rolls? Just wondering because I don’t have much luck with the Crescent Rolls rolling them up.
Tasty recipe. I had to cook longer to get to browning point. I think next time I will add 1 tbsp of mixture to each wheel then transfer wheels to a baking tray and try baking at 375.
Does any one know if these can be made the day before a party and put in a pan raw and then cooked up the day of the party?
Can you make these the day before and keep them in the fridge overnight?!?!
I’ve made these a few times over the past few years. I double it since we have a big family. I couldn’t find the “sheet” dough, so just used regular crescent roll dough, and pinched the seams together. Also, I saw a suggestion a while back on Pintrest (comments are turned off now) to put each pinwheel in a cupcake tin, so that’s how I make them now and it’s awesome! For the doubled recipe, I only used a stick and a half of butter, but doubled the rest of the ingredients for the butter topping, and it was just right. Cooked up in 25 minutes with no issues, nice and crispy edges.
Can I make these the night before and refrigerate overnight to bake the next day for brunch?
Can I bake these then reheat in an oven the day of?