These Coffin Halloween Sandwiches are perfect for an after-school snack or fun Halloween lunch with the kids. Easy to make and perfect for Halloween parties.
Coffin Sandwiches
When we host a Halloween party, I love to serve Halloween favorites like spider web dip, pretzel witch fingers, and crescent roll witch hats.
Guests will be delighted to see a platter of coffin sandwiches alongside the rest of your Halloween recipes. Because they are so easy to make, you can have several kinds ready and waiting for your fun Halloween party to begin.
Ingredients You’ll Need for Coffin Sandwiches
Bread – I used white bread, but you can use marble rye or wheat. It’s your preference. Another option is to have a variety of breads and sandwich choices.
Filling – For recipe purposes, I used cheese and mayonnaise plus peanut butter and jelly but you can easily modify these sandwiches to satisfy your taste
Topping – I used pepperoni slices for the cheese sandwiches and jelly for the PB&J sandwiches
How to Make Coffin Sandwiches
For Cheese and Mayo Sandwiches
Set out two slices of bread. Spread mayonnaise on one slice and add cheese.
Cover with the remaining slice of bread
Turn the sandwich so it is vertical
Going at an outward vertical slant, push a knife into the sandwich making a clean cut
Slide over about 2 inches and make another vertical slant in the opposite direction.
At the top of the bread make 2 more slanted cuts facing inward
Finally, make a straight cut across the top and bottom to remove the crust
Use kitchen sheers to cut slices of pepperoni and form a cross on the top of the coffin sandwiches
For Peanut Butter and Jelly
Set out two slices of bread
Spread peanut butter and jelly across one slice
Turn the sandwich so it is vertical
Going at an outward vertical slant, push a knife into the sandwich making a clean cut
Slide over about 2 inches and make another vertical slant in the opposite direction.
At the top of the bread make 2 more slanted cuts facing inward
Finally, make a straight cut across the top and bottom to remove the crust
Top with the second slice
Put some jelly in a small bowl and mix it so it softened
Use a paint brush to make a cross formation on the coffin sandwich or Place jelly into a baggie and snip one corner. Squeeze jelly into a cross formation
Tips and Tricks for the Perfect Coffin Sandwich
To achieve a clean cut, use pressure from the knife. Push the knife from the top to the bottom of the sandwich with enough pressure that it cuts through. I used a butter knife and pushed it down hard enough into the sandwich to go through both pieces of bread and the filling.
If you use a sawing motion, the sandwich will not have a clean edge. The sawing motion will cause the bread to tear.
Quick Tip
Serve your sandwiches on a dark plate with chopped parsley or sprouts to represent grass
Flavor Variations
Egg Salad – Fill sandwiches with egg salad and place chives in the shape of a cross on top
Ham and Cheese – Add a slice of ham and some lettuce to the basic cheese and mayo sandwich for a heartier sandwich. Use cheese to make a cross.
Chicken Salad Sandwiches – Fill sandwiches with a delicious chicken salad. Top with a chive cross.
BLT – Make a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich topped with a bacon or tomato cross.
Recipe FAQs
Can You Make Coffin Sandwiches Ahead of Time?
Most sandwiches can be made a day in advance. If you are making egg salad or something with a sauce, you may want to hold off until the day of your party. Cover and refrigerate your sandwiches until you are ready to serve them.
Serving Suggestions
Serve these sandwiches alongside a bowl of chips. Consider serving slow cooker soup like chicken tortilla soup or beef fajita soup.
Pasta salads are always a good side to any sandwich like cold shrimp pasta salad, macaroni salad, classic ramen noodle salad, or Greek pasta salad.
Don’t forget desserts. It would be a great idea to have finger food desserts for finger sandwiches. Some great dessert options are strawberry cheesecake bites, mini monkey bread, mini Jell-O popcorn balls, or Mini cheesecake bites.
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Printable Recipe for Coffin Sandwiches
Coffin Halloween Sandwich
Ingredients
Cheese and Mayo Sandwich
- 2 slices bread
- 1 slice American Cheese
- 1 tbsp. mayonnaise
- 1 pepperoni slice for topping
Peanut Butter and Jelly
- 2 slices bread
- 1 tbsp. peanut butter
- 1 tbsp. jelly grape or strawberry
- 1 tsp. jelly for topping
Instructions
Cheese and Mayonnaise
- Set out two slices of bread. Spread mayonnaise on one slice and add cheese.
- Cover with the remaining slice of bread
- Turn the sandwich so it is vertical
- Going at an outward vertical slant, push a knife into the sandwich making a clean cut
- Slide over about 2 inches and make another vertical slant in the opposite direction.
- At the top of the bread make 2 more slanted cuts facing inward
- Finally, make a straight cut across the top and bottom to remove the crust
- Use kitchen sheers to cut slices of pepperoni and form a cross on the top of the coffin sandwiches
Peanut Butter and Jelly
- Set out two slices of bread
- Spread peanut butter and jelly across one slice
- Turn the sandwich so it is vertical
- Going at an outward vertical slant, push a knife into the sandwich making a clean cut
- Slide over about 2 inches and make another vertical slant in the opposite direction.
- At the top of the bread make 2 more slanted cuts facing inward
- Finally, make a straight cut across the top and bottom to remove the crust
- Top with the second slice
- Put some jelly in a small bowl and mix it so it softened
- Use a paint brush to make a cross formation on the coffin sandwich or Place jelly into a baggie and snip one corner. Squeeze jelly into a cross formation
so fun!