I've never really liked Monte Cristo Sandwiches from restaurants, my mom and brother always loved them. However I absolutely love this recipe. These sandwiches are devine! We deep fried them in our fry daddy and they came out wonderfully.

This is not the most healthiest recipe I have ever had but it is good an will be great a little smaller as appitizer. Made a cherry puree to go with it. Delich

Nope, this is a tarted-up regional variation, *not* the real Monte Cristo. The Monte Cristo is descended from the French croque monsieur and should use only ham and cheese, either Swiss or Gruyere, just as its predecessor does. Variations with turkey and/or chicken came about later. No baking powder, flour, or pepper is needed in the egg batter, and the dipped sandwich should be grilled or fried on a griddle just as you would make regular French toast -- NOT deep fried (deep frying was an abomination begun at the Blue Bayou restaurant in Disneyland during the 1960s; however, there's evidence that the Monte Cristo sandwich was eaten in the U.S. in a fried or grilled version as far back as the 1920s). The dusting with powdered sugar and the addition of fruit preserves also came later. Really, this is such a simple recipe at its heart that I don't understand why anyone would complicate it unnecessarily with additions like flour or deep frying. You don't need to gild the lily, folks!!

LOVED it, but i would but 2 slices of each meat on it. it was a bit enpty on the edges.

The batter could not be more perfect. One exception was that we used vegetarian deli "meats" as a substitute, which makes the whole thing a little lighter and better for you. Enjoy with a variety of jams/preserves.

Yep- YUMM! I prefer Provolone to swiss though. Strawberry jelly on the side is a must.

To me this has to have RASPBERRY preserves. And powdered sugar dusting is a MUST.

Yummy! Made these for a quick lunch today. My fiance and I had no errands to run (we were both off on Friday and have the Labor Day holiday to get things done). Because we weren't "out and about," I made a home cooked meal. My fiance never tried a Monte Cristo before, so he didn't know what to expect.... Leary of the traditional powdered sugar "dusting" and jam / dipping sauce, I served his plain, but for me, I went all out lol! This reminds me EXACTLY of Bennigan's Monte Cristo sandwich (I am SOOO happy to find this recipe on here, especially since all of the Bennigan's around me closed). Since I was only cooking for two, I made one sandwich, cut into quarters (these deep fry better when they're smaller). A half sandwich is the perfect serving size for one person. Because of the heavy batter, these fry up BIG and fill you up very quickly! I pretty much followed SEAWAKIM's directions to the letter except for adding more meat and an extra slice of Swiss cheese (you just can't have enough, IMHO!). I also lightly spread a mixture of dijon mustard / mayo on each slice of bread (be careful tho, too much will make your bread soggy). I think next time, I'll use Hawaiian or egg bread since my fiance wasn't crazy about plain 'ol white bread. Served with heated raspberry preserves and T's sweet potato fries, this hit the spot. Due to the mess factor, I'm not sure how often I'll make these, but I will on occasion for sure. Thanks SEAWAKIM! :-)

I loved this sandwich. I did not deep fry mine though. I dipped in the egg mixture and cooked like french toast or grilled cheese. I also dipped my sandwich in strawberry jam. Oh so good!!

My husband loved this so much he begged me to make more, wrapped them in tin foil and baked them for lunches the next 2 days!