[1] Sweet and savory grilled cheese: mozzarella, basil and fresh raspberries (photo: The Nibble).

[2] Blue cheese crumbles are great to have around to top salads, baked potatoes, grilled steaks and chops, pasta, and grains, for starters (photo © Good Eggs).

[3] Fresh berries are wonderful against the melted cheese, but you can substitute raspberry jam, preserves, or jelly. Here’s the difference (photo © Driscoll’s).

[4] Instead of simply tearing the basil leaves, slice them into strips, i.e., a chiffonade (photo: The Nibble).

Updated July 2026

April 12th is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day, a day to try something new.

Actually, the entire month of April is National Grilled Cheese Month, so you’ve got an additional 17 days.

And National Raspberry Day, on July 8th, gives us a third reason to celebrate this delicious sandwich.

This sweet and savory sandwich recipe is from Litehouse Foods, which used its Blue Cheese Crumbles.

We might never have thought to put together these ingredients, but we’re so glad Litehouse did it for us.

Below:

> Recipe: Raspberry Grilled Cheese Sandwich.

> More grilled cheese sandwich recipes.

> Blue cheese crumbles, store-bought vs. homemade.

Elsewhere on The Nibble:

> The history of raspberries.

> The history of cheese.

> The history of mozzarella cheese.

> The history of blue cheese.

> The different types of cheese: a photo glossary.

> The history of the sandwich.

> The different types of sandwiches: a photo glossary.

> The history of bread.

> The different types of bread: a photo glossary.

> The year’s 30 sandwich holidays.

> The year’s 20 bread holidays.

> The year’s 30 cheese holidays.

> The year’s 7 raspberry holidays.
 
 
RECIPE: GRILLED RASPBERRY & MOZZARELLA SANDWICH WITH BLUE CHEESE & BASIL

You can substitute raspberry preserves or jam for the fresh berries.

Ingredients For 2 Sandwiches

 
Preparation

1. DIVIDE the butter evenly among the four slices of bread, spreading it on one side of each slice.

2. HEAT a grill pan over medium-high heat and place two slices of bread, butter side down, in the pan. Top each slice with ¼ of the mozzarella cheese and half of the blue cheese, raspberries and basil. Divide the remaining mozzarella cheese between the two sandwiches.

3. TOP each sandwich with the remaining slices of bread, butter side up. Grill each side for 3-4 minutes, until golden brown. Slice in half and serve immediately.
 
 
BLUE CHEESE CRUMBLES

Many people buy blue cheese crumbles for the convenience. But we love blue cheese so much, we buy one of our favorites and crumble it. See the instructions below.

We also buy extra for table cheese, and to make this delicious blue cheese dip from PopArtichoke.com.

Our favorite blues from America’s artisan cheese makers: Anything from Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese, anything from Rogue Creamery, and Bayley Hazen from Jasper Hill Farm.

We typically make our own crumbles, because we’ve purchased pre-crumbled brands that are a bit on the dry side. It’s quite easy.

1. Place the block or wedge in the freezer for 3 to 5 minutes to harden it.

2. Slice the cold cheese into 1/4-inch slabs using a sharp knife.

3. Gently break the slices apart using a fork, your fingers, to the size you like. If you want very fine crumbles, use a box grater.

> Here’s more about blue cheese.
 
 
MORE GRILLED CHEESE RECIPES

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