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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast foods » Moons Over My Hammy (Denny’s Copycat)

    Moons Over My Hammy (Denny’s Copycat)

    June 29, 2022 By Chandice | 1 Comment | Updated November 18, 2022

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    This copycat Denny’s Moons Over My Hammy recipe is filled with two delicious cheeses, classic ham, scrambled eggs, and sourdough bread. It is a great breakfast sandwich with a memorable name that will make you smile.

    Denny’s has been around for years and has a large breakfast selection. This hammy sandwich is one of their top secret restaurant recipes.

    This copycat Denny's Moons Over My Hammy recipe is filled with two delicious cheeses, classic ham, scrambled eggs, and sourdough bread. It is a great breakfast sandwich with a memorable name that will make you smile.

    We make this copycat recipe for breakfasts on the weekends and we all look forward to it. Moons Over My Hammy is one of my favorite breakfast sandwiches, so I had to come up with a replica of Denny’s recipe.

    If you haven’t heard of this sandwich before, it is basically an extra-fancy grilled cheese sandwich. It’s even better with a side of French fries and our Hawaiian slider rolls.

    When I make this hammy copycat breakfast sandwich, I like to serve it with air fryer hash browns. Denny’s serves their sandwich with hash browns too, so it’s perfect!

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    A fun fact about this breakfast sandwich is that in the greater Miami-Dade area on Halloween in 2020, some Denny’s locations created a blue Moons Over My Hammy sandwich.

    That Halloween there was a blue moon that has only happened in 1944 and won’t happen again until 2039. So for a limited time, you could get a blue sandwich to honor the blue moon.

    Moons Over My Hammy (Denny's Copycat) in a hand

    Top tip: On Halloween morning, make the blue Moons Over My Hammy sandwich for your kids by dying the bread black!

    If you are wanting some more breakfast recipes, you should check out our Oat Flour Pancakes, school breakfast pizza or our Gluten-Free Breakfast Casserole.

    Moons Over My Hammy (Denny's Copycat) ingredients

    What you need

    This hammy breakfast sandwich is such an easy recipe and only has a few ingredients. And even though it is a clone recipe, it tastes just like the real thing.

    Sourdough bread

    For this recipe, you will need two slices of sourdough bread. You can either buy it at the store or make it at home.

    We use gluten-free bread at my house because I have celiac, but regular sourdough bread works also.

    If you are wanting to make your own sourdough bread, check out our Gluten-Free Sourdough Starter post and our Gluten-Free Sourdough Bread recipe.

    Deli ham

    You will need slices of ham for this hammy recipe. Pretty self-explanatory, right? Ham mixed with the cheese and eggs all inside sourdough bread is absolute perfection.

    Moons Over My Hammy (Denny's Copycat) instructions

    How to make it

    • In a small bowl, whisk eggs and milk
    • Heat a small non-stick skillet over medium heat with a teaspoon of butter
    • Once the butter has melted, add the eggs and scramble until cooked through and no longer runny then season to taste with salt and pepper
    • Remove the eggs and turn up the heat to medium then flash fry the ham slices for about 15 seconds per side giving them some color and warming them up (turn the heat back down to low when done)
    • Butter one slice of bread and put it buttered side down into the skillet and top with one slice of American deli cheese, eggs, ham, the a slice of Swiss cheese and finally, another buttered slice of bread (you can also use a panini press which I highly recommend)
    • Cook on low to low-medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until the bread is golden brown, serve hot
    Moons Over My Hammy (Denny's Copycat) on a plate
    What is the meaning of the name of “moons over my hammy?”

    When the sandwich was first created, it was served with two sunny-side up eggs on top of the slices of ham, which looked like two moons. Therefore, the famous moons over my “hammy.”

    Can you make this dairy free?

    Yes! All you need to do is switch out the cheese for your favorite dairy-free cheese option (or go without the cheese). You will also want to use dairy free butter and a dairy free milk option.

    How to store leftovers

    Let the sandwich cool to room temperature, then wrap in plastic wrap or in a plastic bag. Keep in the fridge and eat within 4 days.

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    Moons Over My Hammy

    5 from 1 vote
    This copycat Denny's Moons Over My Hammy recipe is filled with delicious cheddar cheese, classic ham, scrambled eggs, and sourdough bread. It is a great breakfast sandwich with a memorable name that will make you smile.
    Denny's has been around for years and has a large breakfast selection. This hammy sandwich is one of their top secret restaurant recipes. We make this copycat recipe for breakfasts on the weekends and we all look forward to it.
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    Prep Time: 1 min
    Cook Time: 9 mins
    Total Time: 10 mins
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: moons over my hammy
    Servings: 1 sandwich
    Calories: 782kcal

    Ingredients

    • 2 slices sourdough bread
    • 4 thin slices deli ham 
    • 1 slices American cheese
    • 1 slices Swiss cheese
    • 1 1/2 tablespoon butter, divided
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 teaspoon milk
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • In a small bowl, whisk eggs and milk
    • Heat a small non-stick skillet over medium heat with a teaspoon of butter
    • Once the butter has melted, add the eggs and scramble until cooked through and no longer runny then season to taste with salt and pepper
    • Remove the eggs and turn up the heat to medium then flash fry the ham slices for about 15 seconds per side giving them some color and warming them up (turn the heat back down to low when done)
    • Butter one slice of bread and put it buttered side down into the skillet and top with one slice of American cheese, eggs, ham, the a slice of Swiss cheese and finally, another buttered slice of bread (you can also use a panini press which I highly recommend)
    • Cook on low to low-medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until the bread is golden brown, serve hot

    Notes

    *I love using my panini press to make this sandwich but the frying pan is more universal so I provided those directions. 
    Top tip: On Halloween morning, make the blue Moons Over My Hammy sandwich for your kids by dying the bread blue!

     

    Can you make this dairy-free?

    Yes! All you need to do is switch out the cheese for your favorite dairy-free cheese option (or go without the cheese). You will also want to use dairy free butter and a dairy free milk option.

    How to store leftovers

    Let the sandwich cool to room temperature, then wrap in plastic wrap or in a plastic bag. Keep in the fridge and eat within 4 days.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 782kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 412mg | Sodium: 1462mg | Potassium: 335mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1348IU | Calcium: 498mg | Iron: 7mg

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    1. Jane says

      June 30, 2022 at 1:15 pm

      5 stars
      Such a good copycat recipe!!!

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