Sweetheart Sandwiches

These Sweetheart Sandwiches make for a colorful dessert or snack. Great as a tea sandwich option too! Easy to make and sure to impress everyone.

Prep: 15 min | Cook: 5 min | Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (7.6 fluid ounce) can Nestlé Media Crema
• 1/3 cup Nestlé La Lechera Sweetened Condensed Milk (squeezable bottle)
• 16 slices whole wheat bread
• 8 large strawberries, chopped
• 4 large strawberries, cut in half

Instructions

1. Combine water and cornstarch in small bowl; set aside.
2. Heat media crema and sweetened condensed milk in small saucepan over medium heat until heated through and well combined. Stir cornstarch mixture; add to saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes or until well thickened.
3. Remove from heat. Cover; cool to room temperature.
4. Cut bread into large heart shapes almost the size of the bread using a cookie cutter or knife. Cover to keep from drying out.
5. Stir chopped strawberries into cooled mixture. Spread 8 bread hearts with strawberry filling (about 1/4 cup each). Top with remaining heart slices. Top each sandwich with a strawberry half.
6. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestlé® and meals.com