This page looks at the best sandwich spreads. These spreads will help you to create a wider variety of delicious sandwiches. Popular sandwich spreads include peanut butter, cream cheese, mustard, vegemite, hummus, ketchup, mayonnaise, etc. Less well-known sandwich spreads include anchovy paste, bacon jam and spam spread. However, if you are looking for unique sandwich meats (i.e. bison, wild boar, wagyu steak, elk, duck sausage, etc.), please visit Bread Dad’s section on delicious sandwich ingredients. Or if you are looking for great sandwich ideas, you might like to visit our section on the best sandwich recipe books.
What is a sandwich spread?
A sandwich spread is a spreadable condiment used in sandwiches. Sandwich spreads add flavor to solid sandwich filings (i.e. sandwich meats). They also add a little more moisture in case the sandwich filing or bread is too dry for a person’s taste. In addition, some spreads are also used as the main filing in a sandwich (i.e. peanut butter for a peanut butter sandwich).
List of Sandwich Spreads – Alphabetical Order
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- Aioli – Aioli is a Mediterranean sauce originally made of garlic and olive oil. However, now there are a million flavors added to this basic spread.
- Almond Butter
- Anchovy Paste – This spreadable condiment is used in countries such as England and Italy.
- Avocado – Mashed avocados makes a great sandwich spread.
- Bacon Jam – Bacon jam is a bacon-based relish. An interesting sandwich spread for bacon lovers!
- Barbecue Sauce – Barbecue sauce is often used as a condiment on meat-based sandwiches.
- Butter – Some sandwiches such as the traditional English cucumber sandwich use butter as an ingredient & condiment.
- Benedictine Spread – Benedictine spread is a sandwich spread made with cucumbers and cream cheese.
- Cashew Butter – Tired of boring old peanut butter? Some people use cashew butter as a delicious alternative.
- Cheese Spreads – Rather than adding a “slab” of cheese, some people like to try different cheese spreads on their sandwiches.
- Cream Cheese – Create a bagel sandwich with cream cheese and your favorite herbs (i.e. chives).
- Cranberry Sauce – Cranberry sauce is a great condiment for turkey sandwiches!!
- Dips – Some people like to use dips (i.e. French onion dip) as sandwich spreads. Add a few chips with the dip and you have a crunchy Superbowl sandwich. 🙂
- Guacamole – Guacamole is a wonderful addition to a sandwich. However, it turns brown quickly (oxidizes) so you should consider buying small packages or creating small batches in order to avoid wasting your delicious guac!
- Hoisin Sauce – A popular Chinese sauce. It is often made out of ingredients such as soybeans, chili peppers and garlic. However, there are many regional variations.
- Honey – Honey can be used as a sandwich spread (i.e. peanut butter & honey sandwiches).
- Horseradish Sauce – Horseradish is a spicy condiment that is good with roast beef sandwiches. Horseradish sauce is usually made from grated horseradish root and vinegar.
- Hot Sauce – Well-known hot sauces include Red Hot, Sriracha Sauce, Tabasco Sauce, etc.
- Hummus – Hummus is a spreadable condiment made from chickpeas. This condiment originated in the Middle East.
- Jams & Jellies – Jams & jellies can be made out of any kind of edible fruit or berry.
- Ketchup – Famous for use on hamburgers and hot dogs, ketchup is also used as a condiment on a wide range of sandwiches (i.e. fried egg sandwiches).
- Marmite – Marmite is a traditional British sandwich condiment made mainly from yeast extract and salt.
- Mayonnaise – Beyond regular mayonnaise, sandwich lovers also like to use flavored mayonnaises such as avocado mayonnaise, chipotle mayonnaise, wasabi mayonnaise, etc. Mayo is great on a BLT sandwich!
- Mustard – Famous on hot dogs but mustard is also used on a wide variety of sandwiches. Go beyond yellow mustard and explore different mustards such as sriracha mustard, dill mustard, sweet mustard, etc.
- Nutella – Nuttella is a spreadable condiment made with hazelnuts.
- Olive Oil – Many Italian-style sandwiches use olive oil as a condiment and spread.
- Peanut Butter – I think of peanut butter as a sandwich filing (i.e. a peanut butter sandwich). However, some nut lovers like to spread on a very thin layer of peanut butter in order to add a little bit of peanut flavor to a sandwich. Other people like to use almond butter, cashew butter, Nuttela, etc.
- Hot Pepper Spread – Hot pepper spreads can add a little (or a lot of) fire to your sandwiches.
- Sweet Pepper Spread – For less heat, you can try a sweet pepper spread or relish.
- Pesto Sauce – Pesto sauce is wonderful on chicken sandwiches, mozzarella sandwiches, etc.
- Relish – Relish is product made of chopped up vegetables and herbs. It is often made with pickles or cucumbers.
- Russian Dressing – Russian dressing is an important ingredient for a number of different sandwiches such as the classic Reuben sandwich. Here is a great Reuben sandwich recipe.
- Salad Dressing – Some sandwich lovers like to add salad dressings (i.e. ranch dressing) to their sandwiches.
- Salsa – Salsa is a great condiment for wraps such as burritos.
- Spam Spread – Even Spam comes as a sandwich spread!
- Specialty Sauces – Specialty sauces (i.e. Worcestershire sauce) are a wonderful addition to many sandwiches.
- Tartar Sauce – Tartar sauce is often used on fried fish sandwiches.
- Truffle Spread – For all of you blue bloods, you can try a sandwich with a little truffle spread. Truffles have been historically seen as an upscale delicacy.
- Vegemite – Vegemite is an Australian spreadable yeast extract-based condiment similar to Marmite.
- Vinaigrette – Many Italian-style sandwiches also use vinaigrette as a condiment and spread.
- Yogurt – Some people use yogurt spreads (i.e. yogurt with herbs) on their sandwiches as a low fat alternative to mayonnaise.
Video on Homemade Sandwich Spreads
Peanut Butter Sandwich made with Chocolate Chip Bread
