Christmas sandwiches
EQ4Kids • December 6, 2019
It's Christmas and your fussy tot refuses to eat the roast turkey you've been slaving over - what do you do? Why you throw together one of these Christmas-themed mixed sandwiches of course! Just watch them guzzle down one of these cute sambos!
Ingredients
4 slices fresh bread
1 tsp peanut butter
1/4 small banana, mashed
1 tsp avocado
1 tsp cream cheese
1 tbs grated apple
2 slices cheddar or tasty cheese
Method
- On one piece of bread spread the peanut butter, followed by the mashed banana. Press closed with a second piece of bread. Cut out sandwich shapes using a cookie cutter and arrange on a plate.
- On another piece of bread spread the avocado, cream cheese and grated apple. Press closed with a second piece of bread and again use cookie cutters to stamp out a shape.
- Stamp out more Christmas shapes from slices of cheese, then scatter over sandwiches and serve.
Equipment
Christmas tree cookie cutter
Notes
- Use bread that is as fresh as possible to make the shapes easier to cut out.
- Try different fillings to expand your kids' tastes: Vegemite, cream cheese and lettuce OR cream cheese, sultanas and grated carrot OR ham, cheese and sweet beetroot relish.
- If you're looking for a traditional Christmas cake recipe then this Christmas fruit cake will do the trick.
- You can make this Christmas shortbread if you really like Christmas baking.
- If you like chocolate then these Christmas tree brownies are a delicious Christmas table treat.
- If you want a Christmas savoury treat then this Christmas tree pizza is an easy dinner with party pizazz.
- If you need a plate to take along to a Christmas party then this Christmas tree cheese platter is perfect.
- You can make this cute Christmas Yule log for your Christmas table and your guests won't even know it's a cheaty trick recipe.
- You can take this Cupcake Christmas tree to your Christmas party. It is super easy.
- You can make these Christmas gingerbread families if you love gingerbread. You can get the kids to help you decorate them.
- These Christmas Royals are made from store-bought biscuits withh added touches to make them Christmassy.
- If you need something cool you can make these Christmas angel ice creams for the kids.
- This recipe was created by Jodie Clarke for Kidspot, Australia's best recipe finder.
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