It’s Christmas and your fussy tot refuses to eat the roast turkey you’ve been slaving over – what do you do? You throw together one of these Christmas-themed mixed sandwiches of course! Just watch them guzzle down one of these cute sandwiches!

Makes 2 sandwiches

Ingredients

• 4 slices fresh bread
• 1 tsp peanut butter
• 1/4 small banana, mashed
• 1 tsp avocado
• 1 tsp cream cheese
• 1 tbsp grated apple
• 2 slices cheddar or tasty cheese

You will also need:

• Christmas biscuit or play dough cutters

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.

Serving Suggestions

Note

• 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.
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• If you need a plate to take along to a Christmas party then this Christmas tree cheese platter is perfect.
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• 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, New Zealand’s best recipe finder.