Open faced sandwich is fun to make for kids and even more, fun to eat!! Check out the adorable recipe shown by a little chef with a detailed video.
Are you looking to involve kids in kitchen tasks? then look no further, here is the right recipe to start with. This simple and easy open-faced sandwich recipe is so much fun to make and enjoy.
Let little chefs get their hands messy and choose their own veggies and fruits to make silly faces and animals that entice them to eat their healthy meals.
While dealing with my serious picky eater, I’ve realised the more I involve her in the cooking process (including mess making process), the more open she is to trying new foods.
Let’s start the season with kid friendly open faced sandwiches recipe. Let’s excite kids with adorable creations and show them the fun of making healthy choices.
Ingredients
For Teddy Face Sandwich
White Bread
Cream cheese
Banana (slices)
Blueberries
For kitty face sandwich
White bread
Cream cheese
Apple (cut into stripes)
Strawberry (cut into half lengthwise)
Banana (slices)
Chocolate chips
How to make open faced sandwich recipes?
For teddy face sandwich, cut bread to round shape with cookie cutter or gently press with bowl rim.
Apply a layer of cream cheese on one side of bread.
Make a face with banana slices and blueberries.
For kitty face sandwich, cut bread with round cookie cutter or with bowl rim.
Apply a layer of cream cheese on one side of bread.
Make a face with banana, strawberry, apple and chocolate chips.
Cute and adorable sandwiches are ready to enjoy!!!
Check out fresh fruit cream cheese sandwich and carrot corn cheese sandwich recipes here.
Variations and Substitutions
Pick your kid’s favourite ingredients such as chocolate spread, peanut butter, almond butter, mashed avocado or date caramel.
Let kids play around with ingredients to make their favourite animal or character face and watch how kids feel proud of their creativity.
Try various bread types such as wholemeal or seeded bread instead of white bread.
Make an animal face on a toast for a crunchy base.
Try vegetables such as carrot sticks, red onion and tomato.
Serving suggestions
This open faced sandwich is perfect to pack for a kid’s lunch box and for kid’s party. These fun and creative ideas help spice up kid’s lunchbox routines. Before you succumb to your kid’s junk food demand, take their lunch meals to the next level with these healthy and appetising ideas.
These cold open-faced sandwiches are the perfect breakfast to kick start the day.
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Open faced sandwich
Ingredients
For teddy face sandwich
- 1 slice White Bread
- 1 Teaspoon Cream cheese add more/less to suit kids requirement
- ⅘ Banana cut into 3 slices
- 3 Blueberries
For kitty face sandwich
- 1 slice White bread
- 1 Teaspoon Cream cheese add more/less to suit kids requirement
- 2 slices Apple cut into thin 6 stripes
- 1 Strawberry cut into half lengthwise
- ⅘ Banana cut into 2 slices
- 2 Chocolate chips
Instructions
- For teddy face sandwich, cut bread to round shape with cookie cutter or gently press with bowl rim.1 slice White Bread
- Apply a layer of cream cheese on one side of bread.1 Teaspoon Cream cheese
- Make a face with banana slices and blueberries.⅘ Banana, 3 Blueberries
- For kitty face sandwich, cut bread to round shape with cookie cutter or gently press with bowl rim.1 slice White bread
- Apply a layer of cream cheese on one side of bread.1 Teaspoon Cream cheese
- Make a face with banana, strawberry, apple and chocolate chips.2 slices Apple, 1 Strawberry, ⅘ Banana, 2 Chocolate chips
Notes
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What a cute idea for lunch! My kids would really enjoy this!
I’m glad to know you like it 🙂
I love how adorable and cute these look! I can see why kids would love this!
I totally agree with you, for me, this trick has really worked well with my picky kid.
I bet kids would absolutely love this recipe! It is fun and super creative. It is awesome. I will have to give it a go with my nieces. Cheers!
I’m pleased to know you like this recipe. Hope you will enjoy making these sandwiches with your nieces.
These sandwiches are so cute. Great to do with kids and so easy!
Indeed they are so easy that kids can do themselves with little assistance from adults.
These are too cute! I wouldn’t mind having a few myself 😉
Haha I agree, even I was tempted to have one!!!