Make these deconstructed Christmas Tree Sandwiches, perfect for a festive inspired lunch or even as starters for the kids on Christmas Day!
If you are looking for some fun Christmas food to make for kids then try these Christmas Tree Sandwiches.
They look quite special but it's basically just a deconstructed cheese and ham sandwich!
Start with a small star cookie cutter and cut out the middle of a thick slice of cucumber.
Then cut a cherry tomato in half. Add a cocktail stick to the cherry tomato.
Next, add a small piece of rolled up lettuce to the cocktail stick on top of the tomato.
Use a larger star cutter to cut out shapes from some sliced bread.
Stack three thin slices of ham on top of each other (or you can use less if your ham is thicker) and cut out star shapes from that.
Stack two cheese slices on top of eachother and again cut out star shapes from that.
Add the bread, ham and cheese stars to the cocktail stick then place it on top of the cucumber slice.
Add the small middle bit of the cucumber to the top.
Then use the small cutter to cut out a piece of red pepper. Add that to the top of the cocktail stick as the star on top of the tree.
And that's it! You have created some super cute festive sandwiches. Serve them up as a fun lunch in the run up to Christmas or I think these would be perfect for a kids starter on Christmas Day if the adults are having something more grown up.
If you liked this recipe you may also enjoy my Kids Christmas Party Platter
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Christmas Tree Sandwiches
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Christmas
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: English/American
Description
Make these deconstructed Christmas Tree Sandwiches, perfect for a festive inspired lunch or even as starters for the kids on Christmas Day!
Ingredients
- 3 thick slices of cucumber
- 2 cherry tomatoes
- 3 leaves of lettuce
- 2 slices of bread
- 6 slices of ham
- 4 slices of cheese
- 1 large piece of red pepper
- plus: 3 cocktail sticks, a large star cookie cutter and a small star cutter
Instructions
- Use a small star cookie cutter to cut the middle out of the slices of cucumber and place them to the side.
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and add a cocktail stick to each of them.
- Roll up the lettuce and add this to the stick on top of the tomato.
- Use a larger star cookie cutter to cut out star shapes from the bread. You will need six stars in total.
- Stack three ham slices on top of one another and cut out three stars. Repeat with the other three slices of ham. You need six stars in total.
- Stack two slices of cheese on top of one another and cut out three stars. Repeat with the other two slices of cheese. You need six stars in total.
- Add the bread, ham and cheese starts to the cocktail sticks.
- Lift up the cocktail stick and put it on top of the cucumber slice.
- Add the middle stars from the cucumber to the top of the stick.
- Finally, use the small star cutter to cut out three stars from the red pepper and place these on top of the sticks.
Sammy says
Did someone mention Christmas .................... ???
Scrolling through and found these, My daughters birthday is 4 days before Christmas and she has chosen to have a few friends over for a tea Party, so i'm going to make these, think the girls will love them and hopefully they make a good center piece on the table. If I remember I will post pics.
Vicky says
Perfect idea. Can you please send us a picture of the party table ? that' if you get a chance 🤣
Christine says
I made these for my kids as part of there Christmas dinner, neither of them will touch a roast dinner sadly (maybe one day) they absolutely loved these of there plates. Also good as they can be made in advance and popped in the fridge to save more Christmas day stress !!!
Vicky says
This makes us so happy to hear.less stress the better on the big day.