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By J.M. HIRSCH
The Associated Press

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Whether or not your child has food allergies, you're likely to encounter a no-peanut butter rule at some point. But getting a kid who is hooked on PB&J to take soy nut or sunflower seed butter seriously isn't always easy.

So sometimes you have to get a little wacky, as in this not-peanut-butter-pretzel-dried-cherry-and-marshmallow sandwich dreamed up by my peanut butter-addicted three-year-old.

This recipe makes enough spread for two sandwiches. Refrigerate the excess for later use.

So not! a PB&J

Ingredients

125 ml (1/2 cup) soy nut or sunflower seed butter

125 ml (1/2 cup) dried cherries

30 ml (2 tbsp) honey

1 ml (1/4 tsp) salt

2 slices bread

30 ml (2 tbsp) marshmallow spread

4 to 5 short thin pretzel rods, broken into small pieces

Method

In a food processor, combine soy nut or sunflower seed butter, dried cherries, honey and salt. Pulse until well mixed.

Spread half the mixture over 1 slice of bread. Top spread with marshmallow, then sprinkle pretzel bits over it.

Top with second slice of bread. Refrigerate remaining spread.

Makes 1 sandwich, plus spread for 1 more.