Baby and toddler recipes
🍎 Baked oat and apple porridge fingers
Soft baked porridge fingers made with oats, grated apple and banana, perfect for little hands. They hold together for grabbing but melt softly in the mouth, and they freeze brilliantly.
Makes about 12 fingers
Ingredients
- 100g Oats (porridge oats)
- 1 ripe banana Banana (mashed)
- 1 small eating apple Apple (peeled and finely grated)
- 150ml Cow's milk (whole milk, or a fortified oat drink for dairy free)
- half a teaspoon Cinnamon
Method
- Heat the oven to 180C (160C fan) and line a small square tin about 18cm.
- Mix everything together in a bowl and leave for 5 minutes to soak.
- Press into the tin in an even layer about 1.5cm thick.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until set and lightly golden but still soft.
- Cool in the tin, then cut into fingers about the size of an adult finger.
Serving it to your baby
A finger shape lets baby grip in a fist with some sticking out to gnaw. The texture should squash easily between your finger and thumb. From 9 months add a few blueberries, squashed flat, before baking.
For the rest of the family
Grown-ups can enjoy them warm with yoghurt or a smear of nut butter.
Storing and reheating
Cool, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days. Freeze on a lined tray, then bag up, for up to 3 months. Reheat in the oven until hot through, then cool before serving. Never reheat more than once.
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Questions parents ask
Are oats good for babies?
Yes. Oats provide slow-release energy, fibre and some iron. They may contain gluten from cross-contamination, so introduce them like other gluten foods.
Can I make these egg free?
Yes, this recipe has no egg. The banana and soaked oats hold it together.
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