Baby and toddler recipes
🍔 Sweet potato and black bean baby burgers
Soft mini veggie burgers of roasted sweet potato, black beans and oats, baked rather than fried. Beans give plant iron and protein, and a little red pepper adds vitamin C.
Makes about 10 mini burgers
Ingredients
- 1 large Sweet potato (baked or microwaved until soft)
- 1 x 400g tin Black beans (no added salt, drained and rinsed)
- 40g Oats (blitzed)
- 1/4 Red pepper (very finely diced)
- 1 Spring onion (finely sliced)
- 1/2 tsp ground Cumin
- a pinch of ground Coriander
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
Method
- Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan) and line a tray.
- Scoop the sweet potato flesh into a bowl and mash with the beans until mostly smooth.
- Mix in the oats, pepper, spring onion and spices. Leave for 10 minutes to firm up.
- Shape into 10 small patties and brush with oil.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, turning once, until firm on the outside.
- Cool before serving.
Serving it to your baby
At 9 months cut each burger into strips. From 12 months serve whole mini burgers in a soft roll or with a spoon of yoghurt. Make sure all beans are mashed for babies, as whole beans are a choking risk.
For the rest of the family
Serve adult burgers in buns with lettuce, tomato, a pinch of salt and some chilli mayo.
Storing and reheating
Cool quickly (within an hour), then keep covered in the fridge for up to 2 days. Freeze in small portions for up to 3 months and defrost overnight in the fridge. Reheat until steaming hot all the way through, stir, then let it cool before serving. Never reheat more than once. Freeze uncooked or cooked, with baking paper between patties.
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Questions parents ask
Are veggie burgers healthy for babies?
Homemade ones like these, with beans and veg and no added salt, are a nourishing finger food. Shop-bought versions are often salty.
Can I use gluten-free oats?
Yes. Use oats labelled gluten-free if your family avoids gluten.
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