Looking for a fun, easy way to serve vegetables to your baby or toddler? These soft, tasty courgette fritters for baby are perfect for little hands and developing tastes. Whether you’re doing baby led weaning or simply want to add more variety to your child’s meals, these fritters are a great go to.
Packed with goodness, freezer friendly, and easy to adapt, they’re a nutritious option that works for breakfast, lunch, or a quick snack. Let’s dive into how to make them and why they’re a hit with little ones!
Why I love baby fritters
- Quick and easy to make
- Perfect for blw and all the family
- Great way to introduce vegetables and a preferred texture
- Give as a snack or add to make a meal
- Freezable
Nutrition
Courgettes are a good source of potassium as well as vitamin C and other nutrients. This recipe will provide at least one portion of your 5 a day. 2 larger fritters or 3 smaller fritters is around an 80g portion for children 5 yrs and older. 1 large fritter or 1 1/2 fritters would be the right portion size for 1 – 4 yrs.
How to make courgette fritters for baby
Step 1. Grate the courgettes and squeeze out the water. You can do this by hand. The easiest way to get the most water out is to use a muslin cloth and wring it tightly at the top, squeezing the excess water out. Then place in a mixing bowl.
Step 2. Finely grate the cheese and add to the bowl. Along with the flour and 1 beaten egg
Step 3. Finely chop the parsley and onion and add to the bowl.
Step 4. Give it all a thorough mix
Step 5. Form into around 8 large fitters or 16 small ones into the shape of a patty.
Step 6. Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a large frying pan and fry them for about 5 minutes on each side until golden and crisp. Courgette fritters baked would also work.
Once they are cool, store them in an airtight container.
courgette fritters
Ingredients
- 2 medium courgettes
- 100 grams self raising flour
- 1 small onion
- 1 medium egg
- 1 handful parsley
- 50 grams cheddar cheese
- 1 – 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Grate the courgettes and squeeze out as much water as possible
- Grate the cheese and add to the bowl along with the flour and beaten egg
- Finely chop the parsley and onion and add to the bowl
- Mix well together
- Form the mixture into 8 large patties or 16 smaller ones
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan and cook the fritters for about 5 mins on each side until golden brown and crisp
Additions and substitutions
Gluten free – swap the self raising wheat flour for gluten free flour or chickpea flour.
Cheese – swap the cheddar cheese for another strong hard cheese such as parmesan or gruyere. If you are vegan or dairy free you could use nutritional yeast.
Egg free – opt for a chia or flax egg instead of a hens egg.
Additions – for some extra flavour you could make it a bit more zingy with some different herbs like coriander. Or you could add a little lemon zest.
Or try adding a handful of peas which will make some sweeter courgette pea fritters.
How to serve them for babies and toddlers
The courgettes work beautifully with onion, some cheese and make a lovely crispy fritter. You can serve these how you like. I like to serve mine with a poached egg and toast but you could add lots of other foods to make a meal. Here are some suggestions:
- Shredded chicken and garlic bread
- Mashed egg, avocado and mashed potato
- Sweet potato wedges and beans
- Poached egg and asparagus on toast
How to make courgette fritters
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