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Kid food: Veggie Quinoa Bites

July 4, 2013 by Stacey 21 Comments

Veggie Quinoa Bites

We continue to have success with spherical foods! These quinoa bites are pumpkin-flavoured and delicious. May you have success with them too.

Veggie Quinoa Bites

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Kid food: Veggie Quinoa Bites

  • Author: Stacey Roberts | Veggie Mama
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 55 mins
  • Yield: 18 1x
  • Category: Lunch
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: Australian
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Description

A ball of yummo flavours just perfect for little hands.


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Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked quinoa, cooled
  • 1 cup mashed pumpkin
  • 1 Small zucchini, grated
  • 1 Small carrot, grated
  • 2 tablespoons corn kernels
  • 1/4 cup wholemeal flour
  • 1 Large egg

Instructions

  1. Mix all ingredients together. Once combined, shape into bite-size balls with your hands. The mixture might be wet and sticky owing to the pumpkin, but they will firm up in the oven.
  2. Bake at 200C for 30-45 minutes, until cooked through and starting to turn golden.

Notes

Can also be pan-fried, but will lose the ball-ness (heheh) and be more of a little fritter. Still good!

Keywords: quinoa balls, quinoa patties, quinoa for kids

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Comments

  1. Chantelle : Fat Mum Slim says

    July 4, 2013 at 6:15 am

    Yummo!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      July 5, 2013 at 10:41 am

      Surprisingly good 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jordan | Berlin by the Bay says

    July 4, 2013 at 6:34 am

    I love this recipe! My eleven month old recently started enjoying anything round and baked as well! So far its been a lot of quinoa muffins and veggie balls. I believe this is right up her alley!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      July 5, 2013 at 10:41 am

      Oh it’s a match made in heaven!

      Reply
  3. Jay - Moodie Foodie says

    July 4, 2013 at 6:54 am

    Love spherical food – it just tastes better:) And so cute – which is more important when you’re trying to get small hands to move it from the plate to the mouth xo

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      July 5, 2013 at 10:41 am

      I’m a big fan of bite-size!

      Reply
  4. Teresa says

    July 4, 2013 at 9:07 am

    Yum! I want to make these for myself!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      July 5, 2013 at 10:40 am

      Ha I won’t tell… I eat them too!

      Reply
  5. Leah says

    July 4, 2013 at 3:32 pm

    I make us quinoa burgers all the time, but never thought to add pumpkin! Great idea thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      July 5, 2013 at 10:41 am

      Any excuse to shove in more veggies 🙂

      Reply
  6. Lisa Mckenzie says

    July 6, 2013 at 11:14 am

    Yum !

    Reply
  7. SherrieM says

    January 18, 2014 at 3:04 pm

    can you use canned pumpkin? Wasn’t sure about the consistency of the canned pumpkin.

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      January 23, 2014 at 12:47 pm

      I don’t see why not! It’s less watery than homemade pumpkin puree, so just be mindful of that 🙂

      Reply
  8. mssararenee says

    June 1, 2015 at 7:07 am

    Is the baking temp supposed to be higher? I baked at 200 for 45 min and they were still mushy!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      June 1, 2015 at 7:36 am

      200C or 200F? They’ll never have the texture of a real meatball, but they should still hold together and be edible 🙂

      Reply
      • mssararenee says

        June 2, 2015 at 2:50 am

        I did 200F. I’m guessing it should have been 200C. Thanks for responding! LO loved them!

        Reply
        • Veggie Mama says

          June 2, 2015 at 7:41 am

          Yes, sorry I should have specified! I usually do, but it must have slipped my mind – it’s a huge difference between 200 in Australia and 200 in America! So glad to hear your kiddo liked them, mine do too 🙂

          Reply
  9. Sally McCann says

    January 8, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    Hi there
    do you think these might be able to be frozen?

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      January 11, 2016 at 9:16 am

      Hi Sally! I’ve never frozen them so unfortunately I really can’t say. I have a feeling they would probably be too soft once thawed, as they’re quite soft to start with. Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful!

      Reply

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  1. Five Things for a Friday. | Worst house best street says:
    July 12, 2013 at 9:31 am

    […] cheese, bread, potatoes, bananas.  I made the mistake of cooking a batch of these yummy (to me) quinoa and vegie balls, and he took one bite and gave a look that unmistakably said “WHAT. THE. FUCK. IS. […]

    Reply
  2. Spring’s Sprung « The Red Tent says:
    August 30, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    […] Veggie quinoa bites. They are really easy to make (I’m no Martha Stewart) and they come with extra I’m-an-awesome-mum vibes because, you know, quinoa and veggies. Quinoa! Veggies! if you’ve spent the morning yelling at your kid, these are a complete mother-guilt-eraser. QUINOA, you guys, and VEGGIES. And kids eat them. Ella ate three before they barely had time to cool. You can find the recipe here. […]

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