Kid food is fun! Well it is to me, anyway, as I always love making stuff in tiny sizes. No wonder I love bento so much.
I made about 24 of these gorgeous little things and ate about 20 myself when Abby was reticent to investigate them. Veggie Dad took some for work lunches and the rest I froze. Still not sure if they’ll work out, time will tell, I suppose! I find them very handy to just grab and eat on the go, a healthy alternative to what was most likely going to be a muesli bar or biscuit or something.
You could always just put the mix in one quiche plate if you’re wanting something bigger, but I find these little portions to be no extra effort.
Ingredients:
1.5 cups cubed pumpkin, steamed 2 minutes
chopped silverbeet, spinach or kale
1-2 tomatoes, chopped
2 cups grated cheese
1 small onion, chopped fine
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 eggs
1.5 cups milk
1/2 cup self-raising flour
salt
pepper
Directions:
1. In muffin trays, distribute cubed pumpkin, silverbeet, tomato and cheese evenly.
2. In a large bowl, mix onion, garlic, milk, eggs and flour until combined.
3. Transfer to a jug and pour a little into each muffin tray. You don’t really need much, it will puff as it cooks and you’re really just looking to bind the ingredients, not have them swim in it.
4. Bake in a 180-200C oven for 15 minutes until puffed and golden.
Serve hot, warm or cold.
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Jade Evans says
May 20, 2012 at 11:17 pmYum they look delicious 🙂 I'm making mini zucchini slice muffins today for my little Miss (hopefully she likes them!) xx
MamaJess says
May 21, 2012 at 1:05 amPerfect Veggie Mama! Thanks for the inspiration you give me every week/day 😀
The Hungry Mum says
May 21, 2012 at 3:11 amooooh, I see a batch of these in my future! Thanks for the post, they look sublime 🙂
Mummasphere says
May 21, 2012 at 10:11 amThese are so perfect. I just picked silverbeet from our veggie patch and I'm always looking for new food for my toddler to eat thats healthy and tasty. I think these are on the dinner menu tomorrow night 🙂
jody says
May 21, 2012 at 1:36 pmoh yum! they look great! x
Veggie Mama says
May 22, 2012 at 9:06 amOoh how did they go? Zucchini fritters were a big fail here 🙁
Veggie Mama says
May 22, 2012 at 9:06 amyou are SO welcome! Thank YOU!
Veggie Mama says
May 22, 2012 at 9:06 amThey're pretty damn good, if I do say so myself 😉
Veggie Mama says
May 22, 2012 at 9:07 amThey're such a good way of gettting them to eat such a strong-flavoured veggie. Can't even tell in these things!
Veggie Mama says
May 22, 2012 at 9:07 amAnd they taste even better!
Vegyid2 says
May 22, 2012 at 7:28 pmThanks for hosting! Your muffins look fabulous. Just wanted to let you know that I mentioned you in my National Vegetarian Week post this week.
http://glutenfreewithjudee.blogspot.com/2012/05/national-vegetarian-week.html
Veggie Mama says
May 23, 2012 at 12:31 amGoodness me, thank you so much!
Melissa Walker Horn says
May 24, 2012 at 7:15 amTHIS. Yes please.
Veggie Mama says
May 25, 2012 at 1:05 amHaha I know.