- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Main Meal
- Snack
Greens and beans pikelets
- 3 mins
- 5 mins
- Serves 15
- Gluten Free
- Kid Friendly
- Oil Free
- Refined Sugar Free
- Nut Free
- Soy Free
- Party Food
- Entertaining
- Picnic
These little patties are a super easy snack and lunchbox food for toddlers and kids of all ages. They are packed with beans and greens to add protein, nutrients and fibre to your kids’ day.
Ingredients
- 1 cup buckwheat flour (or other wholemeal flour)
- 1 cup plant milk
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ⅓ cup leafy greens (e.g. baby spinach and/or basil)
- ½ cup canned beans or lentils, drained and rinsed
- 2 teaspoons mild curry powder
Directions
- Add all ingredients into a blender and blend for 1-2 minutes until smooth.
- Heat a large nonstick pan over a medium heat. Dollop mixture into pan with a tablespoon, making around 5 small pikelets at a time. Cook for a few minutes and when you see the top bubbling and starting to set, flip the patty over using a flat spatula. Cook patties for another few minutes until just golden on both sides
- Top with your child's favourite healthy topping. We like to use peanut butter and homemade chia jam, or hummus and cucumber cut into stars with a cookie cutter.
Chef's Tips
- You can also add the fruit or toppings to the blender at step 2 (or 2 tablespoons cocoa) to create different nice cream flavours such as strawberry, peanut or chocolate.
- This tastes just as good as regular ice cream but is super healthy; I love it!
- Best eaten immediately as sadly it does not freeze well once blended.
- This is delicious served on wholemeal pancakes for breakfast!
Dr Taisia Cech
