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These avocado pancakes are super soft making them an easy first food when diving into baby led weaning!
These pancakes are super soft, so babies just getting started with baby led weaning should have an easy time eating them. The are high fat, which is great for brain development! I also like that they are easier to hold than just avocado slices, my son could never handle that.
BABY LED WEANING
This would be a great recipe to serve babies starting at 6 months, once they’ve been safely introduced to the allergens in the pancakes. For younger babies, typically it’s best to serve bigger pieces since those are easier for them to hold. Half pancakes or strips would work well here. Once they develop the pincer grasp (pointer and thumb pinching together), then you can start to give them smaller pieces.
For information on how to safely serve foods to babies depending on their age (plus so much more), I recommend Solid Starts. The app is free and has tons of information!
ALLERGENS
This recipe contains flour and egg.
GF flour should work here.
I haven’t yet tested them with an egg replacement, and will update here when I do. If you’d like to try, here’s one that has good reviews and is available online.
STORAGE
Due to the avocado, these will brown. They still taste the same, but if you’re not okay with that then you should eat day of.
SUBSTITUTES & ADD INS
If you want them to be a little less soft inside, you can add more flour with a little bit of milk (essentially diluting the avocado which is what’s making it so thick and soft!)
TOOLS USED/RECOMMENDED
Small spatula – I find these easiest to use when flipping small pancakes or other small fritters for baby
Mixing bowl
Skillet
Cookie scoop – I love using this to scoop meatballs, pancake batter, and tons more. I use this thing ALL the time when cooking for my son (and just in general)
More easy and delicious baby led weaning recipes for your little one found here!
Avocado pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 small ripe avocado
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Mash your avocado in your mixing bowl, then add remaining ingredients and mix until combined
- Using a cookie scoop add a scoop to a preheated (med-low) greased skillet
- Cook on both sides
- Serve and enjoy!
I hope baby loves these! Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
