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These spinach egg bites work great as a meal prep breakfast for babies or toddlers!
These cutie little egg bites work great to make ahead of time for easy breakfasts! The prep is super quick – just throw all of the ingredients in the blender, then bake them up. Freeze and reheat well, too!
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 recipe. For younger babies, typically it’s best to serve bigger pieces since those are easier for them to hold. 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 has eggs and dairy.
I’m not totally sure how egg replacers would work here, since it’s such an egg heavy recipe. Just Egg makes a product that might work!
STORAGE
I stored these in the fridge for 4 days, then transferred to the freezer. They can stay in the freezer for 2-3 months.
To freeze I would line a baking sheet with foil or parchment then lay in a single layer and place in the freezer. Once frozen (give it a few hours) you can transfer to another container. This way they are individually frozen rather than all stuck together in one huge block!
To reheat I would either thaw in the fridge overnight then toast or microwave, or just toast or microwave from frozen.
SUBSTITUTES & ADD INS
Feel free to add in any chopped veggies your little one likes. Any cheese or seasoning can sub in here too!
TOOLS USED/RECOMMENDED
Blender – this is the one we use, but any blender or food processor will work fine!
Mini Muffin Tray – I recently got this silicone one, and it’s been SO nice!! Food pops right out and it’s dishwasher safe. Love it!
More easy and delicious recipes for your little one found here!
Spinach Egg Bites
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup spinach I just did a handful!
- 1/2 cup cheese of choice
- 1/2 tsp garlic
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease your mini muffin tin.
- In a blender or food processor, combine the spinach, eggs, cottage cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the blended mixture into the prepared mini muffin tin, filling each cup to the top.
- Sprinkle your cheese on top of each muffin.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the egg bites are set and lightly golden on top.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes before removing from the muffin tin.
- Serve warm or store in the refrigerator for later.
Please report back what your little one thinks!! Thank you for reading 🙂
My little one loves this recipe! Momma does too! It’s a great one I keep coming back to! We read Green Eggs and Ham when this is on the menu.
I love that!!! So glad it’s a hit 🙂