Banana Cinnamon French Toast

Good morning, baby!  Ready for another breakfast recipe?  This time it's french toast.  I think french toast is one of the most finger-food friendly breakfast foods because the bread stays solid even when baby gets it soggy, unlike some pancakes and eggs.  This one is sweet without toppings!

Banana Cinnamon French Toast

1 slice bread
1 egg
Half a banana
2 Tbsp apple juice

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Beat egg in small bowl.  Add half a banana and mash well.  Add roughly 2 Tbsp apple juice (eye ball it to the consistency you like) and a sprinkle of cinnamon (about 1/2 tsp).  Take your slice of bread (I used whole wheat but you can use whatever you like) and dip in the bowl.  Coat both sides well, and cook in greased pan.  You may need to pour some of the mixture over top of the bread in the pan, since the banana will likely roll off the bread when dipping.  Don't pour it on too thick, but do try to get most of the banana onto the bread.  Cut it up and serve!

Apple Omelet

Scrambled eggs are a fun breakfast but are sometimes dry and bland for baby when you aren't adding cheese or salt.  Hence, the fruit omelet!  I have had a lot of success with apples, but you can of course try any fruit you like.

Apple Omelet

1 egg

1 tsp water

1/8 cup apple puree

1 Tbsp plain yogurt

Cinnamon

Heat and puree apple, then add a touch of cinnamon and 1 Tbsp plain yogurt.  Whisk egg and water and pour into frying pan.  Tilt the pan until egg covers the bottom and let it 'set.'  Place fruit mixture in center.  Fold egg up around fruit mixture and flip.

This is another food that is between a spoon food and a finger food, so I start out giving good sized solid pieces as finger food and transition to the spoon when enough fruit filling has spilled out and the egg pieces are too small and slippery to hold.

Enjoy!

Perfected Sweet Potato Pancakes

I have been on the hunt for the best pancakes.  I wanted pancakes with no butter, oil, or cow's milk.  My son is picky about pancakes - he only likes them MOIST and not bready, but  I need pancakes to hold their consistency so he can eat them as finger food.  With some tweaking and substituting I have landed on this recipe!  Hope you enjoy our new favorite pancakes!

Sweet Potato Pancakes

1 cooked sweet potato, mashed

1 egg

1/4 cup applesauce

1/4 cup milk*

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

Cinnamon to taste

Poke holes in sweet potato and cook in the microwave for about three minutes.  Peel and mash.  In another bowl mix the rest of the ingredients.  Don't over mix, but make sure the egg is beaten.  Add the mashed sweet potato and blend together.  Cook on a greased pan, and serve!

*Breast milk for babies of all ages, cow's milk for babies 12 months+, or rice milk for babies 8-12 months.  I would not recommend using formula, because in my experience it changes the consistency of recipes.

Good for babies 8 months+

Banana 'Lady Finger' Pancakes

Breakfast is my favorite meal to serve to my little mister.  He loves eggs, pancakes, and fresh fruit, so he loves breakfast!  I find myself making a lot of banana pancakes, so here's a fun version to mix it up!

1. Cut a banana in half, then in half lengthwise.  Cut each of these four slivers in half so they keep their width and length, but are thinner.  I fed two that were too small to cook to my baby while he waited.

2. Make pancake batter.  You can use the following whole wheat recipe, or a boxed mix!

     1/2 cup whole wheat flour

     1/2 tsp baking soda

     1 lightly beaten egg yolk

     1/2 cups milk*

     1/2 Tbsp oil

{*Substitute breast milk or formula for babies under one year of age.}

This recipe makes just about the right amount to coat one banana.

3. If your baby likes cinnamon, add some to the pancake batter.  Great compliment to the banana!

4. Dip the banana 'fingers' in the batter, then spoon batter over top of them.  They should be coated, but not too thickly!  Remove from bowl with a fork, and place on greased frying pan.

5. Cook like a pancake!

6. I rip these in half to help cool them down and make the size manageable as finger food.

Enjoy!