Deliciously healthy Sweet Potato Quinoa Bites oven baked to perfection! The perfect on-the-go-snack or main meal for toddlers and children.
These Healthy Sweet Potato Quinoa Bites were an absolute hit with my little boy! He ate them served warm, cold, with hummus, with chopped up veggies on the side… pretty much anyway I served them up, he gobbled them down. Winner, winner!
The thing I love the most about these Healthy Sweet Potato Bites is that they’re the perfect way to use up any leftover mashed sweet potato you have sitting in the fridge. Plus the added quinoa makes them a deliciously nutritious meal or snack.
Oh and did I mention that these yummy little bites are oven-baked… so no yucky oily mess… just beautiful little healthy veggie bites! Annnnndd they’re freezer-friendly – so you can make a big batch and pop any leftovers into the freezer for another time. Easy peasy.
One little tip when making these Healthy Sweet Potato Quinoa Bites is to make sure that the leftover mashed sweet potato and the quinoa are cold before using them – it just makes it so much easier to shape into little mini bites! Your favourite little people are going to LOVE these!!
PS – if you’re after some more healthy meals and snacks for babies, toddlers and kids, check out my 60+ recipe ideas (as well as my favourite 10 kid-friendly recipes).
Healthy Sweet Potato Quinoa Bites
Ingredients
- 1 cup leftover mashed sweet potato cold
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1/2 cup grated cheese
- sesame seeds to sprinkle
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius (fan forced).
- Line a baking tray with greaseproof baking paper.
- Place the cold mashed sweet potato and the cooked quinoa into a bowl.
- Add the grated cheese and stir to combine.
- Use a tablespoon to place dollops of the mixture onto the baking tray and shape into a small pattie shape.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and lightly spray with olive oil cooking spray.
- Bake for 20 minutes and then turn over the bites over. Sprinkle with extra sesame seeds and lightly spray with olive oil.
- Bake for a further 15 minutes.
- Allow to cool before serving.
Notes
You can use a combination of sweet potato and pumpkin mash.
It's important that the leftover mash is cold as it makes it easier to form into patties.
The sweet potato quinoa bites will firm on cooling (but will remain soft on the inside).
Nutrition
Are the sesame seeds necessary? Any alternative? Could you use chia seeds?
Hmm I can’t see why not!!
Can you freeze extras?
Absolutely!
What type of cheese do you recommend to use?
Hi Samantha, you can use cheddar, tasty or mozzarella. I like to use a bit of a combination of tasty and mozzarella!
What does the olive oil cooking spray do? Doesn’t the non-stick paper take care of the possibility of the fritters sticking to the pan? Thanks!
Hi Natalie, it just makes it easier to flip the bites over partway through cooking. 🙂
Would they work without the cheese? We have a dairy allergy
Hmmm the cheese really helps to hold them together! You could absolutely try though!