Sweet potato, Kale and Black Bean Patties for Babies and Toddlers
These sweet potato, kale, and black bean patties offer a gentle and nutritious finger food designed without added salt for babies and toddlers. The patties combine cooked sweet potato and steamed kale with black beans, egg, panko bread crumbs, and paprika to form a soft yet shaped patty that can be cooked in olive oil. Their mild seasoning and tender texture make them suitable for young children beginning to explore solid foods.
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato 1.5-2 cups when cooked and mashed, cooked
- 1 cup kale torn and washed
- 1 egg
- 1 cup black beans drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
To Cook The Sweet Potato:
- (Preferred method) In the instant pot: Place sweet potato in instant pot on a trivet with one cup of water. Cook on manual, high pressure for 16 minutes. Remove skin.
- In the oven: poke holes in sweet potato, bake at 425°F for about 60 minutes or until tender. Remove skin.
- In the microwave: poke holes in the sweet potato. Microwave for 5 minutes or until tender. Remove skin.
To Steam The Kale:
- Place a steamer basket in a pot, fill pot with water just under the bottom of the steamer basket. Add kale to steamer basket and cover. Bring water to a boil, allow kale to steam for 5 minutes or until tender. When cool enough to handle, squeeze excess moisture out of kale.
Make The Sweet Potato Patties:
- Add kale and sweet potatoes to a food processor, blend kale is in tiny pieces and sweet potato is mashed.
- Add sweet potato/kale mixture to a large bowl with egg, bread crumbs, beans, and paprika. Stir until fully mixed. Form the mixture into 8 equal sized patties.
- Heat a large pan over medium/ medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil.
- When the oil is hot, add 4 sweet potato patties to the pan. Cook 3-4 minutes per side, until golden brown. Remove from pan and allow to cool on a cooling rack, repeat with the remaining patties. Patties can be served right away or frozen for later.
To Freeze The Sweet Potato Patties:
- Allow patties to completely cool before storing and freezing. Individually wrap each patty with plastic wrap, then store in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. To reheat, unwrap sweet potato patty and microwave for 30-60 seconds.
Notes
- No salt is added to suit babies and toddlers; add 1/4 teaspoon salt if preparing for older children or adults.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Patties
Amount Per Serving
Calories 10753
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 107.53kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 17.19g | 6% |
| Protein | 4.14g | 8% |
| Fat | 2.7g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.51g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 20.46mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 62.15mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 275.61mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 3.36g | 13% |
| Sugar | 2.04g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 6957.41IU | 139% |
| Vitamin C | 11.07mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 41.06mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.14mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.