After trying loads of different varieties of baby led weaning fritters, I am finally adding these to my collection: sweetcorn fritters for babies. Simple, healthy, delicious and best of all perfect for babies from six months old who are starting to get to grips with finger foods.
These sweetcorn fritters are the ideal baby led weaning lunch recipe and can be batch prepared and stored to make your life easier! I really hope you enjoy this super simple recipe!
Sweetcorn fritters for babies
I absolutely adore making fritters as part of the baby led weaning journey. So simple to prepare and yet so, so versatile. These sweetcorn fritters for babies are no exception.
Add any seasonings you like to switch up the flavours, add cheese for extra calcium or serve alongside a healthy dip so baby can practise their ‘dip-dip’ skills. (This is always so super cute!)
Why offer sweetcorn to your baby?
It is so incredible important to offer your baby a variety of foods during the process of weaning so that they get a taste of all the different foods on offer to them. Sweetcorn has always been a firm fave with both my boys from weaning right through to early childhood.
Not only is it a super fun food to offer (kids seem to love that it’s brightly coloured as well as the fact it can be served in a multitude of ways), it’s also super healthy too.
Some of the nutrients it includes are:
- Iron – helps muscles store and use oxygen
- Vitamin B1 and B9 – helps brain development, keeps the nervous system healthy and helps with the digestion of food
- Zinc – important for healthy growth
- Fibre – fantastic for healthy gut development
- Potassium – helps regulate the balance of fluids in the body
- Vitamin C – helps keep the immune system healthy
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How to make sweetcorn fritters for babies
This super simple recipe is easy to prepare with a few simple steps:
- Add sweetcorn to your bowl (if using frozen sweetcorn, let it sit in boiling water for five minutes or so first)
- Add flour and egg and mix until a batter is formed
- Heat a little oil in a pan then spoon the sweetcorn batter into the frying pan creating small fritters
- Cook on each side for 2 minutes
- Leave to cool fully before serving to baby
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How do you serve this recipe to your baby?
Once the sweetcorn fritters have cooled, I cut them into three strips for baby so he can pick them up with his fist and bring them to his mouth.
As baby gets older, I often cut them into small chunks so they can practise developing those fine motor skills and use their pincer grip.
When they reach toddlerhood, I serve with a fork and let them practise stabbing and brining food to their mouths.
I love using Doddl cutlery with my little ones – this ergonomic cutlery is perfect for little hands.
How can you make gluten-free or egg-free sweetcorn fritters for babies?
This recipe can be adapted so that it’s gluten-free and egg-free (or both!)
Simply replace the flour with a gluten-free option and to make it egg-free, replace the egg with a flax-egg.
A flaxegg is 1 tbsp of flaxmeal and 2.5 tbsp warm water combined to make something that has an egg-like consistency. I am reliably told this method works well to make fritters egg-free.
What goes well with these sweetcorn fritters?
These sweetcorn fritters for babies are great served alongside steamed veg, with a healthy dip or simply served on their own for baby to enjoy.
If you wanted to adapt the recipe slightly, you could add a little pureed veg such as sweet potato or carrot or even add different varieties of cheese!
Sweetcorn Fritters for Babies
Delicious sweetcorn fritters for babies. Using only a few simple ingredients, these sweetcorn fritters make the ideal baby led weaning lunch and can be batch prepared so you always have some to hand in your freezer stash!
Ingredients
- 150g frozen sweetcorn
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- garlic powder
- turmeric
- drizzle of olive oil or oil spray
Instructions
1. Add frozen sweetcorn to a bowl and cover with boiling water from the kettle. Leave to soak for five minutes.
2. Drain the water then add the flour and egg to the bowl and mix to combine.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan on medium-high heat and once hot, spoon the sweetcorn batter into the pan creating small fritters.
4. Fry for 2 minutes before flipping. Press down on the fritter with the back of your spatula so it flattens a little more.
5. Cook for 2 minutes more, then transfer to the plate and start again with the remaining batter,
6. Leave to cool completely before serving to baby.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 67Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 9mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 2g
Author: Nicola Hughes
Nicola has weaned both of her boys using the baby led weaning method. She loves nothing better than creating simple recipes that anyone can recreate, using as few ingredients as possible. All of her recipes have been tried and tested by both Dexter and Felix and have their seal of approval!
Amy Fan
Thursday 22nd of September 2022
could I replace tumeric with like curry powder, ground cumin or ground coriander? if yes, which one would you recommend I replace with (most similar to tumeric)?
Keisha
Monday 12th of September 2022
Could you say what kind of seasonings, fillings, etc you would do? Idk about other ppl, but that's why I come to recipe sites is because I have NO idea what I'm doing and need guidance. TIA!!