Nutritional Recipes

Baby-led Weaning Pancakes

Written by COA Nutrition Team On May 9, 2025

These Baby-led Weaning Pancakes are a nourishing option designed to support your little one’s food exploration. With just two ingredients – sweet potato and egg – these pancakes are not only delicious but are dairy, gluten and nut free, making them ideal for those with food allergies.

INGREDIENTS

½ cup Sweet Potato Puree
2 eggs
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon coconut oil

DIRECTIONS

Mix the eggs and sweet potato together until fully combined. Add the cinnamon and ginger and stir through.
Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
Spoon one tablespoon of the mixture into the pan (these work best as small pancakes) and repeat to fill the pan.
Turn the heat to medium/low and allow to cook for around 2 -3 mins
Flip and heat until cooked through (approx 2-3 mins)
Repeat until mixture is used up.

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