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Home › Baby and Toddler Recipes › Sweet Potato, Kale and Black Bean Patties for Babies and Toddlers

Sweet Potato, Kale and Black Bean Patties for Babies and Toddlers

by Meghan on June 25, 2019 26

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These Sweet Potato, Kale and Black Bean Patties are an easy way to get picky toddlers to LOVE eating vegetables!  This healthy toddler meal idea can be made ahead of time, is freezer friendly, and perfect for baby led weaning.  Older kids and adults will love them too!

Healthy meal ideas for babies and toddlers

Parenthood is full of surprises.  One of the things that really took me by surprise about being a mom is just how stressful and time consuming feeding a baby and toddler would be.  Not only are you short on time, but you have to feed these kids like 3 times a day!!  Plus snacks! It’s crazy.  Constantly coming up with healthy meal ideas for babies and toddlers is a full time job in itself.  That is why I like to have some easy kids meals stashed in the freezer.  These Sweet Potato, Kale and Black Bean patties are easy, only have five ingredients, and they freeze and reheat wonderfully.

how to get your picky toddler to eat vegetables

If you follow me on instagram, you may have been following my journey of starting my baby on solids.  Although I started him on purees rather than starting with Baby Led Weaning, we switched away from purees as soon as he was able to.

I’ve enjoyed being able to introduce my son to a variety of foods, and he was such a great eater! I was patting myself on the back for raising a child who loved vegetables – and then I read that it is totally normal for babies to love all kinds of foods and suddenly turn into picky eaters around 13 months.  Que the sad trombone – waa-waaaaa.

Luckily, I had started making these Sweet Potato, Kale and Black Bean patties when my son was about 10 months old.  I make a batch of 8 patties and freeze them.  Then when I need a quick dinner for my kid, I just reheat it for 30-60 seconds in the microwave!  Bam, healthy, veggie packed dinner in no time flat.  Bonus – my toddler LOVES these sweet potato black bean burgers!  He eats them right up and hardly throws any of it on the floor 😆 – and I feel good knowing that he ate a good serving of vegetables and protein.

Because I developed this recipe for my young toddler, I don’t add any salt to them. It’s especially important for babies under 1 year old to have very little sodium, so when preparing food for my baby I try to add very little or no salt.  But if you want to feed them to adults or older kids, you may prefer to add some salt.  I like to serve these with some avocado and cheese for a nutrient packed, healthy lunch or dinner for my one year old.

If you are looking for more make ahead freezer recipes, check out my Make Ahead Meatballs!

Sweet potato, Kale and Black Bean Patties for Babies and Toddlers

These Sweet Potato, Kale and Black Bean Patties are an easy way to get picky toddlers to LOVE eating vegetables!  This healthy toddler meal idea can be made ahead of time, is freezer friendly, and perfect for baby led weaning.  Older kids and adults will love them too!
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Baby Food Ideas, Easy Recipes, Freezer Friendly Baby and Toddler Food, Make Ahead Toddler Food, Toddler Meal Ideas
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8 Patties
Calories: 107.53kcal
Author: Meghan McMorrow | Fox and Briar

Ingredients

  • 1 large sweet potato, cooked 1.5-2 cups when cooked and mashed
  • 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

*Because this recipe was developed for babies and toddlers, there is NO salt added.  If making this recipe for older kids or adults, you may want to add  1/4 teaspoon salt.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 107.53kcal | Carbohydrates: 17.19g | Protein: 4.14g | Fat: 2.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.51g | Cholesterol: 20.46mg | Sodium: 62.15mg | Potassium: 275.61mg | Fiber: 3.36g | Sugar: 2.04g | Vitamin A: 6957.41IU | Vitamin C: 11.07mg | Calcium: 41.06mg | Iron: 1.14mg
Nutritional information is an estimate for your convenience. If you have strict nutritional needs, please do your due diligence to make sure this recipe fits your needs.
Did you like this recipe?Please comment, rate and share! And don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @foxandbriar AND #foxandbriar so I can see what you made!

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Comments

  1. Michelle says

    December 14, 2020 at 9:22 am

    Thales for such a great recipe. I made these for my baby and she loves them! I’ve been sharing the recipe with my mom tribe on the Peanut app in the Baby Led Weaning groups. Feel free to join us on the app just for moms!

    Thanks again for such a yummy recipe!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      December 15, 2020 at 10:54 am

      So glad to hear you and baby loved them!

      Reply
  2. Daniele says

    November 17, 2020 at 12:29 pm

    5 stars
    I have made many fritters for my babies and toddler and these are now my favorite. I don’t like kale so I grated a zucchini and let it sit in a colander, pressing a few times with paper towels to squeeze out as much water as I could. I also blended the beans because the mini Cuisinart was already out. Microwaved the sweet potato. They crisped nicely and tasted great (mommy trial version with salt and pepper added). I’m having a hard time not going back and eating more of the ones cooling on the plate for baby.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      November 18, 2020 at 9:21 am

      I’m so glad to hear that Daniele!

      Reply
  3. Celeste says

    November 7, 2020 at 7:48 am

    Can you use other beans? Why did you leave the beans whole?

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      November 7, 2020 at 12:24 pm

      Yes, you can use any other kind of beans. Leaving them whole was just how I did it, no reason. Feel free to mash them if you prefer.

      Reply
  4. Larissa says

    November 2, 2020 at 10:31 am

    5 stars
    These are a big hit with my 9 month old. She has been eating them for a few months as part of baby-led weaning. I love the convenience of being able to pull something out of the freezer whenever I need to round out her meal. It is especially helpful when we go to someone’s house for a meal. I can throw it in her bag and microwave it when we get there.
    (P.S. My mother-in-law ate one when she was babysitting and asked for the recipe. She thought they were delicious.)

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      November 2, 2020 at 10:55 am

      hi Larissa – yay, I am so happy to hear that! I loved that about them too!

      Reply
  5. J kim says

    May 10, 2020 at 7:43 pm

    Hello – I only have bagged beans (goya), not canned. How should I prep the beans before adding to mixture? Thank you.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      May 11, 2020 at 8:58 am

      Hi J, they need to be fully cooked. You can cook them according to the package instructions. A can of beans is 15 ounces, so you can use 1.5 to two cups of the cooked beans in this recipe. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  6. Christine Cruz says

    April 17, 2020 at 4:55 pm

    Hello,

    I tired making these tonight . Was I supposed to put the mixture in the fridge before making the patties? They didn’t stay bound together very well- it ended up being a big hash. But still smells good!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      April 18, 2020 at 5:13 pm

      Hi Christine – No they shouldn’t need to be refrigerated before hand! This can happen if the patties are too wet, like if you used a larger sweet potato, or if there is too much moisture in the kale. If that happens again, just add more breadcrumbs, then they should stay together. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  7. Lauren says

    April 10, 2020 at 8:55 am

    Can these be oven baked & if so, at what temperature for how long?

    Thanks, can’t wait to make these.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      April 10, 2020 at 9:12 am

      Hi Lauren – I haven’t tried baking them so I can’t be sure. I’m sure it would be fine, but I think pan frying them really adds to the flavor and texture because you get a nice crust on the outside. I do seem to recall one reader baked them and was happy with them.

      Reply
  8. Aly says

    April 9, 2020 at 5:42 am

    My son is allergic to all beans, what can I replace it with?

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      April 9, 2020 at 7:45 am

      Hi Aly, you can make these without the beans.

      Reply
  9. Leeanne says

    April 6, 2020 at 7:43 am

    Can these be made without the egg. Baby is allergic!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      April 6, 2020 at 9:35 am

      Hi Leanne,
      The egg is a binder and helps them stay together. I haven’t tried it without the egg, but I have two suggestions – you could try just leaving the egg out and using more breadcrumbs. You could also try using a flax egg (search my site, I have a recipe for one). I haven’t tried either of these things so I can’t be sure how they work, but that would be where I would start!

      Reply
    • Leeanne says

      April 8, 2020 at 8:45 am

      They worked well with extra bread crumbs and no egg 🙂

      Reply
      • Meghan says

        April 9, 2020 at 7:47 am

        Great! I’m so happy they worked!

        Reply
  10. brittany says

    March 16, 2020 at 3:57 pm

    Hello,

    Could I make this without the kale? I don’t have any kale or spinach.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 16, 2020 at 9:32 pm

      Hi Brittany – Yes, I do that often!

      Reply
  11. Jen says

    October 21, 2019 at 5:53 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious! Turned out great. I used spinach instead of kale and I think I blended it too long, so it was a little more green than orange, but it still tasted great.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      October 22, 2019 at 8:33 pm

      So glad you loved them Jen!

      Reply
  12. Jen says

    August 26, 2019 at 7:58 am

    Do you think this would work with spinach over kale? Looks like a great recipe, can’t wait to try.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      August 26, 2019 at 1:54 pm

      Hi Jen – Yes, I think that would be fine! Just remember that spinach will steam much faster than kale, and it will wilt down more. It will probably steam in 1-2 minutes I would guess?

      Reply

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