I've never been good at baking. Although I've always enjoyed cooking, I used
to get small panic attacks at the mere notion of baking before I had children.
I realized that I would be cooking a lot of my own food when
my oldest began solids. Being a pediatric
dietician who literally teaches other families how to do this must have helped.
After that, voilĂ . I
started baking.
I learned how simple it was to prepare kid-approved baked
products that were only sweetened with fruits and vegetables and naturally
sweetened without the use of processed sugar.
It is our goal as parents and other adults who care for children to provide them with
goodies that not only taste good but also support their developing bodies.
That's where fruits and veggies' magic enters the picture.
In this blog post, we'll explore five delicious and inventive ways to use fruits and vegetables, nature's sweets, to naturally sweeten your kids' favorite baked items. Greetings from a world of nutrient-dense, flavor-filled snacks that will have your kids begging for more. Here are my top five natural, non-refined sweeteners that I use in a lot of my recipes, along with instructions on how to incorporate them into easy-baked products and their nutritional value.
5 creative ways to add natural sweetness to kids' baked treats with fruit and veggies
1. Ripe Bananas
- My kitchen is always stocked with ripe bananas.
- I store them in the freezer (peeled and sliced in half) when they get really ripe so that I may use them whenever I want.
- Ripe bananas can be used in muffins, cookies, pancakes, waffles, and a lot more! They give sweetness to baked goods, are simple to mash into recipes, and can also add a creamy texture.
- Spinach and Banana Yoghurt Drops and Blender Muffins are two of my favorite recipes that use bananas.
- I suggest mashing these with a potato masher or fork or blending them into a product for a smoother texture.
- Bananas are a good source of many vitamins and minerals, including potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, magnesium, copper, and manganese.
Banana Recipes:
- Spinach and banana blender muffins
- Spinach and banana yogurt drops
2. Dates
- DatesLike bananas, dates give baked items a delightful natural sweetness. They also give a great sweet flavor that is similar to table sugar.
- One of my favorite uses for dates is in black bean brownies. Soaking dates in water before using them in a dish and blending them up provides a wonderful date paste that may be multipurpose - like these date and oat balls.
- In addition to being high in fibre, dates also include potassium, magnesium, copper, manganese, iron, and vitamin B6.
- They can be a welcome addition to a diet for someone who needs a little assistance in this area since they can also offer some relief from constipation.
Date recipes:
3. Applesauce and apple
- Baking made with applesauce, or pureed apples, can be made sweeter.
- can be used in place of oil or as a sweetener.
- This applesauce and amaranth porridge is a favorite of mine for the morning.Keeping only fresh apples available?
- Grated zucchini can be added to recipes such as my zucchini apple-cinnamon biscuits. Apples are a good source of fiber, vitamin K, potassium, and C.
Apple Recipes:
4. Unsweetened shredded coconut
- If you enjoy coconut flavor, you should always have this on hand in your kitchen. Remember that unsweetened coconut differs from coconut sugar or sweetened coconut.
- It can be added to a variety of recipes, such as these breakfast cookies with sweet potatoes and coconut.
- Additionally, coconut contains all of the recommended macronutrients, including protein, carbohydrates, and fat—fat being an important nutrient for the development of infants and toddlers.
- Additionally, calcium, copper, magnesium, potassium, and zinc are included in unsweetened coconut.
Coconut recipes:
5. Sweet potato
- This last sweetener I use is a vegetable.Sweet potatoes are a great ingredient to a lot of recipes, and they give them a creamy texture when they're blended or mashed.
- My favorite way to incorporate sweet potatoes is in my mini muffins with sweet potato and banana.
Sweet potato recipes:
And now, you are a pro.
Get baking and having fun in the kitchen.
If you need more ideas on creating nutritious foods for
your family, check out my free school
lunch guide - packed with tips on making school lunches easy and
fun.
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