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Sweet Potato Stackers

11/16/2020

We are fans of "playing with your food" here at Veggie Buds Club because sometimes kids need to play with their food to make it a little less scary to try! These sweet potato stackers are just like fries but cut them into even logs and you’ve got a building just waiting to be created.

This recipe was developed by Katie Blauser: mama of three boys, wife of a picky eater, and food lover at Eat Pretty Darling. She believes in making food fun, healthy, & pretty! Katie’s not only outnumbered by boys in her little family, but also by picky eaters. She loves trying to find new ways to get both kids and adults to eat healthy while making food pretty yummy, pretty healthy, and pretty fun! Find Katie on Instagram (@eatprettydarling), where she shares colorful and cute food ideas for both picky and adventurous eaters.

Sweet Potato Stackers

Ingredients

Sweet Potato
Olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Peel the sweet potato and cut off the sides to make it all squared. It should be like a solid rectangle! Then cut the potatoes into 2 inch long rectangle logs. Do this with all of the potatoes you can. Save those odd bits that can’t be square, those are still delicious just not great to build with!
Line a baking sheet and place the sweet potato logs on it. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Rub the logs to make sure they are fully coated. Lay them flat on the baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, flip and bake for 10 more.
Once they are done cooking, take them out and let them cool down. Now you can use the sweet potato logs to build a masterpiece! You can even use dips like ketchup as "concrete" to help them stick together.

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Sweet Potato Blondies

11/9/2020

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It's Sweet Potato month at Veggie Buds Club and Heather of Happy Kids Kitchen developed an amazing way to get excited about this veggie! Enjoy this healthy-ish sweet treat: Sweet Potato Blondies. Kids are sure to gobble these up!

This recipe was developed by Heather Staller, a mom of two boys, ages 8 and 6, and cooking instructor specializing in bringing cooking into preschool classrooms. After college, Heather knew she wanted to be a teacher, but first followed her lifelong dream of going to culinary school. Teaching cooking combines both of her passions, and she truly enjoys introducing young children to the joys of cooking with fresh ingredients. Find Heather on Instagram (@heather.happykidskitchen), where she shares inventive kid-friendly recipes and ideas for cooking with kids at home.

Sweet Potato Blondies

Ingredients

1/3 cup mashed sweet potato
1/2 cup almond butter (or any nut or seed butter)
1/4 cup melted coconut oil or vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or more cinnamon
1/2 cup all-purpose, whole wheat flour or 1 cup almond flour
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or grease really well with oil.
In a large bowl, whisk sweet potato, almond butter, oil, vanilla, and sugar until smooth. Whisk in baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin spice then stir in flour and chocolate chips.
Spread the batter in the baking dish then top with a few more chocolate chips, if you’d like. Bake until set and puffed around the edges, 18 to 20 minutes.
Cool completely then cut into squares.

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"Veggie Play" Placemats

11/3/2020

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Want your child to eat more veggies? Veggie Buds Club has a solution! Our "Veggie Play" interactive placemats encourage your child to "play with veggies" which, research shows, will make them more likely to try them!

Double-sided, one side encourages interactive play with veggies and the other side encourages coloring veggie pictures and activities.
11x17 Heavy laminate.
Easy to clean, play with veggies or color with a marker then simply wipe clean with a washcloth.

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Sweet Potato Quiche Bites

11/3/2020

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These yummy sweet potato quiche bites are sweet and savory and a great on-the-go breakfast, snack, or even healthy lunch box component!

Sweet Potato Quiche Bites

Makes 24 mini quiches
Ingredients

1 sweet potato, peeled and shredded (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 tablespoon neutral oil
6 eggs
2 tablespoons milk (any kind)
1/2 red pepper, diced small (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray cooking oil in a mini muffin tin.
Place the shredded sweet potato in a bowl and add the oil, stir to coat. Scoop about 1 spoonful of shredded sweet potato into each mini muffin cup and press down and around the sides to make crusts.
Whisk the eggs and milk in a large bowl. Add the diced pepper, shredded cheese, salt, and pepper and stir together.
Carefully pour some of the egg mixture into each mini muffin cup.
Bake for 18-22 minutes, until the eggs are set. Remove from muffin tin by running a knife around the edge of each mini quiche.

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Sweet Potato Stackers

Sweet Potato Stackers

Want your kids to eat more veggies?

Sweet Potato Blondies

Sweet Potato Blondies

Want your kids to eat more veggies?

"Veggie Play" Placemats

Sweet Potato Quiche Bites

Sweet Potato Quiche Bites

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