Carrot and Oat Bars

These are really simple and a great way to get some extra veg into your baby or toddler’s diet.

Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Makes: 8-10 bars

Ingredients

* Olive oil or butter, to grease
* ½ carrot, peeled and grated
* ½ small apple, peeled and grated
* 2 bananas, mashed
* 1 tbsp smooth, 100 percent almond butter
* 150g oats

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Lightly grease a baking tray.
2. Add all the ingredients to a large bowl and mix together with your hands or a spoon.
3. Press the mixture into the greased baking tray.
4. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
5. Leave to cool before cutting into 8-10 bars.

Recipe by Charlotte Stirling-Reed, Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Wean Your Baby. Charlotte’s new book, The Ultimate Weaning & Toddler Cookbook, has 100 recipes to make weaning easy and fun. Out 5th March 2025.