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Carrot Star Bites are made with only 4 ingredients and are a great toddler snack or lunchbox filler.
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Reasons to Love This Recipe
- Balanced - this simple snack contains veggies, carbs, protein and dairy to keep little tummies satisfied.
- Vegetable Exposure - allows kids to see the versatility of vegetables are and how they can taste different when cooked and prepared in various ways.
- Freezer Friendly - meaning you can always have some to hand.
- Lunchbox Friendly - great when you are looking for healthy lunchbox ideas
Ingredient Information
For the full recipe, with ingredient amounts, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Grated carrots
- Grated cheese - a good melting cheese such as cheddar or mozzarella works well (or a mix).
- Oat Flour - You can easily make oat flour by blending / processing rolled oats. Alternatively you can replace with other flours such as all-purpose or almond.
- Eggs
Step By Step Instructions and Photos
- In a small mixing bowl, mix the grated carrot with water, cover and microwave on high for 3 mins. Alternatively, you can steam or boil.
- Drain the carrots, place them on a clean cloth / absorbent paper and squeeze out the excess liquid.
- Place the carrots back in the bowl and mix with the remaining ingredients.
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking sheet. Form star shapes of the mixture using a cookie cutter, the mixture should be approx. 0.5cm (¼ inch) thick. (You can make any shape you wish)
- Bake for approx. 13-15 mins (until crispy on the sides)
Storage Instructions
- REFRIGERATE: Store these carrot star bites in an airtight container for up to 2 days. Note: The stars will soften in texture when cold
- FREEZE: Allow to cool and freeze on a baking sheet. Once hard transfer the stars to an airtight container or ziplock bag and freeze for up to 2 months.
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Carrot Stars
Made with only 4 ingredients this savoury snack is perfect for kids of all ages.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 16 minutes
Total Time: 21 minutes
Serves:14 stars
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Ingredients
- 200g (1½ packed cups) Carrots Grated
- 125ml (½ cup) Water
- 70g (½ cup) Grated Cheese
- 2 Eggs
- 4 tbsp (15ml tbsps) Oat flour
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 180C / 350F / Gas 4 and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking sheet
- Mix the carrot and water in a bowl, cover and microwave on high for 3 mins
- Drain the carrots and then place them on a clean cloth / absorbent paper and squeeze out the liquid. (You need to get the carrots quite dry for the recipe to work)
- Place the carrots back in the bowl and mix with the remaining ingredients.
- Using a cookie cutter, form star shapes of the mixture straight onto the prepared baking sheet. Make each star around ½cm / ¼inch thick.
- Bake for approx. 13 mins (until crispy on the sides)
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Recipe Notes
Cheese: You can use any good melting cheese such as cheddar, mozzarella or tasty. Or you can use a mix.
Flour: Oat flour can easily be made by blending / processing oats until a flour consistency. Alternatively you can replace with another flour (such as all-purpose or almond)
Cooking carrots without a microwave: Bring ½ cup water to boil, add the grated carrots and cook for 3 minutes. Alternatively, steam until soft.
I made 14 carrot stars, this will vary depending on the size of the cookie cutter.
Nutritional Information is a ROUGH guide only, calculated using an online nutrition calculator.
*Adapted from a recipe for Carrot Taco Shells by Carine Claudepierre of Sweet as Honey.
Nutritional facts
Calories: 44kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2470IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 0.3mg
*This post was first published Nov 2014, it has been updated to include process shots, new images and more recipe information.
Lisa
I love these! My toddler devours them - probably because she will eat anything if cheese is involved. I sometimes add spinach as well. And use AP or whole wheat flour in place of oat flour.
Amy
Thanks Lisa, so happy she like them. Cheese has magic powers when it comes to kids!!
Teresa
Hi, Amy! I have a question: Should I flatten out the dough with a rolling pin after form star shapes or should I take portions of dough and then cut them with a cookie cutter?
Thank you!
Amy
Hi Teresa, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. You can't really roll this "dough" out. I place some in a cookie cutter to form the shape. I actually made a video for this but it seems to have disappeared from the recipe post and I'm struggling to re-upload it. You can view it on FB here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1246774818738879&external_log_id=c80a7668e3236df6906aa8715e2aa6c6&q=carrot%20stars
Teresa
Hi, Amy! Thank you for your reply, you are very kind!
Now I understand perfectly how you formed the shape. I just saw the video on facebook. It's very easy!
Thank you!!!!
Tara C
I haven't made this yet but it looks good. Any suggestion as to a simpler approach than packing into star shaped cutters? Do you think pressing it flat on baking sheet and scoring into square-ish pieces would work?
Amy
Hi Tara, I haven't tried that, it may spread when cooking so may not work. These don't go hard, they are quite a soft textured bite. You could make small rounds by rolling small balls and flattening.
KC Neufeld
Hi, excited to try this. But can I fry them instead of baking? My oven just takes forever to warm up. I checked the recipe notes and couldn't find anywhere saying if frying in a pan is okay.
Amy
I haven't actually tried frying these. I'd say they would be quite hard to handle (flip). If you try I'd love to know how it goes 🙂
Dana
I made these today and they turned out beautifully. How would you recommend they be stored? I'm worried they'll go soggy in the fridge, but not sure about leaving them at room temp.
Amy
Hi Dana, sorry for the late response. (I've had a house full of guests and have neglected my messages). I usually freeze these and take out as needed 🙂
Shea
Hi!!
How do we go about freezing these?
And reheating??
Will try this over the weekend 😀
Kay V
Hi Amy. Can I use wheat flour instead of oat?
Amy
Hi Kay, I have only tested them with oat flour but many readers have said they tried them with plain flour and they worked well. I'm presuming wheat flour should be good too. 🙂
Kelly
Can I use gluten free flour instead of oat flour
Amy
Hi Kelly, totally worth a try but without trying myself I really can't say. Sorry I can not be of more help. I'd love to know if you try it and how it works as it is helpful for other readers too 🙂
Kate
I made these for me little one and subbed the oat flour for Buckwheat flour and removed the cheese and used nutritional yeast. They turned out great and my little guy thoroughly enjoyed them 🙂
Amy
Hi Kate, fab! So glad your little one enjoyed them and thank you for letting me know that the substitutions worked for you. I am always asked for dairy and gluten free versions of my recipes and it is great to know what works for others 🙂
Kayla
Fantastic! I just made these for my 10 month old. I stuck them in a brownie pan instead in parchment. Lifted he parchment out and then cut them into rectangles and into strips etc. so easy, will definitely be making more and adding some spinach or greens!
Amy
Thanks, Kayla! Yes, I've made these with zucchini and with spinach - the recipe is pretty flexible 🙂
Sarah
Hmm, this didn't seem to work quite right for me. It took no less than 30 minutes for mine to start to brown on the sides. At 13 minutes, it was definitely omelet-like, as another poster said. Perhaps it's a humidity issue? I definitely squeezed the carrots out like crazy.
Amy
Hi Sarah, sorry this didn't work for you. This is one of my more popular posts but an old post. I will make them again and update this month with more specific instructions and process images. My only thought could be that they may have been too thick? Maybe it is a humidity issue, I made them a lot when I lived in Scotland, I'll see how they differ from my Australian kitchen!
Lucy
Would a but milk bag work for squeezing out the carrot?
Amy
Hi Lucy, I've never owned a nut bag so I'm not 100% sure but I think it would work great. The carrot may stain the bag though...