Estos Tortitas de calabaza baby are the easiest baby-led weaning pumpkin recipe to introduce solid food and pumpkin to little ones. This baby-led weaning pancake recipe is also egg-free and dairy-free, so it’s perfect for vegan babies!
Baby-Led Weaning Pancakes are simple pancakes made with very basic and unrefined ingredients used to introduce foods like pumpkin to babies and toddlers. These baby pumpkin pancakes are made with wholesome ingredients for an allergy-friendly recipe.
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Tortitas de calabaza baby
Ingredientes
- ¼ taza de Puré de calabaza - homemade or pure puree from baby food pouches/cans
- ½ taza de Leche a base de plantas - can be breastmilk or almond/coconut milk for dairy-free
- 2 cucharaditas de Aceite de coco derretido - o aceite de canola
- 1 cucharadita de Extracto de vainilla
- ½ taza de Harina para todo uso - (nota 1)
Optional – for fluffier pancakes
- 1 cucharadita de Levadura en polvo
Instrucciones para la impresión en alta definición
- In a mixing bowl, whisk pumpkin puree, milk of choice, oil, and vanilla.
- Stir in flour and baking powder if used – highly recommended for fluffy pancakes!
- Slightly grease a pancake griddle with melted coconut oil.
- Warm pancake griddle to medium heat and spoon one or two tablespoons of batter per pancake.
- Cook 1-2 minutes on one side or until sides are dry, then flip and cook on the other side for 1 minute until pancakes are fluffy and golden.
Almacenaje
- Store the pancakes in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze and thaw in the fridge the day before eating.
Notas
Nutrición
Ingredientes y sustituciones
- Puré de calabaza – Puedes usar mi baby pumpkin puree recipe if you like. This recipe also works to make sweet potato baby pancakes as well. To do so, swap the amount of pumpkin puree for the same amount of homemade orange sweet potato puree. Learn how to prepara tu propio puré de calabaza.
- Leche de elección – you can use any milk. I love coconut milk or almond milk, but if you are breastfeeding, your breastmilk is a great option.
- Aceite de coco derretido
- Extracto de vainilla – por el sabor.
- Harina para todo uso – or spelt flour or white whole wheat flour. For a gluten-free version, use my Guía de conversión a una dieta sin gluten.
- Levadura en polvo – optional only if you like the pumpkin pancakes fluffy.
How To Make Baby Pumpkin Pancakes
It’s so easy to make your own baby pumpkin pancakes at home with only a few ingredients. All you need are:
- Make sure you are having some pumpkin puree on hand. You can use Puré de calabaza enlatado – a baby can or pouches are perfect for it or Puré de calabaza casero – follow my pumpkin puree baby recipe here si es necesario.
- In a medium-size bowl, whisk the wet ingredients together: pumpkin puree, milk of choice – I love almond milk, vanilla extract, and melted coconut oil.
- Finally, whisk in flour and baking powder until a slightly thick batter forms with a lovely orange color shade.
- Slightly oil a pancake griddle with oil spray. I am using a homemade oil spray bottle filled with avocado oil because it resists well to high temperatures, but coconut oil is also great. You can rub solid coconut oil on the griddle or non-stick pancake pan using a piece of absorbent paper.
- Heat the griddle on medium heat and spoon one tablespoon of batter per pancake to make hand-sized pancakes that babies can hold easily.
- Cook the pancakes for 2 to 3 minutes or until dry on the edges. Then, slide a spatula under the pancake and flip to the other side.
- Keep cooking for about 30 seconds to 1 minute until just set.
- Let them Cool down on a wire rack before offering them as finger food for your kids.
Almacenaje
You can store these baby pumpkin pancakes in the fridge for up to 3 days. Another option is to freeze the cooked pumpkin baby pancakes in zip-lock bags. Thaw the baby pancakes at room temperature for at least 3 hours before offering them to the kids.
Toppings
As your baby grows, add some toppings to these pumpkin pancakes to introduce new flavors and textures. Great ideas are:
- Baby chia seed jam – my recipe is fully sugar-free for babies under 1 year old.
- Mantequilla de maní
- Mantequilla de almendras
Preguntas frecuentes
Pumpkin pancakes are safe to introduce as baby-led weaning from 6 months of age. They are made with only 5 wholesome ingredients.
Yes and no! It depends on the age of your baby because some kids can have an allergy to cinnamon, always ask your GP for recommendations if unsure. It will however add the most delicious flavor to the pancakes.
Other ideas to flavor the pancakes for older kids are to add 1-2 teaspoons of sweetener in the batter like these unrefined sugar options:
– Azúcar de coco
– azúcar de caña sin refinar
– Jarabe de arce
More Baby-Led Weaning Recipes
I have so many other baby-led weaning recipes that you can try with your little one. Below are my favorites for you to try.
Can I add an egg?
I don’t bake with eggs so I can’t recommend I am sorry.
could I omit the oil in the batter and use additional pumpkin or banana or even tahini?
You can but it will be gummy, and stick to the pan.
Hi. My daughter loves these- thank you! Would you have any oven baking recommendations for these instead of griddle?
Thank you, I never tried baking my pancakes recipes I guess if you drop the pancake on a cookie sheet lined with slightly oiled parchment paper, then you can bake them in preheated oven 350F (180C) until set – no sure of timing I would guess 15 minutes for small pancakes
Can you pre-make the mix and keep it in the fridge overnight to cook in the morning? Also, it seems the inside seems a bit sticky almost like it’s not cooked through but I cook them for a while so they have to be done! Any suggestions? Thank you!
Yes, you should be able to keep the batter in the fridge for a couple of days. Give it a good stir before making the pancakes, though. For the texture, the pumpkin makes it look rather moist inside, but it’s normal!
My 8 month old is a fan! Little dense even with the baking powder but I think I need to increase the heat next time to cook them through a little faster?
Gracias !!
These are now my daughters absolute favorite – I’ve been making and freezing big batches for the week because she devours them! I put before I thought I need to increase the heat and that did just the trick. Thanks again for the recipe for my pumpkin- loving October baby.
Gracias!
My girl loved these! I want to make them again and just try to make plain pancakes this time – I absolutely love the consistency of these…would it work the same if you omit just the pumpkin?
Gracias !!
It might be a bit dry without it. You can use banana or applesauce instead.
My 14 month old and I thoroughly enjoyed these! Followed the recipe exactly. Thank you!
Do you think this would work with oat flour?
They might end up fragile and difficult to flip maybe use half half for better texture.
I ate these with my 10 month old and we’re both fans. I added some cinnamon for extra flavour.
I’m glad you both enjoyed them!!
My 3 year old helped me make these and he ate his whole plate – as well as my 8 month old! Gotta love a recipe they both enjoy!