Children's meals should be tasty and healthy, and also beautiful and vibrant if the child is picky. Run out of ideas, and scrambled eggs or oatmeal are already boring? We've gathered 20 excellent recipes for what to cook for your child's breakfast!
1. Lazy Vareniki (Dumplings)
You can't go wrong with this children's breakfast, and it takes no longer to cook than regular porridge.
You will need: 200 g cottage cheese, 1 egg, 30 g flour, sugar and salt.
Preparation: Mash the cottage cheese with a fork and mix it with the other ingredients. Dust the table with flour, roll the cottage cheese dough into a log, and cut it into pieces. Drop them into boiling salted water and cook for 1-2 minutes after they float to the surface.
2. Cabbage Muffins
Don't know how to get your child to eat healthy cabbage? This is how!
You will need: 200 ml yogurt, 1 egg, 150 g cabbage, 1 tsp baking soda and salt, 2 tsp sugar, 150 g flour, 3 tbsp green onions, 65 ml oil.
Preparation: Add baking soda, sugar, and egg to the yogurt, mix, and gradually add the flour. Add 50 ml vegetable oil, finely chopped cabbage, and herbs. Grease muffin molds, pour in the batter, and bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
3. Casserole with Minced Meat
If a busy day is ahead and your child needs a heartier breakfast – here's a great recipe!
You will need: 100 g minced meat, 2 eggs, half a glass of grated cheese, 3 tbsp milk, 200 g potatoes, quarter of an onion and bell pepper, paprika.
Preparation: Fry the minced meat with paprika, transfer to a plate, and in the same pan, fry the chopped vegetables. Grate the potatoes on a coarse grater, mix all ingredients, and add cheese. Pour the mixture with beaten egg and milk, place in a baking dish, and bake for 35 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius under foil. Remove the foil for the last 15 minutes.
4. Potatoes with Cheese Filling
Another delicious, hearty, and easy dish that you can cook for your child's breakfast!
You will need: 3 potatoes, 1 tbsp olive oil, 200 g cream cheese, 200 g ham, 20 g herbs, salt, spices.
Preparation: Wash the potatoes, coat them in spices, prick with a fork, and bake for about an hour at 180-200 degrees Celsius. Cool, cut in half, and scoop out some of the middle to create "boats." Mix the chopped ingredients for the filling, place them into the potato halves, and return to the oven for another 15 minutes.
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5. Apple Muffins
Baking for children doesn't necessarily take a lot of time and effort.
You will need: 2 sweet and sour apples, 350 g flour, 2 tbsp milk, 280 ml 30% cream, 25 g butter, 1 egg, 50 g brown sugar, 50 g nuts, 1.5 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon.
Preparation: Rub 50 g of flour with butter until crumbly, chop the nuts and mix them with sugar. Add sifted flour with baking powder and cinnamon to the sugar. Grate the apples on a coarse grater, mix with milk, egg, and cream. Combine all ingredients, divide into muffin molds, and bake for 25 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.
6. Green Buckwheat Breakfast
Buckwheat porridge for a child's breakfast can be not only healthy but also beautiful.
You will need: 1 cup buckwheat, parsley, cilantro, celery, half a lemon, 1 tbsp olive oil, nuts.
Preparation: Boil buckwheat until cooked, dress it with olive oil, and add chopped herbs. Sprinkle with nuts on top and serve with a vegetable salad or steamed cutlets.
7. Children's Burger with Egg
A great alternative to regular sandwiches for a quick children's breakfast.
You will need: 1 bun, 2 eggs, herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers, 1 slice of sandwich cheese.
Preparation: Pour the eggs onto a frying pan and spread them into a wide strip, season with salt, and sprinkle with herbs. Cut the bun in half and place it cut-side down on the egg. Fold the bun into a burger, place vegetables and cheese in the middle, and lightly toast the top.
8. Savory Pancakes with Cheese
Try making these quick and delicious savory pancakes with cheese for your child's breakfast if the usual sweet ones have become boring!
You will need: 1 egg, 50 g flour, 10 ml olive oil, 50 g cream cheese, 20 g hard cheese, herbs, mushrooms, ham.
Preparation: Mix the egg with flour, chopped herbs, and cream cheese. Add olive oil, ham, and mushrooms to taste, and knead a firm dough. Fry the pancakes and immediately sprinkle them with hard cheese.
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9. Pumpkin Oatmeal
Healthy, beautiful, and very aromatic. The ideal children's breakfast recipe!
You will need: 2/3 cup rolled oats, 2/3 cup milk, 2 tbsp pumpkin puree, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, 1 tbsp honey, nuts.
Preparation: The night before, pour milk over the oats, add baked pumpkin puree, spices, and honey. Close tightly with a lid and refrigerate until morning. For breakfast, all that's left is to decorate the oatmeal with nuts and fruits.
10. Quick Pancakes
Make them for your child's breakfast with fruits, yogurt, caramel, or condensed milk.
You will need: 500 ml kefir, 2 eggs, 80 g sugar, a pinch of salt, 1 tsp baking powder, 0.5 tsp baking soda, 350 g flour.
Preparation: Whisk eggs with sugar and salt, add room temperature kefir, and gradually add sifted flour with baking powder. Finally, stir in the baking soda and fry the pancakes on a dry non-stick pan.
11. Sweet Carrot and Apple Breakfast
A very vitamin-rich and light breakfast recipe that is suitable even for young children.
You will need: 1 carrot, 1 apple, 1 orange, 50 g raisins, 2 tsp honey, 50 g nuts, cinnamon.
Preparation: Grate the apple and carrot on a medium grater and cut half an orange into pieces. Squeeze juice from the other half, mix with honey, and dress the salad. Add raisins, nuts, and cinnamon.
12. Scrambled Eggs with Sausages
Of course, sausages are hard to call a healthy breakfast for children, but if you really want to – make it beautiful!
You will need: 3 dietary sausages, 1 egg, quarter of a bell pepper, 2 mushrooms, other vegetables to taste, spices.
Preparation: Dice the vegetables finely and lightly fry them. Separate the yolk from the white, and place the vegetables into the white. Cut the sausages lengthwise, not quite to the end, and arrange them on the pan in a square with a heart inside. Secure the corners of the square with toothpicks, pour the yolk into the center, and the white with vegetables around the edges.
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13. Stuffed Buns
Another way to beautifully prepare scrambled eggs for your child's breakfast.
You will need: 2 buns, 2 eggs, 100 g ham, 1 pickled cucumber, 2 tsp oil, 2 tbsp sour cream, 1 tsp mustard, herbs.
Preparation: Cut ham and eggs into strips, mix with sour cream and mustard. Remove the tops from the buns, scoop out the soft interior, drizzle with oil, and fill with the mixture. Crack eggs on top and bake with the bun tops at 180 degrees Celsius until the egg whites set.
14. Quick Cottage Cheese Cream
Looks like a dessert, but it's actually a very quick and healthy breakfast for a child!
You will need: 400 g cottage cheese, 4 tbsp 20% sour cream, 3 tbsp condensed milk, fruits and nuts.
Preparation: Blend the cottage cheese with sour cream until smooth, with no lumps remaining. Add condensed milk and blend again, then spoon into dessert bowls and decorate with berries, fruits, and nuts.
15. Syrniki (Cheese Pancakes) with Zucchini
Perfect with sour cream or cheese sauce!
You will need: 250 g cottage cheese, 150 g feta, 180 g zucchini, 1 egg, 50 g herbs, 4 tbsp flour.
Preparation: Mash the cottage cheese and feta with a fork, add chopped herbs and grated zucchini. Also add the egg and spices, flour, and mix the dough. Fry the syrniki on both sides until golden brown.
16. Omelet Muffin with Bacon
Use silicone muffin molds.
You will need: 3 eggs, 6 slices of bacon, half a tomato, spices.
Preparation: Whisk the eggs and add spices and chopped tomato. Line muffin molds with bacon slices, pour in the egg mixture not quite to the top, and bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
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17. Baked Omelet with Vegetables
A delicious and quick recipe for cooking breakfast for your child using baking molds or ramekins.
You will need: 2 eggs, 50 g mushrooms, one-third of a bell pepper, one-third of an onion, green onions, ginger root, spices, herbs.
Preparation: Fry the vegetables and mushrooms, add grated ginger. Whisk one egg into an omelet, pour it over the vegetables and mix, then sprinkle with herbs and green onions. Place everything into a mold, make a small indentation in the center, and pour in the second egg. Bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
18. Croutons with Cheese and Herbs
Optionally, you can add zucchini or tomatoes to the dish.
You will need: 150 g bread, 2 eggs, 30 g hard cheese, carrot, herbs, spices.
Preparation: Grate the carrot and cheese on a fine grater, chop the herbs, and mix them with the beaten egg. Add spices, dip bread slices into the mixture, place on parchment paper, and bake for 10 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.
19. Rice Porridge with Milk
Decorate the children's porridge with berries, jam, zest, and coconut flakes on top.
You will need: 125 g round-grain rice, 2 tbsp 30% cream, 1 tsp vanilla sugar, 500 ml milk, 2 tbsp sugar, zest.
Preparation: Boil milk with cream, sugar, zest, and salt, then add the rinsed rice. Cook for 2 minutes, reduce heat, and leave the porridge covered for 35 minutes. Transfer to a deep bowl and decorate to taste.
20. Cottage Cheese Buns
Baked goods for a child's breakfast can also be healthy!
You will need: 2 eggs, 3 tbsp sugar, a pinch of salt, 15 g baking powder, 2 tbsp milk, 250 g cottage cheese, 250 g flour.
Preparation: Mix cottage cheese, eggs, sugar, and salt until smooth. Sift flour with baking powder into the mixture, knead the dough, and form buns with wet hands. Bake for 12 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius, brush with milk, sprinkle with sugar, and return to the oven for another 5 minutes.