
🍎 Snack🧒 12-18 monthsvegetarianquickfinger-food
Creamy Banana Oat Toast Fingers
Soft cinnamon-oat banana mash spread on warm toast fingers with a drizzle of yogurt.
8 minutes1 servingSoft, moist toast strips with creamy banana-oat spread and tiny tender oat bits
Ingredients(4)
- 1 slice soft whole wheat bread
- 1/3 medium ripe banana, mashed
- 2 tbsp plain whole milk yogurt
- 1 tbsp quick oats
Instructions(5 steps)
- 1
Mash banana in a small bowl.
- 2
Stir in oats and a spoonful of yogurt until soft and thick.
- 3
Toast bread lightly, then cool until just warm.
- 4
Cut toast into short strips, then spread banana-oat mix on top.
- 5
Dot remaining yogurt over strips and press gently so it clings.
Nutritional Highlights
- -Fiber from oats and whole wheat
- -Calcium from yogurt
- -Protein for growth
- -Potassium from banana
Age Appropriateness
Finger-sized strips encourage self-feeding, while the soft toast and mashed banana-oat mix are easy to gum or chew with early teeth.
Introduction Tip
Offer one or two strips at a time and model taking small bites. If this is a new texture, spread the mash more thinly at first.