Snacks in our house usually mean fruit or veggies. My kids love whole fruits, veggie sticks with ranch dressing and these Kid-Friendly Eggplant Chips with marinara sauce. They are so delicious and healthy too!
Kid-Friendly Eggplant Chips
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Author: Meredith @ Homegrown Friends
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- 2 medium size eggplant
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 4 eggs beaten
- 3 cups panko (japanese breadcrumbs)
- olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- COOKING TOOLS
- child-safe knife
- cookie tray
- 3 medium bowls
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease 2 cookie trays with about 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Cut up the eggplant into ½ inch rounds. Using a child friendly knife like the one by Curious Chef gives your child a chance to be part of the cooking process.
- Measure 1 cup of flour and pour into a bowl.
- Beat 4 eggs in another bowl.
- Add three cups of panko to the third bowl. T
- he next steps are a fantastic way to practice sequencing. Coat a piece of eggplant in flour, then dip in egg and then in the panko breadcrumbs.
- Place on the greased cookie tray.
- Repeat these steps with all of the pieces of eggplant.
- Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Bake for 30-45 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool for 5 minutes. Serve with marinara sauce.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 cookie trays with about 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Cut up the eggplant into 1/2 inch rounds. Using a child friendly knife like the one by Curious Chef gives your child a chance to be part of the cooking process.
Measure 1 cup of flour and pour into a bowl. Beat 4 eggs in another bowl. Add three cups of panko to the third bowl. The next steps are a fantastic way to practice sequencing. Coat a piece of eggplant in flour, then dip in egg and then in the panko breadcrumbs. Place on the greased cookie tray. Repeat these steps with all of the pieces of eggplant.
Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Bake for 30-45 minutes or until golden brown.
Let cool for 5 minutes. Serve with marinara sauce.
