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School Lunch Box Idea: Easy Air Fryer Vegie Bake
Beating The Lunch Box Blues: Easy Mini Veggie Bakes
If you're feeling the lunch box fatigue, you are definitely not alone. A lot of little ones get a touch fussier as the year progresses, and most of us have well and truly run out of fresh ideas to pack.
One of our all-time favourite make-ahead lifesavers is Mini Veggie Bakes. Prep a batch on the weekend, and lunches half sort themselves for days.
Here's the little secret that makes them so easy: you can bake straight into silicone baking cups and moulds. No greasing, no fuss, they pop out beautifully once cooled, and clean-up is a breeze. Meal prep just got a whole lot simpler.
Easy Mini Veggie Bakes
The base
- Eggs
- Salt and pepper
- A drizzle of oil (optional)
- 1 tablespoon self-raising flour (roughly, depending on how many eggs you use)
As a guide, about 6 eggs will make 8 to 10 mini bakes with a tablespoon or so of flour. Scale it up or down to suit your crew.
Let the kids pick their fillings
- Corn
- Carrot
- Ham
- Salami
- Mushroom
- Cherry tomatoes
- Capsicum
- Zucchini
- Grated cheese
- Chives
How to make them
- Preheat your air fryer to 160°C.
- Whisk the eggs in a jug with a pinch of salt and pepper, plus the drizzle of oil if you're using it.
- Whisk through the self-raising flour until smooth. This gives the bakes a lovely light lift.
- Sit your silicone cups in the air fryer basket with a little space between them so the air can move, and let the kids scatter in their chosen fillings.
- Pour the egg mixture over the top, leaving a little room in each cup, and finish with a sprinkle of grated cheese.
- Air fry at 160°C for 10 to 12 minutes, until set and just golden. Air fryers vary, so check them a couple of minutes early the first time, and cook in batches if your basket is on the smaller side.
- Cool completely before packing. They firm up nicely as they cool.
Jodie's Tips:
Getting the kids involved from the start makes a real difference.
When they've chosen it and helped make it, they're so much more likely to happily eat what you've packed.
These can be made on the weekend and stored in the fridge in their silicone cup or mould to add to your little one's lunch box during the week.
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