Mini Zucchini Pizza Bites

This easy, healthy Mini Zucchini Pizza Bites recipe is a perfect appetizer, snack, or even lunch and dinner for baby, toddlers, kids and the whole family. Made in 4 easy steps they will become a part of your family menu.

Course dinner, Lunch, Snack

Cuisine Italian-inspired

Diet Gluten Free

Fridge Life? 3 days

Freezable? 3 months

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Cooling time 15

Total Time 55

Servings pizzas

Calories 35kcal

Author Dora

Equipment

Stainless Steel Baking Trays

Ingredients

1 zucchini large
3.5 oz shredded mozzarella
5 tablespoon canned tomatoes
½ teaspoon date syrup (or sugar) optional
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ onion medium-sized
2 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon basil
1 tsp oregano

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C / 390°F. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
Wash the zucchinis (and peel if you want to) and cut into about 15 pieces that are around ½ inch (1 cm) thick. Place them on the baking paper.
Peel and slice the onion and garlic into tiny pieces.
Put the olive oil into a pot or pan and heat over medium heat.
Add the onions and garlic to the pot/pan and let cook for a few minutes.
Pour the canned tomatoes and add the date syrup, basil and oregano. Cook for about 5 mins.
Transfer the tomato sauce to the zucchinis and cover with shredded mozzarella.
Bake for about 25 minutes.
Allow to cool for about 10 minutes prior to serving.

Notes

Make sure your sauce is thick enough. If the sauce is too loose (which will depend on the kind of canned tomatoes you have on hand) then just cook for longer as it will evaporate
Know your baking time. The time of 25 minutes for baking the homemade zucchini pizzas might not be the ideal time for your oven. You want your zucchinis to be soft but not mushy. And you'll know this by sticking a fork in one while baking and checking it out. You also don't want your sauce and cheese to be burnt so once you see they're getting the brownish color on the edges, you know it's time to take them out of the oven.
You can add other different toppings, such as shredded chicken, mushrooms, grated carrots, peppers, or anything you like that will fit the zucchini

Serving Advice for Baby and Toddlers
- We recommend serving this to babies when they are ready for pincer grasp, so probably 9 months +, and then cut them into bite-size pieces the size of pinky fingernails.
- If serving for babies under 9 months remove the skin as their digestive system may have a hard time digesting it.
- Toddlers - serve them as small pizzas.

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