Fruity Chicken Balls are a great finger food for kids of all ages. Great for baby-led weaning (BLW), for toddlers or in a kids lunch box.

The first time that I made these fruity chicken balls was when Rory was a baby. He did baby-led weaning and I found that these were a great little finger food to have at home or to pop into a lunch box when going out and about.
The only way Rory would eat chicken as a baby was if it was thigh meat or minced and made into burgers or balls such as these. As he got older he was more able /willing to eat chunks of meat but even now, at two years old, he prefers meat served like this.

Now that Finn has started school I have been thrown into the world of lunch boxes. It is important to me that Finn has a healthy and varied lunch box as, after all, it makes up a third of his daily food. Lately, I have been thinking of different foods that I can add to the lunch box and thought that these would be perfect; they can be frozen and taste really good cold.

I often serve these as part of the main meal or with a small salad at lunchtime. Usually, I cut up some fruit and vegetables to make fun little kebab sticks with them. I’m not sure why, but kids generally find food instantly more appealing when it is on a stick!
The reason I add milk-soaked breadcrumbs to the mixture is to produce a lighter, more tender ball. If you or your kid have allergies then you can miss this out, they still taste great!

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Fruity Chicken Balls
A delicious finger food great for kids of all ages.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Serves:25 balls
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Instructions
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Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion and carrot, over a low heat, until soft. (For around 5 mins)
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Add the milk to the breadcrumbs and allow to sit for 5 mins.
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Place the apple and pear onto a clean dishcloth and squeeze as much juice as you can out of them. (save the juice for smoothies etc)
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Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix with your hands until all the ingredients are mixed together.
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Form around 25 balls with your hands. Shallow fry for around five minutes, until golden on both sides.
Recipe Notes
- I add the soaked breadcrumbs to the mixture to produce a lighter, more tender ball. If you have a dairy/gluten allergy then you can miss this out but the ball will be tougher.
Nutritional information is a ROUGH guide only, calculated using an online nutrition calculator.
Nutrition Facts
Fruity Chicken Balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 50
Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Cholesterol 17mg6%
Sodium 23mg1%
Potassium 138mg4%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 450IU9%
Vitamin C 1.4mg2%
Calcium 5mg1%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.