These Homemade Ground Beef Baby Hamburgers (with seeds) are packed with heart-healthy omega-3 fats, fiber, and iron. They have been one of my son’s favorite recipes since he was 9 months old. These juicy homemade hamburgers are ready in less than 20 minutes and are a must-add to your family dinner rotation.
You can make these hamburger patties on the grill, stovetop, oven, or air fryer. They freeze so well; make a big batch and freeze it for a quick and nutritious baby meal, or serve it as dinner for the whole family!
This post may contain affiliate links. If you shop with one of our links we may earn small a commission.
Table of Contents
Reasons to Love These Easy Beef Burgers
- Iron-rich, perfect to batch cook, and always have handy for a baby/toddler meal.
- Nutritious and packed with healthy fats from sesame and flax seeds.
- Most picky eaters will love this as a meal! Offer with their favorite dip or inside burger buns.
- They are the perfect size for littles! Cook them mini and cut them into strips for younger babies or bite-size pieces once they have developed a pincer grasp.
- An excellent option for lunchboxes!
Ingredients to Make the Best Hamburgers for Babies and Toddlers
- Ground beef: I like to use lean ground beef.
- Oat flour: I like adding oat flour for extra fiber and nutrition.
- Onions: Finely chopped.
- Green onions: Finely chopped.
- Sesame seeds: For added nutrition, flavor, and texture.
- Flax seeds: For added nutrition.
- Egg: Used as a binder for the mini hamburgers.
- Salt: Omit for babies under 12 months of age.
- Olive oil or avocado oil: Grease the pan and spray the hamburgers (if baking or air-frying) with these oils.
Tools Needed
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large bowl and use your hands to combine thoroughly until smooth.
- With your hands wet (or using cooking gloves), mold each mini hamburger. Use 1-2 tbsp for each, make a ball, and then press down each ball using the palm of your hand to make the hamburger patties.
Cooking on a skillet:
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add olive oil to grease.
- Grill both sides of the hamburger patties until fully cooked (internal temperature 170F).
Baking in the Oven:
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Grease a large baking sheet or add parchment paper.
- Add the baby hamburgers and spray with olive or avocado oil.
- Bake for about 15 minutes until the internal temperature has reached 170F.
Air Fryer instructions:
- Spray olive or avocado oil into the air fryer basket.
- Add hamburgers and spray with olive oil.
- Air fry at 375F for about 7-8 minutes.
Storage Instructions
These nutritious hamburger patties can be frozen raw or cooked.
Place raw patties between plastic film or parchment paper and freeze for a couple of hours until firm. Then, transfer them to a Ziploc bag and freeze them for up to 3 months.
To cook from frozen, heat a skillet over low heat, add some olive oil and the frozen patties. Cook covered until tender. Flip to cook the other side. Or bake at 375F for about 30 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 170F.
To freeze cooked patties, Let them cool, transfer to a freezer bag, and freeze for up to 3 months. Then, defrost overnight in the fridge and reheat in a skillet or microwave.
Serving Suggestions and Substitutions
You can serve these delicious hamburgers to your baby or toddler as part of a main meal, with a side of veggies, fruit, and carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, potato wedges, and corn for a complete meal.
When offering to babies <12m old, ensure that the baby has already been exposed to the individual ingredients as there are allergens in this recipe (egg and sesame seeds).
You can also offer it as a classic mini hamburger: add a slice of cheese, lettuce, and tomato and serve it in a small dinner roll.
Other Recipes You May Like:
- Baby Friendly Shepherd’s Pie
- Easy Chicken Patties for Babies (with Veggie)
- Easy Salmon & Sweet Potato Cakes (Baby-Led Weaning)
- Baby-Friendly Chicken Curry
- Easy Ground Beef Muffins (Best Recipe with Leftovers)
- Easy Mini Meatloaves for Babies (with Oat Flour)
If you made my Homemade Ground Beef Baby Hamburgers (with Seeds) or any other recipe on the website, please:
- Leave me a comment and a star rating below; I would love to hear from you!
- Follow me on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, and PINTEREST to see more baby, toddler, and kid-friendly food.
🥣Recipe
Homemade Ground Beef Baby Hamburgers (with seeds)
Equipment
- 1 Large Skillet
- 1 Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 500 g ground lean meat
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1/2 cup onions finely chopped
- 1/4 cup green onions finely chopped
- 2 tbsp flax seeds
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp salt omit for babies < 12m old
- 1 tbsp olive oil to grease the skillet
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add all ingredients together and use your hands to combine until the mixture is smooth.
- With the hands wet, mold each mini hamburger. Use 1-2 tbsp for each, make a ball and then using the palm of you hand press down each ball to make the hamburger patties.
Cooking on a skillet
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat, add someolive oil to grease.
- Grill both sides of the hamburger patties untilfully cooked (internal temperature 170F).
Baking in the oven
- Pre-heat oven to 375F.
- Grease a large baking sheet or add parchmentpaper.
- Add the baby hamburgers and spray with olive oravocado oil.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, until the internaltemperature has reached 170F.
Air Fryer
- Spray olive or avocado oil to the air fryer basket.
- Add hamburgers, spray with olive oil.
- Air fry at 375F for about 7-8 minutes.
Notes
- Nutrition data is per serving.
- Serve as a desconstructed hamburger to babies (6+ months) or add to a hamburger bun.
- When offering to babies <12m old, make sure that the baby has already been exposed to the individual ingredients as there are allergens in this recipe (egg and sesame seeds).; and no salt is added.
- Recipe can be made into mini hamburgers or regular size.
Nutrition
Meal Planning Bundle
Are you looking for more resources to start weaning your baby? I have just what you need: the cutest printables to organize meal planning for your baby!
Can you bake these instead of cooking on skillet? I’m trying to cook these in advance and freeze them in bulk. I’m a single mom and to sit over a skillet to cook these is just time I don’t have.
Hi Liz! Yes, you can bake them! Make sure to grease the baking sheet, spray a little olive oil on top of the hamburguers and bake at 375F until fully cooked and the internal temp reaches 160F (time will depend on the thickness – around 20 minutes). Let me know how it goes!
Hi! Can the premade patties be frozen, and for how long? Thank you!
Yes! They can be frozen raw or cooked for up to 3 months.