Sweetcorn Rice Cups
Warm rice mixed with mild sweetcorn — gentle and naturally sweet.
Ready in
About 20 min · 5 min prep + 15 min cook
Safe favourite
rice
Texture
Soft
Ingredients
- Rice
- Sweetcorn (tinned or frozen)
- Butter
Step-by-step
- 1Cook 1 cup rice with 2 cups water, simmer covered 15 min, then rest off heat.
- 2Warm 200g sweetcorn in a small pan with 1 tbsp butter for 2–3 min.
- 3Stir the sweetcorn through the rice until evenly mixed.
- 4Press portions into small cups or ramekins to shape them.
- 5Tip out onto plates so each child gets their own little rice cup.
Adapt for a picky eater
- ·Make it milder: skip strong spices, herbs and onions — keep salt, butter or a touch of cheese instead.
- ·Swap an ingredient: trade anything they avoid for a safe favourite (e.g. cucumber sticks instead of cooked veg).
- ·Keep things separate: serve the parts side by side, not mixed — sauce on the side.
- ·Simplify: a smaller portion of just two or three familiar parts of the dish is a win.