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    home » Recipes » Lunchbox Recipes

    50 fabulous freezable lunchbox fillers

    Published: Jan 21, 2018. Modified: Sep 6, 2018By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

    Last year I did a post of 20 freezer friendly lunchbox items, but my blog has grown so much in the last year that I have 50 fabulous freezable lunchbox fillers  to offer up this year!

    If you are getting ready for back to school, if you've done a week of school already, or if it's time for a quick bake off, this post is what you need to make sure you get ready for back to school.

    so fabulous freezable lunchbox fillers

    I'm splitting them up into a few categories so they are easier to look at. Are you ready? Get set....for back to school!

    Freezing tips

    • freeze flat on a tray and then transfer to a container or ziplock bag
    • label the bags/containers
    • defrost in the fridge overnight or in the lunchbox
    • download our ultimate kitchen printable set for a freezer inventory!

    No bake

    Everyone loves no bake lunchbox items and here are our top ones! All of these are nut free and easy to make...and of course freezer friendly! Make one, make ten, make them all!

    Choc chip muesli bars

    These are a winner at mine, the kids love them and I love them too!

    No bake chewy choc chip museli bars

    Blueberry snack bites

    Super easy to make- you can get the kids involved! Makes a good size batch too and you can roll them to any size you want!

    Blueberry no bake snack bites, easy dairy free recipe, perfect for snacks, lunchboxes and even for a yummy breakfast snack!

    Not quite LCM bars

    One of the original snacks that came with this blog, redone and with a video as well! Super yummy and perfect as a substitute for storebought LCMS. Gluten and dairy free.

    not quite lcm bars, the perfect swap for storebought lcm or rice krispie bars.

    Strawberry cheesecake bliss balls

    These are so yummy, that you might think you're sending in a dessert to school. But fear not, with only 4 ingredients these are super healthy! They are also gluten free.

    4 ingredient strawberry cheesecake bliss balls! Yummy, easy to make recipe that is kid friendly and freezer friendly! #recipe #cheesecake #strawberry #blissballs

    Blueberry and cacao nib muesli bars

    If the kids love muesli bars, then this version is a winner here! The blueberries are sweet and the cacao nibs have just enough chocolatey taste. Perfect for popping in the lunchbox of a morning.

    Freezable and super yummy, these blueberry and cacao nib no bake muesli bars are fantastic for the lunchbox! Perfect snack for afternoon or morning tea too.

    Mango snack bites

    These have a video and are easy to make with either frozen or fresh mango- so enjoy the tropical tastes all year! Dairy free!

    Mango snack bites, perfect in the lunchbox, dairy free and easy to make, this recipe is even great at breakfast for an easy on the go option!

    White chocolate cranberry muesli bars

    White chocolate and cranberries go together so well. These muesli bars are a sneaky treat- but still healthier than most you will find at the the shops.

    no bake cranberry and white chocolate muesli bars

    Cacao and coconut bliss balls

    These bliss balls are like chocolate truffles and so yummy you'll be hard pressed to stop at one! Gluten free.

    Cacao and coconut seedy bliss balls

    Mushroom and bacon egg cups

    These might be called breakfast egg cups, but they are great in the lunchbox too!

    bacon mushroom spinach breakfast cups

    Even easier cloud jellies

    Cloud jellies, but made easier and with a video! These are made with mixed berries and gelatin and freeze really well. Gluten free and packed with protein.

    even easier mixed berry cloud jellies

    Choc popcorn crackles

    These chocolate popcorn crackles don't actually contain any chocolate! But they are a hit with the kids anyway and super yummy. Gluten and dairy free.

    Popcorn choc crackles, a healthier recipe for the party favourite! Yummy, dairy free and the perfect snack. Great in the lunchbox. #kidsfood #healthykidsfood #recipe #partyfood

     

    Savoury

    We all know how hard it is to find freezable savoury lunchbox items, especially for kids who don't love a sandwich! These are our top recipes for freezable savoury lunchbox items the kids will love!

    Noodle and veggie frittatas

    What goes better together than kids and noodles? This mess free version of noodles is packed with veggies and perfect for freezing. Baked in the oven, these little frittatas are sure to please!

    noodle and veggie frittatas in a yumbox and on a plate

    Brown rice pizza bases

    These are gluten free, super cute and easy to make! Top them with your favourite pizza toppings!

    Sweet potato and zucchini healthy strata bake

    This gluten free strata bake is much healthier than other strata bakes as there is no bread between the layers. Perfect for breakfast on the go too!

    Perfect for breakfast and great in the lunchbox, this sweet potato and zucchini healthy strata bake is jam packed full of veggies.  Kid and freezer friendly.  Great way to start the day with extra veggies!

    Pizza mini muffins

    Yum! Just like pizza, but grab and go in a muffin. Flavours that kids love in bite size pieces!

    Pizza mini muffins, perfect for the lunchbox and an awesome afternoon snack. Savoury with bacon and cheese, this yummy recipe freezes well and makes 24 mini muffins!

    Easiest ever ham pizza scrolls

    These scrolls are super easy to make as they use storebought puff pastry. They come out perfectly every time and can be frozen when cooked.

    Easiest ever ham and cheese pizza scrolls

    Eggy quinoa cups

    These are gluten free and can be topped with whatever you like. Awesome for breakfast or in the lunchbox! Only 5 ingredients.

    5 ingredients eggy quinoa cups. The perfect gluten free, freezer friendly snack, breakfast or lunchbox item. Packed with veggies and protein!

    Zucchini fritters- made in the oven!

    Why stand over the stove when these fritters are baked in the oven and therefore healthier than their fried counterparts. They pack in the flavour too!

    Chicken and parmesan meatballs

    With only four ingredients, these gluten free meatballs are baked not fried and have soooo much flavour. Skewer them, pop them in wraps or serve them in a pasta salad!

    parmesan chicken basil baked meatballs

    Sweet potato and apple fritters

    The most popular fritters on the blog! These little beauties are so yummy! The apple and the sweet potato work well together and they taste amazing!

    sweet potato and apple fritters

    Spaghetti nests

    Why send spaghetti and sauce when you can make spaghetti nests! They are a much less messy way to eat pasta and sauce.

    Spaghetti nests with quick bolognaise- the best way to serve pasta with bolognaise sauce to toddlers! Easy to make and quick! Sauce filled with veggies. #toddlerfood #kidsfood #spaghetti #healthykidsfood #partyfood

    Sweet potato and broccoli medallions

    These started out as a dinner side dish and quickly became a lunchbox item! Gluten free and only 5 ingredients, they are easy to make and help to cram the veggies into the lunchbox!

    5 ingredient sweet potato and broccoli medallions, perfect side for dinner, a recipe the kids will love! Great for babies and toddlers as they are easy to eat with your hands! #kidsfood #healthykids #babyfood #baked via @kidgredients

    Lunchbox ham and veggie quiches

    Quiches, made super simple with storebought puff pastry and lots of veggies. They also double as a yummy dinner when it's a no cook night!

    packed lunchbox with Lunchbox bacon and veggie quiches

    Broccoli and cheese mini muffins

    These little muffins are savoury and perfect for the lunchbox. The cheese and broccoli are a match made in heaven!

    broccoli and cheese mini muffins, a savoury muffin perfect for the lunchbox. Easy to make and super kidfriendly freezer friendly too! #kidsfood #yummy #recipe #healthykids

    Chicken, cheese and spinach yoghurt dough scrolls

    Leftover chicken can be made into these delicious little scrolls with a yoghurt dough for the pastry. Quick, simple and yummy.

    Chicken, cheese and spinach yoghurt dough scrolls, your new favourite flavour! Great in the lunchbox and freezer friendly! Easy to make recipe that the kids will love!

    Veggie nuggets

    Veggie nuggets are all about boosting the veggie intake of kids lunchboxes. Serve with a sauce for dipping!

    Veggie nuggets- packed with veggies and with a crunchy, yummy exterior, these are sure to please even the fusssiest anti-veggie kid! This recipe is great as a dinner side! Or works well cold in the lunchbox.

    Muffins

    Muffins, they don't have to be super sweet for them to be super yummy! Many of these options are no sugar or low sugar, so they are much better for the kids. Where would we be without muffins in a list of 50 fabulous freezable lunchbox fillers??

    Raspberry coconut muffins

    Egg free, these sweetened only by fruit muffins are soooo kid friendly!

    raspberry coconut muffins egg free

    Chocolate zucchini muffins

    Zucchini and chocolate together make muffin brilliance! Dairy free

    chocolate zucchini cupcajes

    Strawberry yoghurt muffins

    Yoghurt and strawberries work together to make these muffins perfect for the lunchbox- with no added sugar.

    No sugar strawberry muffins. Perfect in the lunchbox and great for afternoon tea! Freezer friendly and easy to bake this recipe is a kid pleaser!

    Passionfruit yoghurt muffins

    Passionfruit and yoghurt are really good together, sweet and tart is such a great combination of flavours!

    passionfruit and yoghurt cupcake-muffins

    Date and banana muffins

    My kids go crazy for these, with no added sugar, these mini muffins fit perfectly into the lunchbox.

    banana and date muffins no added sugar

    Apple oat muffins

    We eat these for breakfast as well as popping them in lunchboxes. No added sugar!

    Apple oat muffins, this refined sugar free recipe is great in the freezer, lunchbox and fab as a grab and go breakfast! #kidsfood #healthykids #refinedsugarfree #muffins #recipe via @kidgredients

    Green muffins

    They are sooooo green- sweetened only with date and bananas, these spinach muffins are fun for the lunchbox. Call them hulk muffins, swamp monster muffins...whatever you have to!

    Green muffins with spinach, banana and date. The perfect way to pop extra veggies into a muffin. Turn them green, call them hulk, monster, kermit...whatever works! #kidsfood #veggies #lunchbox #hiddenveggies #toddlerfood #refinedsugarfree #muffins

     

    Lemon mini muffins

    These lemon mini muffins are so delicate. We love them in the lunchbox!

    Snacks

    These are those bits and bobs that don't fit in anywhere else, but still deserve to be in a list of the 50 fabulous freezable lunchbox fillers!

    coconut crunch bites

    Gluten free, these crunchy little bites freeze well too! Packed with crunchy seeds and yumminess.

    coconut crunch bites, gluten free, nut free

    Apple and strawberry fruit leather

    Making your own fruit leather is fun, even if it takes a while. At least you know what's in it. Dairy and gluten free.

    Apple and strawberry fruit leather, no added sugar and no dehydrator needed! Easy to make recipe the kids will love! Perfect in the lunchbox or as a treat after school.

     

    Baking

    Baking- the way to a kids heart! These baked delights help to make the lunchbox a little more yummy and a bit more special, so they have to be in the 50 fabulous freezable lunchbox fillers!

    cornflake cookies

    We've reduced the sugar but no the yum factor in this updated version of the cornflake cookie. They freeze and defrost really well.

     

    Healthier cornflake crunch cookies with low sugar and lots of crunch! Perfect for snack time, and in the lunchbox, they also freeze really well!

    double choc zucchini cookies

    Say what? Zucchini in a cookie? Yep! It makes them super fudgey and delicious.

    Super low in sugar and packing a veggie punch, these fudgey, yummy double choc zucchini cookies are sure to please! Perfect as a snack or in the lunchbox and made with wholemeal flour and oats. #kidsfood #snack #familyfoods #cookies #veggiesmuggling #lunchbox

    tropical oat bars

    We're all about versatility and these are egg free and dairy free and perfect for breakfast or in the lunchbox.

    Tropical banana and pineapple oat bars: dairy free, egg free and refined sugar free. The perfect make and freeze recipe for breakfast. Great for breakfast on the go!
    Perfect breakfast portion!

    baked blueberry yoghurt donuts

    Donuts that are so good they can be eaten for breakfast? No added sugar and baked not fried, these are healthy as well as being high on kid appeal!

    baked blueberry yoghurt donuts, the best sugar free donuts you can bake! Delicious and kid friendly! #kidsfood #baked #blueberry #donuts #familyfoo #healthyfood #healthykids

    cheese crackers

    You get 100 crackers out of a batch with these! They freeze well and they taste awesome!

    basic low sugar cookie dough

    Make a whole batch, divide it up and flavour it how you like! These are lower in sugar than most plain biscuits and freeze really well.

    Basic low sugar cookie dough and 4 ways to make it fun!  Kid friendly, easy to make and even freezable!

     

    Apple cinnamon loaf

    Slices of this loaf freeze so well. With big chunks of apple and a good serve of cinnamon, this loaf is lunchbox ready!

    This apple cinnamon loaf is perfect in the lunchbox and goes in the freezer too! Easy to bake recipe that is so yummy!

    Strawberry banana bread

    Strawberries and banana work so well together in a bread! Freeze slices on a tray and transfer to a container when solid!

    This low sugar banana and strawberry bread ticks all the boxes for lunchboxes! Low in sugar, freezer friendly and a quick easy recipe the kids will love.

    healthy banana oat mini loaves

    No added sugar and the goodness of oats and wholemeal flour make this recipe a perfect lunchbox filler- or breakfast on the go!

    banana and oat mini loaves ready to pack into the lunchbox.

    Papaya loaf

    Pop some papaya in the oven in a banana bread and you are immediately transported to the tropics! Freeze in slices.

    tropical papaya and banana bread

    4 ingredient weetbix cookies

    It doesn't get much easier than these 4 ingredient weetbix cookies. Perfect for if your child has decided weetbix is disgusting and won't eat the 6million kilo box that you bought.

    snack time? 4 ingredients weetbix banana cinnamon cookies

    Low sugar chocolate madeleines

    You'd be forgiven for thinking these were naughty. They aren't, they are just pretending to be. Light and fluffy with crispy edges, they are perfect for recess!

    Low sugar chocolate madeleines, the perfect combo of cake and biscuit, delicious with coffee, perfect in the lunchbox! Freezer friendly and extra kid friendly easy to make recipe. #recipe #kidsfood #madeleines #snack

    Pikelets

    Who knew there were so many ways to pikelet? These are just scraping the surface of the pikelets on the blog but they can't all be in the 50 fabulous freezable lunchbox fillers!

    wholemeal sultana pikelets

    Add some sultanas to your pikelets and the kids won't miss the sugar!

    Wholemeal sultana pikelets, no added sugar

    dairy free pikelets

    I'm all for pikelet equality and I think dairy free people shouldn't miss out!

    These wholemeal dairy free pikelets are my go to recipe for quick yummy no bake pikelets. These mini pancakes are low in sugar and perfect topped with yoghurt and berries.
    Get in my belly!

    mini pancake bites

    Baked not fried, and with a gluten free option, these are the ultimate in cheat's pikelets!

    Baked pancake bites gluten free option refined sugar free

    pineapple pikelets

    Only 5 ingredients and with a video, you can't go wrong when making these yummy pikelets!

    Yum! Perfect for breakfast, snack time or the lunchbox! This recipe is so simple!
    Yum!

    Breads

    Do you make your own? Why not give it a go? Just once!

    No knead wholemeal bread rolls

    It takes commitment to make your own bread...but if you're keen this could become your go to recipe!

    No knead chia seed wholemeal rolls, great for the lunchbox and totally foolproof! Bake your own bread and know what's in it with this no knead recipe.

    Savoury pretzels

    These pretzels are easy to make and fun to get the kids involved in. They easily sub for bread rolls in the lunchbox!

    Savoury easy bake pretzels, easy to bake, perfect in the lunchbox or even as afternoon tea. Eat them straight, or spread with your favourite spread. Freezer friendly, kid friendly and the perfect way to try baking bread.
    Baked and ready to go!

     

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