Acorn Squash + Ginger Puree Baby Food
This Acorn Squash + Ginger baby food puree is simple to make and easy to eat! Baby will love the squash’s mild flavor mixed with ginger for a little zip to waken up their taste buds. Ginger not only makes purees taste delicious, it is a great aide for baby’s little tummies. Great baby food for 4 months and up or Stage 1 baby food!
Acorn Squash Baby Food Puree
While, I have been busy putting together a little book for you (more about my news here), one of the things I have been looking forward to since having baby Frankie has happened – she started eating(!!!) and I wasn’t prepared. At ALL!
The plan was that after I wrapped up this book project, I would get into the kitchen to whip some amazing purees for her to start on.
And when I say I was planning, what I really mean is that I had already scheduled a day to make the purees, what purees I was going to make (all new recipes), and had thought in depth about which purees I wanted to introduce when.
All of this makes me sound crazy – which I am. I’m working on it. But in the mean time, when I am dodging working out, this is what I do.
Plan was in place, baby is growing and showing the signs that she is almost ready to begin eating (holding her head up, wanting to sit with us during meals and eyeing our food), and then about a week ago during dinner, she reaches over, grabs a hunk of avocado off of her sisters plate and starts munching away on it! At 5 months and 17 days, baby girl is ready to eat!
Which is great!!!
(Enter happy dance)
Except for one small thing… I have nothing ready for her to eat yet! Me, Mrs. Baby FoodE, who spends every waking second thinking about baby food is not ready for when my baby is ready to eat. Shame on me!
We started with mashed avocados and bananas (mostly because this is what I had around the house) – adding in a dash of cilantro and cinnamon of course. She ate them all! Sometimes with great excitement and sometimes with slight hesitation.
But I needed some variety. This acorn squash was in my fridge waiting it’s turn to be used for another recipe, but instead it became my babes dinner.
Simply roasted in a hot oven until barely brown and bubbly, then pureed with a hint of ginger and a small amount of water.
This puree is creamy and mild and perfect for babies first food.
I added the ginger for two reasons.
For starters – this puree needed a bit of zip.
A little kick for the tastebuds.
Secondly, I added it because with all this new food baby needed a little tummy medicine and ginger is great for calming and aiding with any stomach and digestion issues.
Other things this puree would be great with:
Slightly pureed with brown rice or quinoa for a chunky puree – great for some extra fiber and protein.
- Mixed into a white fish and carrot puree.
- Served as a baby soup with a swirl of olive oil and a sprinkle of fresh thyme on top.
- Steamed and pureed with 2 cored and chopped apples.
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Get the recipe: ACORN SQUASH + GINGER BABY FOOD PUREE
Ingredients
- 1 medium acorn squash
- 1/4 tsp fresh ginger root finely grated
- 1/4 cup water breast milk or stock
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicon mat.
- Cut acorn squash in half, de-seed and place on baking sheet, skin side down.
- Cook in oven for 45-60 minutes or until squash is tender and can be pricked with a fork. Let cool slightly.
- When cool enough to handle, remove squash from skin and place in blender. Add ginger and puree for 1-2 minutes adding liquid in 1/4 cup increments, if needed, until you have your desired consistency.
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29 Comments on “Acorn Squash + Ginger Puree Baby Food”
Can you add formula milk to this? We don’t breast feed.
Hello Genny,
Of course! While pureeing you can add formula to any puree that needs to thinned out. Hope that helps!
xoxo, Michele
Can you add formula milk to this? We don’t breast feed.
Hello Genny,
Of course! While pureeing you can add formula to any puree that needs to thinned out. Hope that helps!
xoxo, Michele
Can you add formula milk to this? We don’t breast feed.
Hello Genny,
Of course! While pureeing you can add formula to any puree that needs to thinned out. Hope that helps!
xoxo, Michele
If I were to use ginger powder instead of fresh ginger, how much should I use? It’s all I got! Lol
Ginger powder is pretty dense so I would start with 1/8 teaspoon and taste, adding more if you need to. Fresh ginger has a more rich taste so I can’t comment on what this will taste like, so please let me know!
xo, Michel
Made it with about 1:8 tsp ginger powder & baby loved it! So did mommy & daddy. 🙂 Thanks!
Thanks so much for letting us know that powder ginger works!
xo, Michele
If I were to use ginger powder instead of fresh ginger, how much should I use? It’s all I got! Lol
Ginger powder is pretty dense so I would start with 1/8 teaspoon and taste, adding more if you need to. Fresh ginger has a more rich taste so I can’t comment on what this will taste like, so please let me know!
xo, Michel
Made it with about 1:8 tsp ginger powder & baby loved it! So did mommy & daddy. 🙂 Thanks!
Thanks so much for letting us know that powder ginger works!
xo, Michele
If I were to use ginger powder instead of fresh ginger, how much should I use? It’s all I got! Lol
Ginger powder is pretty dense so I would start with 1/8 teaspoon and taste, adding more if you need to. Fresh ginger has a more rich taste so I can’t comment on what this will taste like, so please let me know!
xo, Michel
Made it with about 1:8 tsp ginger powder & baby loved it! So did mommy & daddy. 🙂 Thanks!
Thanks so much for letting us know that powder ginger works!
xo, Michele
Can I use ginger powder instead, and if so, how much?
Can I use ginger powder instead, and if so, how much?
I absolutely love your recipes and so does our 14 month old! Is there a way to modify your fantastic purees to work as a toddler food while maintaining the existing flavor profiles? Thank you!
You could roast some acorn squash (400 degrees, for 25-30 minutes) with a little olive oil (dried sage, thyme or cloves would be great to add in as well) and then toss in some fresh grated ginger after it is cooked. I usually roasted my acorn squash in slices and then cube them for the girls to eat.
Let me know if you make it and what your little one thinks.
xo, Michele
So glad your little one is digging the recipes!
To make this a finger food meal, you could either steam or roast the sweet potato and persimmon cubes. To roast – roast cubed sweet potatoes at 400 for 30 minutes with a drizzle of olive oil and spice if you wish (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, thyme, oregano or even chili powder are great on sweet potatoes) or until tender, adding in cubed persimmons for the last 10 minutes. For steaming – steam cubed sweet potatoes for 15 minutes, add in cubed persimmons (if they are super hard, if very ripe you can just add in after sp are done) for last 10 minutes. You can serve with a chopped hard boiled egg or even cooked salmon would be delicious.
Let me know if you make it and how it turns out.
xo, Michele
I absolutely love your recipes and so does our 14 month old! Is there a way to modify your fantastic purees to work as a toddler food while maintaining the existing flavor profiles? Thank you!
You could roast some acorn squash (400 degrees, for 25-30 minutes) with a little olive oil (dried sage, thyme or cloves would be great to add in as well) and then toss in some fresh grated ginger after it is cooked. I usually roasted my acorn squash in slices and then cube them for the girls to eat.
Let me know if you make it and what your little one thinks.
xo, Michele
So glad your little one is digging the recipes!
To make this a finger food meal, you could either steam or roast the sweet potato and persimmon cubes. To roast – roast cubed sweet potatoes at 400 for 30 minutes with a drizzle of olive oil and spice if you wish (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, thyme, oregano or even chili powder are great on sweet potatoes) or until tender, adding in cubed persimmons for the last 10 minutes. For steaming – steam cubed sweet potatoes for 15 minutes, add in cubed persimmons (if they are super hard, if very ripe you can just add in after sp are done) for last 10 minutes. You can serve with a chopped hard boiled egg or even cooked salmon would be delicious.
Let me know if you make it and how it turns out.
xo, Michele
I absolutely love your recipes and so does our 14 month old! Is there a way to modify your fantastic purees to work as a toddler food while maintaining the existing flavor profiles? Thank you!
You could roast some acorn squash (400 degrees, for 25-30 minutes) with a little olive oil (dried sage, thyme or cloves would be great to add in as well) and then toss in some fresh grated ginger after it is cooked. I usually roasted my acorn squash in slices and then cube them for the girls to eat.
Let me know if you make it and what your little one thinks.
xo, Michele
So glad your little one is digging the recipes!
To make this a finger food meal, you could either steam or roast the sweet potato and persimmon cubes. To roast – roast cubed sweet potatoes at 400 for 30 minutes with a drizzle of olive oil and spice if you wish (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, thyme, oregano or even chili powder are great on sweet potatoes) or until tender, adding in cubed persimmons for the last 10 minutes. For steaming – steam cubed sweet potatoes for 15 minutes, add in cubed persimmons (if they are super hard, if very ripe you can just add in after sp are done) for last 10 minutes. You can serve with a chopped hard boiled egg or even cooked salmon would be delicious.
Let me know if you make it and how it turns out.
xo, Michele