Blueberries? For Baby? Absolutely! While blueberries may not be the first food you introduce to your little one, they are certainly one you should introduce within the first year. And let me tell you, this Roasted Blueberry Puree is *chef’s kiss*! Great for 6+ months.

Purple baby plate with self-feeding spoons showing different ways to serve blueberries to baby. The baby plate is sitting on my marble kitchen counter.

Are you looking for THE BEST blueberry puree that you and your baby will fight over who gets to lick the bowl?

Then, I’ve got you.

This Roasted Blueberry Puree is everything! I know, I know…you will have to turn on the oven and let them bubble away for a few minutes, but I promise you, it is worth it. Roasting the blueberries with a pinch of cinnamon, which is optional but highly recommended, brings out the natural sugars in the blueberries, giving them the most intense and lip-smacking blueberry flavor.

After I made the reader-fave roasted banana puree 12 years ago, I knew I had to try roasting other fruits. So I moved on to blueberries – and it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done! Years later, I still make this roasted blueberry puree for my kids. Nowadays, they eat the puree over yogurt or ice cream;) though.

For baby-led weaning, you can serve this roasted blueberry puree on a self-feeding spoon, or serve flattened blueberries to your baby.

Blueberry Baby Food Video

Hands holding blueberries.

How to Serve Blueberries to Baby

There are several different ways to prepare blueberries for your baby! You can make them into a smooth puree, a combination puree, a chunky puree for stage three, mashed and spread on toast, or serve them whole for baby-led weaning or a finger food. Here are 10 of my favorite ways to serve them:

STAGE ONE PUREES

  • Roasted Blueberry Puree 
  • Simmered Blueberry Puree
  • Beaba Babycook Blueberry Puree 
  • 2-Minute Blueberry Puree

STAGE TWO PUREES

  • 6 Delicious Combination Purees

STAGE THREE PUREES

  • Mashed Blueberry with Chicken & Avocado
  • Chunky Blueberry Puree with Yogurt

BABY-LED WEANING OR FINGER FOODS

  • Blueberry for Baby-Led Weaning or Finger Foods: flattened, halved or quartered
  • Mashed Blueberry with Chicken & Avocado
  • Chunky Blueberry Puree with Yogurt

Frozen vs. Fresh Blueberries: if fresh blueberries are not in season or in your budget, frozen blueberries would be a great option for you. They are nutritionally similar and easy to find in most grocery stores.

Let’s Get Pureeing

A baking sheet with blueberries and a small bowl of cinnamon.
Toss some blueberries onto a baking sheet. I suggest using some parchment paper for easy clean up.
Baking sheet of roasted blueberries.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and then roast for 20 minutes.
Blender with roasted blueberry puree inside.
Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth.
Teal baby plate with gray bowl with blueberry puree inside with darker blue spoon resting on bowl.
Serve to baby – one bite for them, one bite for you:)

This is the type of recipe you make for your baby but end up eating yourself. It’s just that good! Roasting the blueberries is key to achieving a deep, rich blueberry flavor that highlights their natural sweetness while preserving their crispness. It does require you to turn on your oven, which can be a deterrent in the hot summer months, but it is well worth it.

More Ways to Make Blueberry Puree

saucepan with blueberries inside.
Saucepan full of simmered blueberries.
Blender full of smooth puree for baby.
Pink baby plate with gray bowl full of blueberry puree with hand holding pink baby spoon full of puree.

Simmered Blueberry Puree

Since blueberries have such a high water content, it is sometimes hard to get a thick enough puree for baby by just blending them raw (which you can still do). For this recipe, we simmer the blueberries until some of their water cooks off, leaving you with a thicker puree. This cooking method also lets the blueberry’s natural sweetness come through, which calms down the blueberries’ sometimes overwhelming tartness.

2-Minute Blueberry Puree

Want to make a tasty blueberry puree for baby but are short on time? Then this puree recipe is for you! We are simply going to blend up some fresh blueberries and call it a day! Yes, it can be that easy.

Blueberries for Baby-Led Weaning

Purple baby plate showing different baby foods with blueberries with graphics showing which age they can be served to a baby.

Blueberries are a great food for your baby to self-feed, whether for baby-led weaning, which happens around 6 months of age or during the finger foods stage, which is at 9 months.

6+ months – Flattened: the best way to serve your baby blueberries as a solid food at 6+ months is to gently pinch the blueberry into small, flattened discs. Pinching them into discs makes the blueberries less of a choking hazard and gives your baby a nice, flat surface to grab onto. You can also offer a blueberry puree on a self-feeding spoon.

9+ months – Quartered: you can easily quarter blueberries with a small sharp knife or kitchen scissors for your baby when their pincer grasp starts developing, which is roughly 9 months of age.

10+ months – Halved: once your baby has mastered the quartered blueberries, you can move into just halving the blueberries with a sharp knife or kitchen scissors. You can start serving halved blueberries to your baby around 10+ months.

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6 Blueberry Combination Purees

You can mix and match blueberries with many other great fruits and veggies to make fun combination purees. Here are my 6 favorites:

  • Blueberry Banana Puree: Place one ripe banana, 1 cup of blueberries, and 1 tsp fresh lemon juice into a blender, and puree for 1-2 minutes or until smooth. Serve to baby, store in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze for a later meal.
  • Blueberry Avocado Baby Food: Place one ripe avocado, 1 cup blueberries, and 1 tsp fresh lemon juice into a blender, and puree for 1-2 minutes or until smooth. Serve to baby, store in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze for a later meal.
  • Blueberry Sweet Potato Puree: Follow this Sweet Potato Puree recipe and add 4 cups of blueberries to the baking sheet when there are 20 minutes left for the sweet potatoes to cook. Puree as directed in the recipe card using a pinch of cinnamon instead of the curry powder.
  • Blueberry Apple Puree: Follow this Apple Puree recipe and add 2 cups of blueberries to the saucepan before cooking. Cook and puree as directed in the recipe card.
  • Blueberry Pear Baby Food: Follow this Pear Puree recipe and add 2 cups of blueberries to the saucepan before cooking. Cook and puree as directed in the recipe card.

More Ways to Serve Blueberries for BLW

Hand holding baby spoon with chunky blueberry avocado and chicken puree.
Teal plate with green bowl with purple blueberry oatmeal inside.

Mashed Blueberry Chicken & Avocado

This mashed blueberry, chicken, and avocado chunky puree for your baby is a great way to serve them a full meal in one tasty bite. You can serve this chunky puree on a piece of toast, spoon-feed it to your baby, toss it with some pasta, let your baby self-feed it to themselves, or load a self-feeding spoon with a bite and hand the spoon to your baby. 

BLUEBERRY OATMEAL 

Oatmeal is a great food for your baby, and adding antioxidant-rich blueberries to it, makes it even better! You can make blueberry oatmeal into a smooth puree, as a chunky puree, or you can let clumps of oatmeal cool for an easier way to serve oats for baby-led weaning.

Purple baby plate with self-feeding spoons showing different ways to serve blueberries to baby. The baby plate is sitting on my marble kitchen counter.

Get the recipe: Spoon-Worthy Blueberry Baby Food (puree & blw)

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Blueberries? For Baby? Absolutely! While blueberries may not be the first food you introduce to your little one, they are certainly one you should introduce within the first year. And let me tell you, this Roasted Blueberry Puree is *chef's kiss*! Great for 6+ months.
Yield: 8 ounces
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Author: Michele Olivier
Course: baby food
Cuisine: American
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Ingredients 

  • 2 cups blueberries
  • pinch cinnamon (optional)

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 425° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place the blueberries on the baking sheet and sprinkle on cinnamon. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until soft and bursting with juices.
  • Let cool slightly, and then transfer the blueberries to a small blender, food processor, or use a handheld immersion blender. Puree for 1-2 minutes until smooth.

Notes

Age: 6+ months 
Storage: you can store the purees in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for 4 months. You can store the finger foods in the fridge for up to 3 days. 
2-Minute Blueberry Puree (best for ripe fresh blueberries): Place 2 cups of blueberries into a blender and puree for 1-2 minutes or until smooth. The puree will thicken as it cools in the fridge or freezer.
Simmered Blueberry Puree (best for frozen blueberries): Place 2 cups of fresh or frozen blueberries, 2 tbsp water, and 1 tsp lemon juice (optional) into a small saucepan and heat over medium-low heat for 10-12 minutes or until soft and broken down. Let cool slightly and then transfer the blueberries to a blender or food processor and puree for 1-2 minutes until smooth.
Baby-Led Weaning/Finger Food Stage: Serve 1-2 tbsp of blueberries to baby flattened, halved, or quartered depending on your baby’s age (see graph).
Blueberry Oatmeal: In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Add in 1/2 cup of old-fashioned oats, 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, and a pinch of cinnamon. Cook for 10 minutes or until the oats are cooked and most of the water has evaporated. Using a hand mixer or blender, puree the oats to your desired consistency – smooth, slightly chunky, or chunky. If serving for baby-led weaning, dollop a few 2-inch circles of oatmeal onto a plate and refrigerate. Once cooled, the oatmeal will be easier for your baby to pick up and self-feed.
Mashed Blueberry Avocado & Chicken Puree: Place 2 tbsp chopped blueberries, 2 tbsp avocado chunks, and 2 tbsp shredded cooked chicken onto a cutting board. Using the back of a fork, mash the ingredients together into a chunky puree. Spread the chunky puree onto a 1-3 inch piece of toast, load it onto a gootensil, place it on a plate for your baby to eat with their hands, or spoon-feed it to your baby.

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Medically reviewed and cowritten by Jamie Johnson, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), and Lauren Braaten, Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT).