Blueberry Chickpea with Rosemary Baby Food Puree
This Blueberry Chickpea with Rosemary Baby Food Puree is a superfood combo to be reckoned with! It’s packed with antioxidants, fiber, Vitamin A and C from the blueberries and protein, zinc, manganese, folate and iron from the chick peas. All of that goodness packed into a super simple and delicious puree!
This recipe is perfect for a Friday = very little work required.
In fact, this recipe is perfect for almost everyday in summer, when standing in front of a hot stove might be the last thing you want to do in your kitchen on an already hot day.
All you have to do is measure [or eyeball] the ingredients into a food processor and pulse for a couple of minutes until it forms into a wonderful chunky puree leaving both you and the babes completely satisfied with life.
Besides being a snap to make, this puree is packed with goodness that you will love. It is extremely high in antioxidants, fiber, Vitamin A and C from the blueberries and protein, zinc, manganese, folate and iron from the chick peas. All of that goodness packed into a super simple puree, I am a believer!
Blueberries and chick peas are a duo to be reckoned with.
Other things to do with this puree:
- add 2 tbsp chopped walnuts when pureeing for some extra fat and omega-3 fatty acids
- serve with a scoop of ricotta for a yummy well rounded meal
- double the chick peas and add some olive oil for a simple veggie dip for your toddler
- add pureed spinach and mix with a cooked small shaped pasta
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Get the recipe: Blueberry Chickpea with Rosemary Baby Food Puree
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup chickpeas, strained and rinsed
- pinch fresh rosemary, coursely chopped
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, add in the blueberries, chickpeas and rosemary.
- For a smooth stage 2 puree, puree on hight for 1-2 minutes or until completley smooth, adding in 1 tbsp of water at a time to achieve this consistency.
- For a chunky stage 3 puree, pulse for 10 seconds at a time, scraping down sides every 30 second and stopping when you have desired consistency, adding in 1 tbsp of water at a time to achieve this consistency.
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41 Comments on “Blueberry Chickpea with Rosemary Baby Food Puree”
I am excited to try this! I have tons of chick peas and need more ways to use them! I am sure my 11 month old will be excited about this too!
It is such a great recipe!! Let me know how it goes 🙂
xoxo,
Michele
I am excited to try this! I have tons of chick peas and need more ways to use them! I am sure my 11 month old will be excited about this too!
It is such a great recipe!! Let me know how it goes 🙂
xoxo,
Michele
Do you make your own chick peas or do you use canned? I tried to make them and they just weren’t soft enough for my liking and this being after like 24 hours of soaking and water changing. So annoying to me 😉 Canned is just way easier but I just want to know what other people are doing for their little ones.
I use canned organic beans for everything because I can never get beans soft enough when I soak them as well. I also find I need beans right away and can never remember to soak them when I need them.
It is on my list of foods to master for the fall! But we will see how that goes 🙂
xoxo,
Michele
Do you make your own chick peas or do you use canned? I tried to make them and they just weren’t soft enough for my liking and this being after like 24 hours of soaking and water changing. So annoying to me 😉 Canned is just way easier but I just want to know what other people are doing for their little ones.
I use canned organic beans for everything because I can never get beans soft enough when I soak them as well. I also find I need beans right away and can never remember to soak them when I need them.
It is on my list of foods to master for the fall! But we will see how that goes 🙂
xoxo,
Michele
will be trying this! Actually I am soaking my peas overnight to make this tomorrow, might add some mascarpone as we are out of ricotta…let’s see, hopefully they will be soft, if not I will boil them for a bit tomorrow after work! Thanks again for the great recipes.
Let me know how it turns out! Mascarpone sounds amazing!!!!
xoxo,
Michele
will be trying this! Actually I am soaking my peas overnight to make this tomorrow, might add some mascarpone as we are out of ricotta…let’s see, hopefully they will be soft, if not I will boil them for a bit tomorrow after work! Thanks again for the great recipes.
Let me know how it turns out! Mascarpone sounds amazing!!!!
xoxo,
Michele
Oh I just discovered your blog and I am in love. Made some pears and prunes (instead of dates), baked apples and cauliflower+ curry, cooking some pears and cranberries&cloves now and about to make this goodness. Thank you 🙂 Please keep feeding me with ideas 🙂
Oh I just discovered your blog and I am in love. Made some pears and prunes (instead of dates), baked apples and cauliflower+ curry, cooking some pears and cranberries&cloves now and about to make this goodness. Thank you 🙂 Please keep feeding me with ideas 🙂
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your recipes! How much dried rosemary? Also, if I was using fresh (which I’m not this time) what is 5 leaves? Thanks!
I would recommend using just a small pinch of dried rosemary that has been re-hydrated in a cup of very warm water (and then drained), because dried rosemary can be rather hard.
5 leaves is 5 little green needles not 5 sprigs. Rosemary is so fragrant, an oh so good, that you don’t need much!
xoxo,
Michele
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your recipes! How much dried rosemary? Also, if I was using fresh (which I’m not this time) what is 5 leaves? Thanks!
I would recommend using just a small pinch of dried rosemary that has been re-hydrated in a cup of very warm water (and then drained), because dried rosemary can be rather hard.
5 leaves is 5 little green needles not 5 sprigs. Rosemary is so fragrant, an oh so good, that you don’t need much!
xoxo,
Michele
Thank you SO much for these amazing recipes. I am all about feeding my little guy healthy and unique things so that his palate has a wide range. I am not into the pizza, chicken nuggets and mac and cheese thing – no thanks! I just steamed up several different things – including cherries, figs, sweet potato, kale, peas and apples – and plan to mix a variety of things up. Also making up some chicken, red lentils too so i can add them. Keep the recipes comin!
Hello Jennifer,
Great job! All of those things sound amazing!!!:)
xoxo, Michele
Thank you SO much for these amazing recipes. I am all about feeding my little guy healthy and unique things so that his palate has a wide range. I am not into the pizza, chicken nuggets and mac and cheese thing – no thanks! I just steamed up several different things – including cherries, figs, sweet potato, kale, peas and apples – and plan to mix a variety of things up. Also making up some chicken, red lentils too so i can add them. Keep the recipes comin!
Hello Jennifer,
Great job! All of those things sound amazing!!!:)
xoxo, Michele
Do you know how many servings this makes?
It will make roughly 6-8 ounces, so you should probably double it:)
xo, Michele
Do you know how many servings this makes?
It will make roughly 6-8 ounces, so you should probably double it:)
xo, Michele
At what age can you start giving your little one raw fruits and veggies?
You can start this puree at 6+ months. Babies can start sucking/gnawing on softer fruits and veggies around 6months as well (ripe peaches, pears, steamed carrots or sweet potatoes, etc).
xo, Michele
At what age can you start giving your little one raw fruits and veggies?
You can start this puree at 6+ months. Babies can start sucking/gnawing on softer fruits and veggies around 6months as well (ripe peaches, pears, steamed carrots or sweet potatoes, etc).
xo, Michele
Any recommendations for something other than rosemary that would go well with this? I just tried it with the rosemary but I’m not a big fan…probably mostly because I don’t really like rosemary! lol (it takes like i’m eating pine trees to me) 😛
lol.. rosemary does have a strong flavor to it. Fresh mint, basil or even a pinch of chopped chives would work. Or you can just leave the herbs out when serving.
Love with your recepies. Thanks
How do you think this would be using roasted blueberries (from your roasted blueberries with cinnamon) blended with chickpeas?
I think that is a brilliant suggestion! I think it would be amazing, but let me know how it turns out.
Love love your recipes! What are your thoughts on dried herbs instead of fresh?
So happy to hear you are loving the recipes! Dried herbs are great in so many recipes. If you are blending baby’s food in a blender or food processor you can definitely use dried herbs. If you are serving baby solid finger foods and want to add in herbs, fresh would be better as they are not as bitter. The exception to that is if you are roasting the veggies and wanting to add in some herbs. Do you have a certain recipe in mind?
Gave this to my son, he’s a little over 7 months and he really liked it! He really likes purees so he wasn’t to keen when we gave it to him a little chunky for more texture.
So glad he liked it! You can always adjust the texture to the preference/stage your baby is at.
Do you have this recipe along with other stage 3 recipes in a book I can buy?
Yes, I have lots of stage 3 and finger food recipes in my books.