This Green Bean + Basil Baby Food Puree recipe is a great first free puree for baby! Steamed until just tender, this puree has a mild taste for baby’s emerging palette. Great baby food for 4 months and up – stage 1 baby food.
REASONS TO LOVE THIS Green Bean puree
- easy to make – 2-ingredients
- healthy – full of nutrients for growing baby
- delicious
- baby food for 4 months and up – stage 1 baby food
- great with your favorite homemade baby cereal
- freezer-friendly
- smooth and creamy
SUPER TIP FOR THIS Green Bean + Basil BABY FOOD RECIPE:
This green bean puree is a perfect one to add a teaspoon of butter, coconut oil or olive oil. Not only will it bring out the natural nutty-ness of green beans, it adds another source of healthy fats to baby’s diet.
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Green Bean Baby Food
Green beans are steamed until just tender, this puree has a mild taste for baby's palette.
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Servings: 16 ounces
Ingredients
- 1 pound green beans. fresh or frozen
- 1 pinch fresh basil, cilantro or parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Trim the green beans and roughly chop the herb (if using).
- Fill a medium saucepan with 2” of water and bring to boil over medium heat. Place the green beans (fresh or frozen) into a steamer basket over the boiling water, cover, and cook for 10 minutes or until tender. Let cool slightly. Reserve steamer water.
- Transfer the green beans and herb to a blender or food processor and puree for 1-2 minutes or until smooth, adding liquid in 1/4 cup increments until you reach your desired consistency.
- Serve or freeze for later.
Notes
Age: 4 months and up
Yield: 16 ounces
Storage: Fridge – store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Freezer – can be frozen for up to 4 months (this and this are my favorite freezer storage containers).
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Super Tip: This green bean puree is a perfect one to add a teaspoon of butter, coconut oil or olive oil. Not only will it bring out the natural nutty-ness of green beans, it adds another source of healthy fats to baby’s diet.
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How do you get the smooth like consistency? I’ve made this twice now and it’s so chunky. I have tried my NINJA blender and magic bullet.
I recommend blending for 1-2 minutes on medium-high or high speed. The ninja and magic bullet should do a great job, you may just need to blend for more time. Also, scraping down the sides if it’s chunky or adding more liquid will help it become smoother. Give those tips a try and let me know how it goes.
Can this recipe be substituted with yellow beans? Or do you have a yellow bean baby puree recipe? I have so many yellow beans in my garden and would love to use them up for baby boy.
Thanks!
I think yellow beans would be lovely in this recipe. You don’t see them too often in the market, so let us know how they turned out.
For those trying to make this in a ninja. I have found the best way to do it is in a blender cup. The food processor and the large blender do not work to get it to a smooth consistency.
This worked perfectly! Thank you!
I have unsalted bone chicken broth! Would that work For the liquid?
Yes.. that would be a great thing to add in! Plus it will give the puree such great flavor.
Baby loved it
So happy to hear this! 🙂