Raspberries for Baby (puree & blw)

Looking for easy (and totally delicious) ways to serve raspberries to your baby?

You’re in the right place.

Sweet, tart, juicy raspberries are such a fun food to introduce to your baby—and trust me, they make a very memorable first impression.

The first time my baby tried raspberries, she reached right over to my salad, grabbed one, and gave it her best shot. It mostly ended up smeared across her cheeks and forehead, but somewhere in there, a bite made it into her mouth. She looked up, smiled so big, and signed “more.” You got it, babe.

Since then, raspberries have made their way into so many of our meals. I’ve pureed them, mashed them, simmered them down into the dreamiest spoonable texture (seriously—don’t skip the simmered version), and mixed them into all kinds of finger foods.

Whether you’re doing purees, baby-led weaning, or a mix of both, there’s a method below that’ll work for your little one. Check the recipe card for all the options!

How to Serve Raspberries to Your Baby

There are several different ways to prepare raspberries for your baby! You can make them into a smooth puree, a combination puree, a chunky puree for stage three, mashed into ricotta or whole for baby-led weaning or a finger food. Here are 6 of my favorite ways to serve them:

Stage One Purees

• Simmered Raspberry Puree
• 2-Minute Raspberry Puree

Stage Two Purees

• 6 Delicious Combination Purees

Stage Three Purees

• Raspberry, Ricotta & Nut Butter

Baby-Led Weaning or Finger Foods

• Raspberries for Baby-Led Weaning or Finger Foods: whole, quartered, or chopped
• Raspberry, Ricotta & Nut Butter
• Raspberry & Yogurt Popsicles

Frozen vs. Fresh Raspberries: if fresh raspberries are not in season or in your budget, frozen raspberries would be a great option as they are nutritionally similar and easy to find in most grocery stores.

Let’s Get Pureeing

Simmered Raspberry Puree

This simmered puree is a simple and easy way to make a yummy raspberry puree for your baby. While simmering, some of the raspberry’s natural water content evaporates, leaving a thicker and sweeter puree. Seriously, don’t skip this puree – it’s really that good!

First time making homemade baby food? Then, be sure to check out my best-selling cookbook, Little Foodie: Baby Food Recipes for Babies and Toddlers with Taste, for even more information and recipes!

Raspberries for Self-Feeding

Raspberries 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 at 9 months. Because raspberries are naturally soft and not a choking hazard, you can serve them to your baby whole, quartered, or chopped from 6 months of age, but keep in mind that babies’ pincer grasp doesn’t usually develop until around 9 months of age, making the smaller pieces harder for them to pick up.

6+ Months – Whole: Whole raspberries are great for younger babies as they will have an easier time picking up the bigger pieces with their palmar grasp.

9+ Months – Quartered: You can serve baby quartered raspberries from the very start but your baby may have a hard time picking the small quarters up until around 9 months when they start to developed their pincer grasp.

9-10 Months – Chopped: Whenever your baby’s pincer grasp has developed, you can serve them diced raspberries, which is usually around 9-10 months.