For me, sweet potatoes are a Fall vegetable regardless that they can be found at grocery stores year round. There is just something so comforting about roasting sweet potatoes when the leaves are turning and the air is just crisp enough to be romantic and leave you with slightly rosy cheeks but before the harshness of winter rolls around to chap them up like sandpaper.
Even though there are at least 15 different ways you can cook sweet potatoes [roasted, steamed, mashed, hashed, sautéed] and at least 20 different types of spices you can add to sweet potatoes [cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, chili powder, rosemary, thyme, pepper, cumin, curry], I find the best way to make these for the little one is to keep it simple.
Bake
Blend
Add a pinch of Yumminess
That’s all it takes
Got it?
All this recipes requires you to do is to turn on your oven, toss some sweet potatoes in and the most important step is to remember to take them out once you are done taking a little nap. Adding a splash of coconut milk and a pinch of coriander will give you a gold star for the day.
When sweet potatoes are combined with coconut milk you are giving your baby a hearty dose of Vitamin A and E, beta carotene, potassium, calcium, folate and iron. Not to mention, that sweet potatoes are considered one of the best solid foods you can introduce to your baby.
Sweet Potato + Coconut Milk +Coriander Baby Food Puree
- 3 Medium organic Sweet Potatoes
- 1/2 – 1 cup canned Coconut Milk, Full Fat
- 1/2 tsp Coriander
Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Yield: 20 ounces
More Great Recipes Featuring Sweet Potatoes –
Baked Sweet Potato + Chicken Risotto and Sage
New to making purees? Then check of my guide on which kitchen tools you actuallyare going to need. Hint, it’s not many!
Tina Schumacher Gess
February 5, 2015 at 4:35 pmThis was delicious! For a chunkier puree, I treated the baked sweet potatoes like I would if I were making mashed ones for myself and threw everything in my stand mixer. I plan on making another batch for my husband and I to eat with a Thai peanut chicken recipe we love. It would be a great, more flavorful alternative to rice!
Michele Olivier
February 5, 2015 at 9:04 pmUMMMMM……YUMMMMM!!!! I love your idea about how to make it chunkier for the baby, but now I need your recipe for the Thai Peanut Chicken, over mashed sweet potatoes with coconut milk! That sounds amazing!!
xoxo,
Michele
Tina Schumacher Gess
February 5, 2015 at 4:35 pmThis was delicious! For a chunkier puree, I treated the baked sweet potatoes like I would if I were making mashed ones for myself and threw everything in my stand mixer. I plan on making another batch for my husband and I to eat with a Thai peanut chicken recipe we love. It would be a great, more flavorful alternative to rice!
Michele Olivier
February 5, 2015 at 9:04 pmUMMMMM……YUMMMMM!!!! I love your idea about how to make it chunkier for the baby, but now I need your recipe for the Thai Peanut Chicken, over mashed sweet potatoes with coconut milk! That sounds amazing!!
xoxo,
Michele
Chandani Joshi
February 20, 2015 at 2:26 pmShould I have baby try the coconut milk for 3 days alone to test for allergies? Or can I use any other milk for a 6 month old? Breastmilk?
Michele Olivier
February 20, 2015 at 5:07 pmHello Chandani,
No, I just mix the coconut milk (the milk from the can not from the milk section) with whichever fruits or veggies I am serving. Coconuts come from the palm family not the nut family so allergies to coconut milk are VERY rare. I have been adding coconut milk to my babies first foods and she loves it! You can absolutely add breast milk or formula to any puree but not an other type of milk (until baby is one).
Hope that helps!
xoxo,
Michele
Chandani Joshi
February 20, 2015 at 2:26 pmShould I have baby try the coconut milk for 3 days alone to test for allergies? Or can I use any other milk for a 6 month old? Breastmilk?
Michele Olivier
February 20, 2015 at 5:07 pmHello Chandani,
No, I just mix the coconut milk (the milk from the can not from the milk section) with whichever fruits or veggies I am serving. Coconuts come from the palm family not the nut family so allergies to coconut milk are VERY rare. I have been adding coconut milk to my babies first foods and she loves it! You can absolutely add breast milk or formula to any puree but not an other type of milk (until baby is one).
Hope that helps!
xoxo,
Michele
Angela Leavitt
March 22, 2015 at 12:05 amMade this today for my little one. Love your recipes, pictures, and humor! Very refreshing and magnetic. Made this while enjoying a glass of wine and it was so much fun! I’m hooked and inspired to provide my baby girl with quality organic food made with love. 🙂
Michele Olivier
March 24, 2015 at 7:35 pmHello Angela,
So glad you found my blog and are enjoying making healthy purees for your little one while having a glass of wine! Its the best way to do it!! High-Five!!
xoxo, Michele
Angela Leavitt
March 22, 2015 at 12:05 amMade this today for my little one. Love your recipes, pictures, and humor! Very refreshing and magnetic. Made this while enjoying a glass of wine and it was so much fun! I’m hooked and inspired to provide my baby girl with quality organic food made with love. 🙂
Michele Olivier
March 24, 2015 at 7:35 pmHello Angela,
So glad you found my blog and are enjoying making healthy purees for your little one while having a glass of wine! Its the best way to do it!! High-Five!!
xoxo, Michele
Jesse Rae Buccafusco
April 26, 2015 at 9:45 pmis lite coconut milk ok to use?
Michele Olivier
May 6, 2015 at 12:32 pmHello Jesse,
I prefer to use full fat canned coconut milk (not the carton coconut milk) because baby’s need all the fat they can get, plus fat makes anything taste better:)
xoxo,
Michele
Jesse Rae Buccafusco
April 26, 2015 at 9:45 pmis lite coconut milk ok to use?
Michele Olivier
May 6, 2015 at 12:32 pmHello Jesse,
I prefer to use full fat canned coconut milk (not the carton coconut milk) because baby’s need all the fat they can get, plus fat makes anything taste better:)
xoxo,
Michele
Melissa Ming Foynes
June 11, 2015 at 2:11 pmHi Michele – We truly love your website! Thank you for all of the heart and soul you put into it!
We baked a bunch of sweet potatoes on Sunday with the hopes of making several different purees, but very quickly all came down with a nasty stomach virus that basically made us non-functional. The sweet potatoes have been in a sealed container in the fridge since then (today is Thursday), and I’m wondering if I should toss them instead of using them in a puree that will then be frozen. My son has a sensitive GI tract so I don’t want to push it, but also don’t want them to go to waste if it’s fine since there are a lot. I know you say the puree should last 4 days in the fridge, but I wasn’t sure if that applied to the actual puree only or the sweet potatoes themselves, too. Thanks!
Michele Olivier
June 13, 2015 at 12:45 amBy now it is probably too late, but I would do the smell and sight test – does it smell and is there anything weird about the look of it. I tend to use food until it is almost decayed, but since your little one has a sensitive GI tract I would probably error on the side of caution and not use it for puree.
Also, so sorry you were sick, we were all sick a million times this winter so I know how lame it is when the entire family goes down:(
Hope you are feeling better!
xo, Michele
Melissa Ming Foynes
June 11, 2015 at 2:11 pmHi Michele – We truly love your website! Thank you for all of the heart and soul you put into it!
We baked a bunch of sweet potatoes on Sunday with the hopes of making several different purees, but very quickly all came down with a nasty stomach virus that basically made us non-functional. The sweet potatoes have been in a sealed container in the fridge since then (today is Thursday), and I’m wondering if I should toss them instead of using them in a puree that will then be frozen. My son has a sensitive GI tract so I don’t want to push it, but also don’t want them to go to waste if it’s fine since there are a lot. I know you say the puree should last 4 days in the fridge, but I wasn’t sure if that applied to the actual puree only or the sweet potatoes themselves, too. Thanks!
Michele Olivier
June 13, 2015 at 12:45 amBy now it is probably too late, but I would do the smell and sight test – does it smell and is there anything weird about the look of it. I tend to use food until it is almost decayed, but since your little one has a sensitive GI tract I would probably error on the side of caution and not use it for puree.
Also, so sorry you were sick, we were all sick a million times this winter so I know how lame it is when the entire family goes down:(
Hope you are feeling better!
xo, Michele
Lyssa Walborn
July 29, 2015 at 2:18 amWhat brand Coconut milk do you use? I have the hardest time finding a good canned Coconut Milk without Guar Gum.
Michele Olivier
August 10, 2015 at 5:19 pmHello Lyssa,
I usually use the organic whole foods (or trader joes if in stock) brand. And I believe that all canned coconut milk has guar gum in it to help thicken the milk. Since guar gum come from the quar bean and is actually manually processed and not harmful to baby, I don’t mind giving baby coconut milk with guar gum with it in it. You can read more about it here (sorry about the weird fracking part of the article) – http://www.livescience.com/36580-guar-gum-weight-loss-cost.html
xo, Michele
Lyssa Walborn
July 29, 2015 at 2:18 amWhat brand Coconut milk do you use? I have the hardest time finding a good canned Coconut Milk without Guar Gum.
Michele Olivier
August 10, 2015 at 5:19 pmHello Lyssa,
I usually use the organic whole foods (or trader joes if in stock) brand. And I believe that all canned coconut milk has guar gum in it to help thicken the milk. Since guar gum come from the quar bean and is actually manually processed and not harmful to baby, I don’t mind giving baby coconut milk with guar gum with it in it. You can read more about it here (sorry about the weird fracking part of the article) – http://www.livescience.com/36580-guar-gum-weight-loss-cost.html
xo, Michele
Amanda M
October 13, 2015 at 2:47 amOkay – so I know these recipes are in the 4 month section…. And my little guy was 4 months on the 4th… So I was just wondering if these would be okay for him as a first food? He is only on formula now but acts like he’s starving to death but drinks like a tank. I guess I could just ask my question/scenario would it be okay to do this: I was thinking of making 3 different recipes out of this section (the roasted banana and rosemary, sweet potatoe +coconut milk+coriander, and the zucchini puree) and introducing each one properly while testing for allergies, and once they were all 3 introduced, alternating days with them (or meals)…. Does that sound like an okay idea? I
I feel like a first time mom! Haha when my first son (now 6 years old) was this age we just automatically bought him the rice cereal and fed him that – which I’m now not so sold on. And we bought him jarred food! I’m super excited to make this babies food but I just feel anxious on where to start!
HELP! haha. Ps. Love your blog. Pretty sure I’ve read every page.
Michele Olivier
October 15, 2015 at 8:25 pmHello Amanda,
So glad you are here and such an avid reader!!:)
Your plan sounds amazing!! I have a post in The Basics Section that goes over the signs to see if you baby is ready. Read those and maybe talk to your doc to see what their recommendations are. But when he is ready, your plan of those 3 purees sounds great!! The banana puree is SO good I would double it because you are going to eat about half of it:)
Don’t feel anxious, have fun with it!! It sounds like your little tank is going to be a rockstar eater!
Let me know how it goes!
xo, Michele
Amanda M
October 13, 2015 at 2:47 amOkay – so I know these recipes are in the 4 month section…. And my little guy was 4 months on the 4th… So I was just wondering if these would be okay for him as a first food? He is only on formula now but acts like he’s starving to death but drinks like a tank. I guess I could just ask my question/scenario would it be okay to do this: I was thinking of making 3 different recipes out of this section (the roasted banana and rosemary, sweet potatoe +coconut milk+coriander, and the zucchini puree) and introducing each one properly while testing for allergies, and once they were all 3 introduced, alternating days with them (or meals)…. Does that sound like an okay idea? I
I feel like a first time mom! Haha when my first son (now 6 years old) was this age we just automatically bought him the rice cereal and fed him that – which I’m now not so sold on. And we bought him jarred food! I’m super excited to make this babies food but I just feel anxious on where to start!
HELP! haha. Ps. Love your blog. Pretty sure I’ve read every page.
Michele Olivier
October 15, 2015 at 8:25 pmHello Amanda,
So glad you are here and such an avid reader!!:)
Your plan sounds amazing!! I have a post in The Basics Section that goes over the signs to see if you baby is ready. Read those and maybe talk to your doc to see what their recommendations are. But when he is ready, your plan of those 3 purees sounds great!! The banana puree is SO good I would double it because you are going to eat about half of it:)
Don’t feel anxious, have fun with it!! It sounds like your little tank is going to be a rockstar eater!
Let me know how it goes!
xo, Michele
Jessica Gawat
March 26, 2016 at 5:44 pmI made this recipe without the coriander to test coconut allergies. My goodness this tastes like heaven! This recipe is definitely a pleaser in my home!
Michele Olivier
March 26, 2016 at 9:56 pmSo glad you all like it!!!:)
xo, Michele
Jessica Gawat
March 26, 2016 at 5:44 pmI made this recipe without the coriander to test coconut allergies. My goodness this tastes like heaven! This recipe is definitely a pleaser in my home!
Michele Olivier
March 26, 2016 at 9:56 pmSo glad you all like it!!!:)
xo, Michele
Heather Sapon
November 26, 2016 at 3:13 pmIf I am just starting him out on solids and introducing him to one food at a time to check for allergies, do I need to consider coconut milk as a separate food and use this recipe only after making sure he is good with sweet potatoes? Thank you!
Michele Olivier
December 8, 2016 at 7:48 pmGood question! I would serve this one together because both of them don’t have many allergic properties (and we don’t have any allergies in our family). But if you want to be on the safe side you can make the recipe and before adding the coconut milk, you can put half of it away and then add in half the amount of coconut milk to the remaining puree for a later introduction.
Hope that helps.
xo, Michele
Heather Sapon
November 26, 2016 at 3:13 pmIf I am just starting him out on solids and introducing him to one food at a time to check for allergies, do I need to consider coconut milk as a separate food and use this recipe only after making sure he is good with sweet potatoes? Thank you!
Michele Olivier
December 8, 2016 at 7:48 pmGood question! I would serve this one together because both of them don’t have many allergic properties (and we don’t have any allergies in our family). But if you want to be on the safe side you can make the recipe and before adding the coconut milk, you can put half of it away and then add in half the amount of coconut milk to the remaining puree for a later introduction.
Hope that helps.
xo, Michele
Maria Soledad O Solecito
March 3, 2017 at 5:22 pmHi…..I notice that most of your recipes are baked. Is there a reason why you bake them instead of steaming them? Does it retain more of its nutrients?
Michele Olivier
March 11, 2017 at 4:23 pmI usually bake my produce in the winter and then steam it in the summer months. Nutritionally you will be getting equally the same amounts. Baking usually provides a more condensed flavor while steaming producing a lighter and softer flavor. You can take almost any baked recipe and simply steam it instead.
xo, Michele
Maria Soledad O Solecito
March 3, 2017 at 5:22 pmHi…..I notice that most of your recipes are baked. Is there a reason why you bake them instead of steaming them? Does it retain more of its nutrients?
Michele Olivier
March 11, 2017 at 4:23 pmI usually bake my produce in the winter and then steam it in the summer months. Nutritionally you will be getting equally the same amounts. Baking usually provides a more condensed flavor while steaming producing a lighter and softer flavor. You can take almost any baked recipe and simply steam it instead.
xo, Michele