Sweet Potato for Baby – 6 Delicious Ways
Sweet Potato for Baby – 6 Delicious (and easy) Ways! Sweet potatoes are a superfood and a great first food for babies 4 months and up. Serve them pureed, smashed, or as a finger food for baby-led weaning.
Sweet Potato for Baby
Sweet potatoes are one of the best foods 🏆 for baby!
You can serve sweet potatoes to baby as a smooth puree, a chunky stage three puree, smeared on toast as a finger food or made into wedges or pancakes for an amazing baby-led weaning meal. These recipes are super quick ⏱ and easy to prepare and can be made ahead of time.
Besides being relatively cheap and easy to find, sweet potatoes 🍠 are one of the, if not the top, healthiest foods for baby 👶.
Sweet Potato for Baby Video
Watch this video to see how you can serve sweet potatoes to baby 6 different ways!
Reasons to love sweet potato
- Sweet potatoes are beyond healthy for baby – high in fiber, antioxidants as well as vitamins A and C.
- They are so easy to prepare and cook, you don’t need hours in the kitchen and you can easily make these recipes ahead of time.
- Works for all types of feeding styles – puree, chunky puree, finer food or baby-led weaning!
Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes
- A good source of fiber and can prevent and resolve constipation.
- They contain a lot of beta-carotene which converts into vitamin A.
- Contains vitamin C and E to help strengthen immunity.
- A good source of calcium to help strengthen bones.
WHEN TO INTRODUCE sweet potato to baby
Whether you start baby on purees or are doing baby-led weaning, sweet potatoes are an amazing first food for baby! You can serve sweet potatoes to babies 4 months and up.
HOW TO SERVE SWEET POTATO TO BABY
- Smooth Baby Puree
- Chunky Baby Puree
- Sweet Potato Wedges
- Mashed with White Beans
- Smeared on Toast
- Easy Sweet Potato Pancakes
Smooth Puree
This simple puree is roasted sweet potatoes blended into a smooth and creamy baby food puree. This is a great option for babies that are on Stage One baby purees.
✔ Get the full recipe for The Best Sweet Potato Puree here!
Chunky Baby Puree
This chunky puree is a great option for babies in stage 2 or 3 of their puree journey.
To make this baby food you will simply follow this recipe, but instead of pureeing the roasted sweet potatoes in a blender, you can just smash the soft sweet potatoes with the back of a fork until you have a chunky style puree.
Sweet Potato Wedges
These wedges are great for baby-led weaning as they are soft enough for baby to be able to eat by themselves.
Toss the wedges in your babies favorite spice (I like to use paprika) with a little oil and then bake them on a sheet pan. They will keep well for up to 5 days.
✔ Get the full recipe for Sweet Potato Wedges for Baby-Led Weaning here!
Mashed with White Beans
This chunky mashed sweet potato with white beans is such a great way to make a meal out of simple puree. You take roasted sweet potatoes and then mash them with a few white beans, cooked shredded chicken, white fish or soft tofu. I love loading a GOOtensils with a chunky puree and handing it over to baby to help them learn to self-feed themselves.
Smeared on Toast
Another easy way to serve baby sweet potatoes is to simply smear some cooked and smashed puree onto a piece of whole-grain toast. This lets baby explore the taste of sweet potato along on an easy to hold handle.
Easy Sweet Potato Pancakes
A great baby-led weaning meal, that’s also great for toddlers as well as Mom and Dad😉!
Simply mix together the wet and dry ingredients and cook in a skillet. They keep in the fridge for 5 days and can be frozen for up to 2 months. High in protein and so delicious, light and fluffy!
✔ Get the full recipe for Easy Sweet Potato Pancakes here!
MORE SWEET POTATO RECIPES
- Sweet Potato Baby Food Puree – 3 Delicious Ways
- Beef + Sweet Potato Baby Food Puree with Thyme
- Sweet Potato, Pear + Red Pepper Baby Food Puree
- Mexican Sweet Potato Boats for Baby + Toddler
- Sweet Potato Waffles for Baby + Toddler
DID YOU MAKE ANY OF THESE SWEET POTATO RECIPES FOR YOUR KIDS?
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Get the recipe: Sweet Potato for Baby – 6 Delicious Ways
Ingredients
Smooth Baby Puree
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 1/4 tsp spice such as – mild curry powder, cinnamon or nutmeg (optional)
- 1/4 cup liquid for blending – water, breast milk, formula or sodium-free chicken stock
Chunky Baby Puree
- 2 large sweet potatoes
Smeared on Toast
- 1 piece whole-grain bread, toasted
- 2 tbsp chunky sweet potato puree
Mashed with White Beans
- 2 tbsp white beans
- 1/4 cup cooked chunky sweet potato puree
Sweet potato wedges
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 2 tsp olive or avocado oil
- 1/2 tsp paprika (you can also add a pinch of cinnamon, garlic, nutmeg, cloves, mild chili powder or another spice)
Sweet potato pancakes
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup sweet potato puree
- 1/4 cup small curd cottage cheese (or full-fat Greek yogurt)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- cooking spray or oil
Instructions
Smooth Baby Puree
- Heat oven to 400°. Line baking sheet with tin foil, parchment paper or a silicone mat. Wash and dry the sweet potatoes. Prick with a fork in several places and then place the sweet potatoes on the baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes – 1 hour or until a fork can easily prick the sweet potato. Let sit until cool to touch.
- Make a cut into the skin of the potato lengthwise and peel away the skin of the potato. Scoop out the sweet potato meat and place into a blender or food processor, adding in the mild curry powder and water.
- Puree on high for 1-2 minutes or until smooth, adding in additional liquid in 1/4 cup increments if needed. I had to add in 1 cup of water to the puree pictured. Serve or freeze for a later meal.
Chunky Baby Puree
- Heat oven to 400°. Line baking sheet with tin foil, parchment paper or a silicone mat. Wash and dry the sweet potatoes. Prick with a fork in several places and then place the sweet potatoes on the baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes – 1 hour or until a fork can easily prick the sweet potato. Let sit until cool to touch.
- Make a cut into the skin of the potato lengthwise and peel away the skin of the potato. Scoop out the sweet potato meat and place onto a cutting board. Take the back of a fork and mash the sweet potato until chunky but combined. Serve or freeze for a later meal.
Smeared on Toast
- Use the Chunky Baby Puree recipe (above) to make the puree. Cut the piece of toast into 2-3 inch strips, and smear 1 tablespoon of chunky puree onto half of the piece of toast. Serve to baby.
Mashed with White Beans
- Use the Chunky Baby Puree recipe (above) to make the puree. On a cutting board, add 1/4 cooked sweet potato and 2 tablespoons of white beans. Using the back of a fork, smash the beans and sweet potatoes together until you have a chunky puree consistency.
Sweet potato wedges
- Preheat oven to 400° F. Cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, then into 4 wedges lengthwise. Depending on how big your sweet potato is, you may need to cut the wedges in half.
- Place wedges into a mixing bowl, and drizzle in oil and sprinkle with paprika. Toss with your hands until all of the sweet potatoes are covered. Place the wedges on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 12 minutes, flip the wedges and then bake for another 12-15 minutes or until they are tender and golden brown.Let cool and serve.
Sweet potato pancakes
- In a medium bowl, add in all of the ingredients and stir until combined. If using cottage cheese, the batter will have chunks in it.
- Heat a large non-stick skillet on medium heat. Spray or oil skillet. For small pancakes add 1 tablespoon of batter to the skillet at a time and let cook for 3-4 minutes or until golden on the bottom and bubbles appear along the edges. Flip and let cook for another 2-3 minutes. Repeat with all of the batter.
Notes
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Great easy recipe my baby loves it so much even when has cold and doesn’t has appetite it’s one of the rarely things he loves to eat