Get the recipe: Carrots for Baby-Led Weaning
These 4 easy-to-make Carrot Recipes are great for Baby-Led Weaning or as a Finger Food for your baby. You can serve the carrots cooked and whole or mashed and with a self-feeding spoon!
Ingredients
Steamed Carrots
- 2-3 carrots, peeled and sliced in half lengthwise
- 1 tbs olive or avocado oil (optional)
- pinch finely chopped carrot greens, or other fresh herb of choice (optional)
Steam Roasted Carrots
- 2-3 carrots, peeled and sliced in half lengthwise
- 1-2 tsp olive or avocado oil
Spiralized Carrots
- 1-2 large carrots, peeled
Mashed Carrots with Cottage Cheese & Chives
- 1 cooked carrot peeled and either steamed, steam roasted or roasted
- 2 tbsp whole milk plain cottage cheese (or whole milk ricotta, yogurt or plain hummus)
- pinch finely chopped chives
Instructions
Steamed Carrots
- In a medium saucepan, bring 2" of water to a boil over high heat. Add a steamer basket and add the large halves of the carrots into the basket in a single layer. Cover and cook for 10-12 minutes or until tender when pricked with a fork. Remove from heat and let cool.
- If adding spices or herbs, take the carrots and toss in the olive oil and carrot greens (or other spices or herbs of your choice, see below for some other suggestions).
- Slice or chop the carrots to be age-appropriate for your baby. Serve and enjoy.
Steam Roasted Carrots
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, silicon mat or spray with cooking spray. Place the carrot halves onto the baking sheet.
- Drizzle the carrots with the oil and gently toss until the carrots are well coated.
- Cover the baking sheet tightly with a piece of tin foil.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven and roast for 25-30 minutes or until tender when pricked with a fork. Let cool and cut to an age-approate size for your baby.
Spiralized Carrots
- In a medium saucepan, bring 2" of water to a boil over high heat. Add a steamer basket and add in 1-2 large carrots into the basket in a single layer. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes or until the carrots are just tender when pricked with a fork. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Using a sprializer, spiralize the carrots into long thin strips.
Mashed Carrots with Cottage Cheese & Chives
- On a cutting board, take a cooked carrot (steamed, steamed roasted or roasted) and mash with the back of a fork until it is a chunky puree consistency. Add the carrot mash to a small bowl. Add in the cottge cheese and chives.
- Mix the carrots, cottage cheese and chives together until well incorporated. You can serve this to your baby with a baby feeding spoon or place some dollaps on their high chair and let them eat and explore it with their hands.
Notes
Age: 6+ months
Yield: 3-4 small portions for baby
Storage: you can store these recipes in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.
Spices/Herbs: Adding spices to your baby's foods is a great way to introduce more complex flavors at an early age. Some great spices and herbs to add to cooked carrots are a pinch of cinnamon, cloves, mild curry, garlic powder, and cumin or you can add in a pinch of chopped fresh rosemary, chives, mint, basil or you can even add in the greens from the carrots.
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