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Get the recipe: How to Serve Barley to Baby (puree & baby-led weaning)

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With our helpful guide, you can learn how to serve barley to your baby as a puree or for baby-led weaning. Barley is a healthy little grain rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Plus, its slightly nutty flavor, chewy texture, and versatility can complement many dishes. It's great for 6+ months.
Yield: 4 servings
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Author: Michele Olivier
Course: baby food, Baby Led Weaning
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Ingredients 

Barley Baby Puree

  • 1/3 cup pearl barley, rinsed
  • 1 cup carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups water

Barley for Baby-Led Weaning

  • 1/2 cup pearl barley, rinsed
  • 1 1/2 cups water

Instructions 

Barley Baby Puree

  • Place the barley and carrots in a small saucepan with the water. Place the saucepan on the stove and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 20-25 minutes or until the barley is chewy.
    Small silver saucepan over a white countertop with cooked barley and carrots.
  • Drain any excess water.
  • Transfer the cooked barley and carrots to a blender.
    Cook, barley and carrots in a clear blender on a white countertop.
  • Puree for 1-2 minutes on a medium-high speed. If the puree is too thick, add in 1/4 of a cup of water at a time until you reach your desired consistency.
    A clear blender, full of puréed carrots, and barley on a white countertop.
  • Serve a portion and then store the rest of the puree in the fridge or freezer for a later meal.
    Great baby bowl on a white tank top full of carrot and barley purée with a pink spoon resting on top full of a purée.

Barley for Baby-Led Weaning

  • Place the barley and water in a small saucepan. Place the saucepan on the stove and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 20-25 minutes or until the barley is chewy.
    Small silver saucepan on a white countertop, full of water and dry barley.
  • Drain any excess water.
    Cooked barley been strained over a sauce pan.
  • Serve the barley to your baby in an age-appropriate way – either mashed by themselves or with another cooked fruit or vegetable, avocado or yogurt and served on a self-feeding spoon, or added into another food such as a burger or meatballs.
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Notes

Age: 6+ months
Storage: you can store the barley puree in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months. You can store the cooked barley in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 4 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 barley are a pinch of mild curry, garlic powder, ginger, turmeric, and cumin, or you can add in a pinch of chopped fresh parsley, chives, mint, and cilantro.

Equipment

Blender
NumNum Pre-Spoon GOOtensils
Bumkins Sleeved Bib
Tripp Trapp High Chair
Freezer Tray

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