Get the recipe: Raspberries for Baby (Puree & BLW)
Raspberries for baby? Absolutely! While they might not be the very first food you serve (we’re looking at you, sweet potatoes and broccoli), raspberries are a fantastic option to introduce within the first few months of starting solids.
Ingredients
Simmered Raspberry Puree
- 2 cups raspberries, fresh or frozen
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 pinch cinnamon (optional)
2-Minute Raspberry Puree
- 2 cups raspberries, fresh or thawed if using frozen
Baby-Led Weaning/Finger Food Stage
- 3-4 raspberries, fresh
Raspberries, Ricotta & Peanut Butter
- 3 tbsp ricotta, whole milk
- 5-6 raspberries, fresh or thawed from frozen
- 1/2-1 tsp peanut butter, or other nut butter
Raspberry & Yogurt Popsicles
- 1 1/2 cups plain whole milk yogurt, or plain plant-based yogurt
- 1 cup raspberry puree, either the Simmered Raspberry Puree or 2-Minute Raspberry Puree will work, seeds removed
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice (optional)
Instructions
Simmered Raspberry Puree
- Place the raspberries, water, and cinnamon into a small saucepan and heat over medium-low heat for 10-12 minutes or until soft and broken down.
- Let cool slightly and then transfer the raspberries to a blender or food processor and puree for 1-2 minutes until smooth. If there are too many seeds, pour the puree through a fine mesh colander into another bowl. The puree will thicken as it cools in the fridge or freezer.
2-Minute Raspberry Puree
- Place raspberries into a blender and puree for 1-2 minutes or until smooth.
- If there are too many seeds, pour the puree through a fine mesh colander into another bowl. The puree will thicken as it cools in the fridge or freezer.
Baby-Led Weaning/Finger Food Stage
- Serve to your baby whole, quartered or chopped depending on your baby's age (see graph).
Raspberries, Ricotta & Peanut Butter
- Place the ricotta, raspberries and nut butter in a small bowl.
- Using a fork, mash the raspberries and mix until incorporated.
Raspberry & Yogurt Popsicles
- In a medium bowl, gently stir together the yogurt, raspberry puree and lemon juice. You don't want it mixed all together, you can leave it so the ingredients are just swirled together.
- Spoon mixture into small baby-sized popsicle molds. Place the molds into the freezer and freeze for at least 5 hours or overnight.
- Take the popsicle out of the mold and hand it to your baby.
Notes
Age: 6+ months
Storage: you can store the purees in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for 4 months. You can store the finger foods in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Yield: the purees will yield you roughly 6-8 ounces of puree, while the finger foods will give you 1-2 servings.
Notes on Frozen Raspberries: if you are using frozen raspberries, make sure you thaw and drain any excess liquid before using them.
Combination Purees
- Banana Raspberry Puree: place 2 ripe bananas and 1 cup of freah raspberries in a blender and puree until smooth. Freeze immediately to preserve the color
- Avocado Raspberry Puree: on a cutting board, mash 1/2 a ripe avocado with 5-7 raspberries until super smooth. Freeze immediately to preserve the color.
- Sweet Potato Raspberry Puree: follow this sweet potato recipe but add fresh raspberries to the backing sheet when you have 10 minutes left on your cooking time. Puree as instructed in the recipe.
- Apple Raspberry Puree: follow this apple puree recipe, but add 1-2 cups of raspberries when you cook the apples. Puree as instructed in the recipe.
- Carrot Raspberry Puree: follow this carrot puree recipe, but add 1-2 cups of raspberries while blending.
- Pear Raspberry Puree: follow this pear puree recipe, but add 1-2 cups of raspberries when you add the pears to the saucepan. Cook and puree as instructed in the recipe.
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