Get the recipe: Ridiculously Good Apple Baby Food Puree
This Apple Baby Puree recipe is a wonderful first food for baby! A delicious nutrient-dense puree that baby will go gaga over!
Ingredients
- 6 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Add: In a medium saucepan, place the apples, water and cinnamon.
- Cook: Cover and heat on medium-low for 10-15 minutes or until apples are tender. Let cool slightly.
- Transfer: Transfer all of the ingredients into a blender or food processor.
- Puree: blend on medium for 1-2 minutes or until completely smooth. For a chunky puree, quickly pulse the ingredients 10-15 times or until you receive your desired consistency.
- Eat: Serve to your baby or freeze for later.
Notes
Age: 6+ months and up
Yield: roughly 20 ounces
Additional Spices: Feel free to sub in these spices instead of the cinnamon for this recipe – pinch of cloves, nutmeg, ginger powder, coriander or 1-2 leaves of fresh mint, 1-2 leaves of fresh basil, a pinch of freshly grated ginger.
Apples: you can use any sweet apple in this recipe - Gala, Honeycrisp, Fuji, McIntosh, or any other sweet apple variety.
How to Store:
Refrigerator You can store this apple puree in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.Freezer
This puree can be frozen for up to 4 months.- Spoon puree into a freezer storage container – do not overfill.
- Place the lid on the storage container or cover with a piece of saran wrap and label with date and recipe name.
- Place the tray into the freezer and let freeze completely – preferably overnight.
- Pop out the baby food cubes and place in a zip-lock baggie or stasher bag – don’t forget to re-label the baggie or stasher bag for future reference.
Serving: 1ounce, Calories: 35kcal, Carbohydrates: 9.3g, Protein: 0.2g, Fat: 0.1g, Sodium: 1mg, Potassium: 72mg, Fiber: 1.6g, Sugar: 7g, Calcium: 1mg
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