Apple & Pear Puree with Cinnamon – Homemade Baby Food Recipe
5 Homemade Apple Puree Recipes for Infants!
Age Group – 4 months – 6 months
Cooking Time – 5 minutes
Preparation Time: 6-8 minutes
Suitable for Freezing
Ingredients:
- 1 apple, peeled and chopped
- 1 riped pear, peeled and chopped
- Pinch of ground cinnamon (optional)
- 2 cups filtered water
Method:
Step 1: Add water and pinch of cinnamon to the chopped apple and pear
Step 2: Pressure cook till it is completely cooked and soft (approximately 6-8minutes)
Step 3: Mash the mixture
Step 4: Strain through a wire-meshed sieve to get a clear soup
Step 5: Adding a vanilla pod gives the fruit a lovely flavor but without this, it is still a delicious baby food recipe
Precaution: Doctors globally recommend pear for weaning babies as it is a hypoallergenic and a low acid fruit that is unlikely to cause digestion problems.
Apple, Apricot & Pear Puree – Homemade Baby Food Recipe
Age Group – 6 months – 8 months
Cooking Time – 5-7minutes
Preparation Time: 6-8 minutes
Suitable for Freezing
Ingredients:
- 1 apple, peeled and chopped
- 1 riped pear, peeled and chopped
- 75g ready to eat dried apricots, chopped
- 2 cups filtered water
Method:
Step 1: Add water to the chopped apple, apricot and pear
Step 2: Pressure cook till it is completely cooked and soft (approximately 6-8minutes)
Step 3: Mash the mixture or blend it until smooth.
Step 4: Serve this on its own or mix it with some baby rice, yoghurt or mashed banana
Precaution: Apricot has laxative property hence should be introduced slowly to the weaning baby. Excessive quantiy of apricot in baby food can trigger a nasty bout of diarrhea.
Apple, Strawberry and Peach Puree- – Homemade Baby Food Recipe
Age Group – 6months – 8 months
Cooking Time – 5-7 minutes
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Suitable for Freezing
Ingredients:
- 1 apple, peeled and chopped
- 1 Peach, peeled and chopped
- 110gm riped strawberries, removed stem and leaves, and chopped
- 2 cups filtered water
Method:
Step 1: Add water to the chopped apple
Step2: Pressure cook till it is completely cooked and soft (approximately 6-8minutes)
Step 3: Add the strawberries and peaches and cook for 2 minutes
Step 4: Mash the mixture or blend it until smooth.
Step 5: Serve this on its own or mix it with some baby rice or mashed banana.
Precaution: Strawberries are acidic and potential allergen which may lead to rashes or reactions in babies that are not food-sensitive. So please consult your Pediatrician before going ahead.
Ones the doctor gives the green signal, be sure to cut them up into small pieces or puree them so they’re easy to swallow and light on the tummy of your little one
Apple Sweet Potato Baby Soup Recipe – – Homemade Baby Food Recipe
Age Group – 4 months – 6 months
Cooking Time – 5 minutes
Preparation Time: 6-8 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 apple, peeled and chopped
- 1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped
- 2 cups filtered water
Method:
Step 1: Add water to the chopped apple and sweet potato
Step 2: Pressure cook till it is completely cooked and soft
Step 3: Mash the mixture
Step 4: Strain through a wire-meshed sieve to get a clear soup
Apple and Carrot Baby Soup Recipe- – Homemade Baby Food Recipe
The Apple Carrot soup is a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, folic acid and protein for the infant.
Age Group – 6 months – 8 months
Cooking Time – 5-7 minutes
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 apple, peeled and chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
- 2 cups filtered water
Method:
Step 1: Add water to the chopped apple and carrot
Step 2: Pressure cook till it is completely cooked and soft
Step 3: Mash the mixture.
Step 4: Strain through a wire-meshed sieve to get a clear soup
Precaution: Some pediatricians recommend that you feed your baby commercially-produced carrot puree instead of fresh, due to nitrates; consult your doctor for advice.
