Baby Food : Fruit Recipes 3

Peary Pumpkin Peaches 

Ingredients:

½ cup pumpkin puree (fresh or canned)
1 pear, peeled & cored & diced
1peach – peeled, pitted & diced

Directions:

Combine all food (steam pear and peach together if need be) and mash or puree if needed.

You may also buy a can of pumpkin from your local grocers. Make sure you buy Pumpkin and NOT Pumpkin Pie mix however. Learn more about Cooking with Pumpkin

Blueberries**
Vitamins: A, C, K, Folate
Minerals: Potassium, Sodium, Phosphorus, Iron, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients:

1/2 pint of blueberries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 c. water

Directions:

1. Bring water to a boil. Add blueberries and simmer for 15 minutes until soft.
2. Reserve liquid and use a slotted spoon to transfer blueberries to
blender/processor/mixer and puree.
3. If needed, add some of the liquid to blueberries.
Add cereal (if desired) to thicken up
*You can save the liquid to serve as juice or to blend in with cereals etc..

Serve raw and pureed or raw and smooshed if preferred.

Yummy Blueberry Applesauce 

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
2 medium apples

Directions:

1. Peel, core & dice apples.
2. In a saucepan, add blueberries and apples with 1 cup of water.
3. Bring water to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes until soft.
Puree or mash as needed. Add yogurt or cereal or both for a yummy breakfast, lunch or snack.

Blueberry Peach Surprise 

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
2 peaches
¼ cup oatmeal

Directions:

1. Peel, pit & dice peaches.
2. In a saucepan, add blueberries, oatmeal and peaches with 1 1/2 cup of water.
3. Bring water to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes until soft and oatmeal has absorbed all the liquid. Stir frequently.

Puree or mash as needed. Add yogurt or cereal or both for a yummy breakfast, lunch or snack.
*The color of this will look very icky*

Blueberry Banana Yogurt 

Ingredients:

1 cup blueberries
1 whole banana
1 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons wheat germ

For Babies: Use 1 cup of your already made blueberry puree OR Microwave the blueberries just until the juices start to run, about 30 seconds. Place the banana, yogurt and blueberries in a blender and puree until smooth.

For Toddlers: Slice the banana. Microwave the blueberries just until the juices start to run, about 30 seconds. Place a little yogurt in a dish and top with banana slices, blueberries, wheat germ and serve. This will make 2-3 servings.

Kiwi 
Vitamins: A, C, K, Folate
Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients:
1 ripe kiwi

Directions:

1. Peel ripe kiwi
2. Puree or mash with a fork - add cereal (if desired) to thicken and achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

Kiwi does not need to be cooked and it should not need to be de-seeded as it is typically introduced at an age where baby can tolerate raw fruits and a bit of texture.

*Kiwi is high in Vitamin C and is also acidic, you may wish to wait to introduce it when baby is 10 months or older. Visit our Kiwi Page for more recipes and information about Kiwi.

Kiwi Banana Tango 

Ingredients:

1 ripe kiwi – peeled & diced
1/2 ripe banana – peeled
1/2 ripe mango – peeled & diced

Directions:

Mash all fruits together and then blend or puree as needed. Make it Creamy Kiwi Banana Tango by adding yogurt and/or cereal.

Melons (cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon) 
Vitamins: A, C, K, Folate
Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients:

1/4 cup sliced, soft, seedless melon, rind removed

Directions:

Puree or mash with a fork - add cereal (if desired) to thicken up the melon achieve a smooth, thin consistency. **Melon does not need to be cooked as it is typically introduced at an age where baby can tolerate raw fruits. Melon may be steamed to tender and then mashed if you prefer without harming it.

More Fun Fruit Baby Food Recipes 

Fruity-Pops

Here are some ideas to get you making healthy teething/ice pops for your older baby or child.

Buy Ice Pop Trays and offer these healthy pops to your toddlers and older kids as well.

Cooling Baby Banana Yogurt Pops

Ingredients:

1 cup banana puree (or 2 very ripe bananas)
1 cup plain yogurt

Directions:

Blend and/or puree until you have a smooth liquid

Pour mixture into ice cube trays and freeze until solid. Pop out a cube or 2 and add to a baby safe feeder. Viola. Healthy Baby Pops.

Variations:
Blueberry Yogurt Pops
Peach Yogurt Pops
Papaya Yogurt Pops

Mango Pops

Ingredients:

3/4 peach nectar or plain water
2 1/2 cups frozen mango pieces
1 16 ounce container of plain yogurt

Directions:

Blend and/or puree until you have a smooth liquid

Pour mixture into ice cube trays and freeze until solid. Pop out a cube or 2 and add to a baby safe feeder. Viola. Baby Pops.

Apple Ice - Yummy for Toddlers

Ingredients:

5 cups peeled and sliced Granny Smith or Macintosh apples
1 cup water
3/4 cup apple juice (100% juice only.)
1 drip lemon juice

Directions:

1.) In large saucepot, simmer apples, water, and juice until apples are tender -- about 20 minutes. Once tender, transfer to blender or food processor and add 1 drip lemon juice. Puree mixture until smooth

2.) Transfer mixture to large freezable container and freeze until almost solid. Add mixture back to the food processor of blender and puree until chunks break up and mixture is fluffy. Refreeze until firm to make Apple Ice for Toddlers

3) Skip #2 and simply freeze mixture in ice cube trays and then pop out a cube or 2 and add to a baby safe feeder.

**Some babies enjoy holding and manipulating ice cubes on a hot day. If you don't mind the mess, let baby have the "ice pops" while sitting in the highchair**

Tofu-Fruit Mush

Ingredients:

4oz firm tofu
1 ripe banana, peeled
1/4-cup (frozen) blueberries, peaches or *strawberries
3 tbs of Wheat Germ

Directions:
1. Puree all ingredients in a blender or food processor until a fluffy type texture is achieved.
2. Serve by spoon or spread on toast. This mix is GREAT for learning how to spoon feed. This mix will "cling" to the spoon and help eliminate baby's frustration with food falling off the spoon. You may also freeze this mix and call it "Ice Cream"

Remember, always consult with your pediatrician regarding introducing solid foods to your baby and specifically discuss any foods that may pose allergy risks for your baby.

Baby Food : Fruit Recipes 2

Papaya 
Vitamins: A, C, Folate
Minerals: Potassium, Calcium

Ingredients:

1 ripe papaya

Directions:

To prepare a papaya (ensure it is fully ripened.), peel, de-seed and then mash into a consistency your baby will tolerate.

Some parents who have infants with sensitive tummies will give fruits a gentle steaming to help break down the sugars and fibers for easier digestion. If you feel this is the case for your infant, chunk the papaya and then steam for 5-10 minutes until very soft.

Ideas for serving Papaya to your Baby:

Mash and mix with banana and avocado
Make a Papaya, banana, yogurt smoothie
Mix papaya into chicken and rice for a tropical chicken dinner

Plums, Peaches and Nectarines too

Plums
Vitamins: A, C, Folate
Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients:

5 ripe plums

Directions:

Peel, pit and cut into chunks then steam until tender in a scant amount of water.
Puree using the leftover cooking liquid. You may need to mix in another fruit as plum purée has a tendency to be rather tart and/or bitter.

Peaches
Vitamins: A, C, Folate
Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium

Steam or Bake or Blanch Peaches - these methods work for nectarines, plums and pears as well. We HIGHLY recommend giving baked peaches a try at least once. You will find they are more tasty when baked. Why not try baking for all fruits?

Steam Peaches - Method 1
1. Scrub fruit clean and carve an X into 1 side of the fruit
2. Place X side down in a pan with an inch of water
3. Bring water to a boil and steam until soft and tender
4. Peel skin from fruit and remove pits and/or seeds
5. move to step #6 below

Steam Peaches - Method 2
1. Peel fruit
2. Pit the peach
3. Cut the peach into dices
4. Steam until soft and tender then
5. move to step #6

Bake

1. Halve the fruit and place "open" side down in a pan filled with 1 inch of water
2. Bake at 400F until soft and tender and/or puckering of the skin appears.
3. Peel skin from fruit and remove pits and/or seeds (you may also leave the skin on your baked peaches - the skin may simply melt into the fruit.)
4. move to step #6

"Blanch"

1. Bring 3 or 4 cups of water to a rolling boil
2. Add cleansed peaches or nectarines to the boiling water and boil the fruit for 3-5 minutes
3. Remove fruit to a bowl of cold water, allow to cool for 2 minutes
4. Slip off the skins and then take out the pit
5. move to step #6

Moving to Step 6

6. Reserve any left over water to use for thinning out the fruits
7. Peel off skin if you have not done this already. Place fruit(s) into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing.
8. Add the reserved water as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin puree
9. Add cereal (if desired) to thicken up.

Peachy Mangos 

Ingredients:

3 peaches
1 mango

Directions:

1. Peel, pit and cut peaches into chunks
2. Peel, de seed and cut mango into chunks
3. Steam fruits together gently until tender if needed
4. Place in a blender/food processor and puree until smooth or mash with a fork and let baby try to use a spoon or her fingers.

Plums with Applesauce

Ingredients:

2 plums
1 large apple

Directions:

1. Peel, pit and cut plums into chunks
2. Peel, core & dice apple
3. Simmer plums & apple together in a saucepan until soft & tender
Mash or puree as needed – add a splash of apple juice if too bitter

Prunes 
Vitamins: A, C, Folate
Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients:

Dried prunes - any amount you desire - try 2 cups full

Directions:

1. Soak dried prunes in warm water until they plump up or steam gently.
2. Once plump and tender, toss into food processor or blender and begin to puree.
3. Add liquid without sparing any. Prunes tend to become a pasty gluey consistency when pureed and the more water you add, the easier it is to puree to a texture your baby will tolerate.

Note: Prune puree, like apricot puree, will not freeze solid, but will freeze into slightly soft/slightly frozen cubes.

Prunes are great to help babies with constipation. Try this for babies from 4 months old +.

PUNmpkin 

Vitamins: A (12230 IU in 1 cup.), C, K, Folate, Niacin
Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron

Ingredients:

1 medium sized sugar/baking pumpkin (about 5-7 pounds)

Directions:

1. Cut sugar pumpkin (the kind meant to be baked and eaten.) in half, scoop out seeds
2. Place an inch of water in a baking pan, then place the halves "face" down in the pan. Check on water level while baking
3. Bake in a 375-425 F degree oven for 40 minutes to 1 hour, or until the “shell/skin” puckers and halves feel soft then scoop squash “meat” out of the shell
4. Place pumpkin "meat" into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing.
5. Add water as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

6. You can also peel the pumpkin, scoop out the seeds and then cut into chunks and boil/steam until tender (like when boiling potatoes for mashed potatoes).

Pumpkin & Pears 

Ingredients

1 ripe pear, peeled & cored & diced

1/2 cup pumpkin puree (fresh or canned)

Directions:

Mash the pear and then mix in the pumpkin – puree if needed.

Remember, always consult with your pediatrician regarding introducing solid foods to your baby and specifically discuss any foods that may pose allergy risks for your baby.