Once your baby has been eating a few basic vegetable pureés, you can start introducing fruit ones. As with veggie pureés, stick with one pureé for four days before moving on to something new. Here are a few simple, sweet baby fruit pureés to get you started.
4 -5 large apples ( for Applesauce Pureé )
1 banana (for Banana Pureé)
Breast milk or formula (for Banana Pureé)
6 medium-size peaches (for Peach Pureé)
6-8 plums (for Plum Pureé)
6-8 apricots (for Apricot Pureé)
Food processor fitted with a metal blade
Steamer basket
Applesauce
1. Wash four or five large apples. Then peel, core and slice each in half.
2. Cook the apples in a steamer basket over boiling water for about 15 minutes, using a tight-fitting lid until the apples are soft all the way through. Let them cool.
3. Pureé the apples in a food processor until smooth. Add some of the leftover steamer water until you reach the desired consistency.
(Pear pureé can be made following these same steps.)
Banana Pureé
This is a super-easy dish to make and and is a favorite among babies!
1. Mash a banana with a fork.
2. Add some breast milk or formula to get the desired consistency.
Peach Pureé
1. Wash, peel, and pit six medium-size peaches.
2. Place the peaches in a steamer basket over boiling water, then cover and steam for about five minutes.
3. Pureé in a food processor fitted with a metal blade.
Plum Pureé
1. Wash, peel, cut in half, and pit six to eight plums.
2. Place the halves in a steamer basket over boiling water and cover.
3. Steam for about three minutes then pureé in a food processor fitted with a metal blade.
Apricot Pureé
1. Wash, peel, cut in half, and pit six to eight apricots.
2. Place them in steamer basket over boiling water and cover.
3. Steam for about four to five minutes then pureé in a food processor fitted with a metal blade.
Tips for Recipe Variations
Once your baby has expanded his repertoire to include all or most of these fruits, you can start combining them into more interesting blends. Some great combo ideas include: Apple Raspberry Sauce,
Apple Cherry Sauce,
Apple and Pears,
Banana and Peach,
Banana and Blueberries,
Banana and Raspberries,
Banana and Mango,
Peach and Raspberry,
Peach and Blueberry,
Peach and Cherry,
Peach and Apricot,
Peach and Plum,
Peach and Cherries, or
Plum and Applesauce.
