Baby food recipe | Sweet potato, quinoa, apple, carrot puree
I’ve been making baby food for my little one since he started to eat solids at six months. I started with a book of recipes, but soon left the book on the shelf to create my own. Now that he’s 8 months old, I sometimes just puree what we are having for dinner. He loves variety and I can see the excitement on his face when he tries new foods. He’s already had every type of seasonal organic fruit and veggie I could get my hands on, plus yogurt, cheese, beef, chicken, rabbit, lamb, octopus and fish. That’s quite a good start for my little foodie-in-training!
This recipe is a basic one I keep on hand, changing the ingredients according to what I find at the market. Something I like to do is roast my veggies instead of boil them. The flavor is much more intensified, because the water is removed from the veggies as they roast. Quinoa is a great way to add protein and it cooks faster than other grains.I bump up the protein and flavor by cooking it in chicken broth.
Baby Food Recipe | sweet potato, quinoa, apple and carrot puree
Ingredients
- 1 small organic sweet potato
- 1 organic apple
- 2 small organic carrots, thin sliced
- 1/4 cup organic quinoa
- 1/2 cup organic chicken broth or juice
- Additional liquid for puree (broth, juice or formula/breast milk)
- Optional add-ins: cinnamon, ginger, cumin, roasted sweet onion, roasted squash, wilted spinach…keep experimenting with what you have on hand.
Method
Roast the sweet potato and apple whole without oil in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes. You should see juice coming out of the potato and the apple skin blistering. Remove from the oven and let cool.
In a pan, combine the quinoa, thinly sliced carrots and chicken broth. Add any seasonings like ginger and cinnamon here. Simmer covered for about 15 minutes. You will know the quinoa is done when little sprouts pop out from the seeds and the liquid is absorbed. Carrots should be fork tender. Let cool.
Peel the skin from the sweet potato and apple. It should come right off in your hand. Slice the apple from the core. Combine all ingredients in a food processor (I use a Cuisinart mini prep for this job). Blend until smooth, adding additional liquid until you get the consistency you like.
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Once you make the purée with quioa is it ok to freeze it?
Thanks!!!
Hi Jody! It’s fine to freeze the puree. It thaws out just fine.
just made this for my fussy lil one and i think it will be a hit!
I have Red quinoa – Is that OK to use ?
Tina,
Yes! Any color quinoa will work.
Delighted to have found a recipe that includes quinoa. I guess you could substitute with lentils if there’s no quinoa to hand? What age is this appropriate for?
Thanks Rona
Hi:)
Love the recipe how many servings would u say this is for my 10 month old?
Thx!
Marina 🙂
Better yet how many ounces does this yeild?
Thx so much!!
just made this for my 8 month old and she absolutely loves it, i didn’t use broth just water, great health benefits and substantial in the belly. i made it on a bigger scale so i could freeze in cubes for the weeks to come:)
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Just made this, tastes wonderful even to me. I am sure my little one will love it. Just one observation, the sweet potato took a long time to bake, closer to 40min. I took apple out and left potato to bake fully. Still amazing but longer cook time.