How to Make Apple Puree (Baby recipe)

Making nutritious and delicious purees for your baby can sometimes be a chore, especially if you work full time. However, this puree is not only a healthy choice for your baby, but it and can be made with hardly any effort, and it will taste so good that even Mummy and Daddy might have some.

EditIngredients

• 3 Medium sized apples
• Water
• Medium sized saucepan
• Potato masher/Fork

EditSteps

1. 1
   Wash, peel and core apples. Slice them into two to three cm (1 inch) cubes (but don't worry if it's not precise).
   
   
   
2. 2
   Take out a sturdy, medium sized saucepan and place the apples in there. Fill it with water so that the water : apple ratio is 1 : 2.5.
   
   
   
3. 3
   Put in on the stove and leave it at a medium-low heat. Check the apple regularly to check if they need more water, or if they are cooked. It should take around 30 minutes to get them at the mushy consistency required.
   
   
   
4. 4
   Once cooked, take them off the heat (and turn stove off). Use a potato masher or fork to mash the apple into a puree consistency. A blender is also an option.
   
   
   
5. 5
   Place puree in the fridge, and chill until room temperature.
   
   
   
6. 6
   Feed to baby with his/her favourite spoon!
   
   
   

EditTips

• Add some other fruits into the mixture. Apple is a good base fruit, so a ratio of one part apple to one part other fruit will be a good combination, as apples stabilize the flavours of other fruits so that the puree is not too sour but not too sweet. Try stone fruits such as peaches, apricots, nectarines or plums, as other fruits tend not to puree as well, especially citruses.
• Try to get a puree consistency that is not too lumpy (as lumps are a little difficult for babies to swallow and digest), but not too runny either, as it will not represent a meal to baby, it will represent drink time.
• Cinnamon and other spices go well with this recipe, however do not use spices until your baby is old enough to handle them. To be safe, wait until your baby is at least one year old.

EditWarnings

• Never use sultanas or raisins in this recipe. Whilst tempting as they go very well with apple, it a severe choking hazard.
• Don't let your baby near you whilst you're cooking it! The kitchen is very unsafe to young children and infants.