Apple Puree Baby Food

Make weaning enjoyable for your baby by preparing the healthiest, tastiest, and fruitiest baby food like this Apple Puree! It’s an excellent one-ingredient, steamed, and blended recipe for perfect consistency suitable for infants.

Yummieliciouz is here to help you make quick, easy, delicious, and healthy baby foods for this important and exciting stage for your little one.

Are you looking for a quick, easy, delicious stage one weaning food recipe? Look no further! You’re in the right place!

Try this smooth apple puree weaning food that will nourish your baby. This recipe is ideal for ensuring that your baby has an excellent balanced diet whilst trying new meals.

Apple puree is super rich in flavor, bursting with goodness, and contains various vitamins and minerals of great importance for your baby’s development.

This baby food puree contains no added sugar or salt, it’s smooth and runny in consistency and naturally sweet to taste. Most importantly, it’s made with your baby in mind for easy digestion.

How To Make Weaning Apple Puree

As with this weaning food, apple puree, these purees – Plantain Puree and Carrot Puree recipes, show that less is more delicious. These weaning recipes couldn’t be quicker and simpler.

Apples

There are plenty of apple varieties to try. Still, I highly recommend royal gala apples ( you can use organic royal gala apples or golden delicious) because they’re crisp, naturally sweet, mild in flavor, and they cook fast.

What makes apples suitable for babies? These fruits are fiber-rich to help develop the child’s digestive system for proper digestion and gut health.

Moreover, apples contain vitamin C to improve the baby’s vision and strengthen immunity. They also have properties for better iron absorption and skin health.

These are also rich in antioxidants to help prevent diseases and illnesses such as cancer and asthma to ensure your baby is healthy and happy!

Directions

1. Wash, peel, and cut the apple into small pieces using an apple corer and divider.
2. In a pot, add water, and insert a steaming basket.  
3. Spread the apple pieces on a steamer or steaming basket, and steam-cook over medium heat until tender.
4. Once cooked, set aside to cool slightly.
5. Transfer the steamed apple piece into a blender (a hand-held blender or a miller can also be employed.
6. Add a splash of water from steaming. Use breast (formula) milk in place of water.
7. Blend until smooth. Add more liquid as preferred to achieve your desired consistency.
8. Transfer some of it into a clean baby bowl, and serve at room temperature. 

Baby food like this Apple Puree can instantly bring a smile to your baby’s face. This recipe is the perfect one to make to get your child started on a healthy lifestyle!

Tips

• Use organic Gala Apple(s) if you can. On the other hand, you can use Golden Delicious or Honey crisp apple as substitutes.
• Ensure to choose apples that are firm to the touch and bruise-free. 
• It’s best to store your apples in the fridge to slow ripeness, preserve freshness, maintain flavor, and keep them well for longer.
• Always give apples a thorough scrub in cool water before prepping.
• Ensure your hands, equipment, and work surface are clean before and after every meal.
• Wash, peel, deseed, and cook your fruits until steaming.
• Always check the temperature of your baby’s puree before feeding it to your baby.

Variations

If this is your baby’s first time trying fruit purees, start with the apples alone to check for any allergic reactions.

Once the child is accustomed to its taste, you can mix other fruits or vegetables, such as butternut squash, sweet potatoes, avocados, and even peanut butter!

As your baby ages, you can transition from steamed and blended apples to steamed or raw apple slices.

Recommended Tools

• Pot: Cook the apples in a pot.
• Steaming basket: Soften the fruits in a steaming basket to retain nutrients.
• Blender: Puree the steamed apples using a blender.
• Knife: Peel and slice the fruits with a knife.
• Chopping board: Prepare the ingredients on a clean chopping board.
• Apple corer and divider: Use this as a substitute for the knife.
• Baby bowl: Serve the apple puree in a baby bowl.

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The chopping board comes ready handy when it comes to preparing your baby’s apple puree. Heavily dented and scratched wooden and plastic chopping boards tend to harbor bacteria and become unsanitized. So, you’ll need to buy a granite chopping board, the ultimate work surface that doesn’t absorb moisture or harbor bacteria. Read our All You Need to Know About Cutting Board Guide for detailed information.

Storage Tips

• At room temperature: Baby food must be consumed within two hours to prevent contamination.

How To Defrost And Reheat Weaning Baby Food Safely

• Ensure to defrost (or thaw) frozen baby food in the fridge overnight before you reheat it.
• Heat the homemade baby puree in a bowl of hot water, on the hob, or in the microwave until hot all through, and give it a good stir to get rid of any hot spots.
• Never reheat your baby food that has already been reheated.
• Refrain from refreezing baby food that has already been defrosted.
• The baby puree is best served warm or at room temperature.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are apple puree and applesauce the same?

Apple puree and applesauce have similarities, but they are especially recommended for baby weaning because of their smooth and lump-free texture.

On the other hand, applesauce is usually used as a sweetener for desserts and pastries due to its texture.

What is apple puree good for?

For babies, apple puree can help with baby weaning because its sweet flavors and floral fragrance make it appetizing. This recipe also contains vitamins and minerals to keep the baby happy and healthy.

Do you have to peel apples for puree?

It is recommended to peel the apples if it’s your baby’s first time trying them out. The apple skin can cause lumps that might be a choking hazard for babies on stage one of weaning.

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