Instant No-Cook Purées

 

Mango and Banana: Purée or mash the flesh of a quarter of a small ripe mango with half a small ripe banana, peeled and sliced.  Serve immediately.

 

Avocado and Banana:  Mash a quarter of an avocado together with half a small ripe banana and 1-2 T. breast milk or formula.  You can substitute flesh of half a papaya for the banana, then the milk is optional since papaya is juicier.

 

Banana and blueberry:  Cut a medium size banana into pieces and simply blend together with ¼ C. mashed blueberries.  Serve immediately.

 

Apple & 3 Fruits:  Combine one ripe peach, skinned and cut into pieces, one small ripe banana, peeled and diced, ¼ C. blueberries, and 2 T. apple Purée and mix in blender.  For older babies, simply mash the fruit into a rough paste and mix with apple Purée.

 

Cantaloupe and Strawberry:  Blend together 1/2 cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and chopped and 3 strawberries, hulled and quartered.  Stir in 1 to 2 tsp.  baby rice cereal to thicken..

 

Mango and Yogurt:   Purée or mash 1/2 small mango, peeled and chopped  (or papaya) with 1 T. greek yogurt (or sieved cottage cheese).

 

Papaya & Chicken:  Peel and halve a small ripe papaya, remove the seeds and Purée or mash the flesh with ¼ C. of cooked, boneless, skinless chicken.

 

Banana with Tofu:  Mash 1 small banana with ¼ C. silken tofu.

 

Cooked Purees

 

Juice Pear & Prune

 

2 Ripe Pears, peeled, cored and chopped

2 pitted Prunes, chopped

1 T. Baby Rice Cereal

 

Simmer the fruit in a saucepan with a little water for 5 minutes.  Puree to desired consistency, using as much cooking water as needed.  Sieve to remove tough prune skins.  Stir in cereal while warm and serve.

 

Apple, Pear, Blueberry and Strawberry

 

1 Apple, peeled, cored and chopped

1 ripe Pear, peeled, cored, and chopped

1/3 C. Strawberries, hulled and cut into quarters

1/3 C. Blueberries

2 T. Baby Rice Cereal

 

Place fruit in heavy bottomed saucepan, cover and cook over a low heat for about 5 minutes.  Puree in blender and stir in baby rice cereal.

 

Apricot, Pear, Peach & Apple Compote

 

3 Dried or Fresh Apricots, chopped

1 Apple, peeled, cored and chopped

1 large ripe Pear, peeled, cored, and chopped

1 large ripe Peach or Plum, peeled, pitted and chopped

 

Place all chopped fruit into a saucepan and simmer with a little water until soft, about 8-10 minutes.  Blend mixture to desired consistency.  For a creamier finish, mix 2 T. baby rice cereal with 4 T> breast milk or formula and blend with the fruit puree.

 

Peach, Apple and Strawberry

 

1 Apple, peeled, cored and chopped

1 Peach, peeled, pitted and chopped

3 large Strawberries, hulled

 

Steam apple for 6 minutes, or until tender.  Add peaches and strawberries to steamer and continue cook 3 minutes.  Blend fruits to a smooth puree.

 

Peach and Banana

 

1 small Peach, peeled, pitted and chopped

½ small Banana, peeled and sliced

1 T. freshly squeezed Orange Juice

 

Place all ingredients in a small saucepan, cover and cook over a low heat about 2-3 minutes, or until the fruit is slightly mushy.  Blend to puree and allow to cool slightly before serving to infant.