A combination of sweet and sour flavors in your baby’s meal. For babies 8 months and above.
Introducing babies to solid food for the first time is always exciting. I tried my best to come up with different recipes for my little one to satisfy her ever-changing taste for food.
Today at the age of 2 years, she is an avid fruit and vegetable eater. Giving the taste of produce at an early age lays a foundation for what babies would prefer later in life.
Keeping this in mind, today I am sharing a recipe made from two nutritious fruits.
Here I have cooked plums and apples together and added some cardamom powder to it. This puree can be combined with various other foods like bananas, baby cereals, yogurt etc.
Plums are filled with vitamin c vitamin k, copper, fiber, and potassium. They have various antioxidants and help in better absorption of iron. Plums are high in fiber which helps relieve constipation in babies and toddlers. Plums can be introduced to babies as early as 6 months. But, I introduced my little one to this fruit after she turned 8 months of age.
While shopping for plums, look for ones that are free from any cuts or bruises. They should yield to gentle pressure and should be little soft at their tip. You can also purchase plums that are firm and ripe them back at home.
Avoid those which are too hard, as they would be immature and will probably not develop a good taste. Plums can be left at room temperature to ripen. Once they are ripe, these plums can be stored in the refrigerator for a few more days.
You can freeze plums too, just make sure to remove the stone before freezing to ensure maximum taste. Plums can are available in the market from May through October.
Let’s go through the recipe.
Plums Apple Puree
A combination of sweet and sour flavors in your baby's meal. For babies 8 months and above
You Need:
- 2 Plums
- 1/2 Apple (sweet variety)
- 1/4 cup water
- A dash of Cardamom Powder
How To Make It:
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Wash plums well and cut them into pieces, remove the stone. Wash the apple and cut into pieces too.
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In a pot, add water along with pieces of plums, apple, and cardamom powder.
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Cook on medium till apple gets tender. Once done, switch off the heat and let it sit for few minutes to cool down a bit.
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Then run this puree through a food processor.
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Serve.
Recipe Notes
- This puree will be more towards the sour side, so it is best to serve it with a sweet fruit like Banana.
- When choosing an apple for this puree, pick a sweet variety like Fiji or Gala apples.
- Plum puree can be a great topping for ice cream for kids and parents.
Featured At:
The Baby Food Bible- We The Parents.
Important Note:
Talk to your baby’s Pediatrician before starting any new food.
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I make all my grandson baby food. This is going to be a great recipe to add to the list.
That’s great Tina, I am glad this recipe will be useful to you.
I am so glad I found your site…great easy recipes…so trying this and experimenting with other fruits…thanks for sharing 🙂
You are welcome Manal, thanks for stoping by.
Is it OK for 20-somethings too? 😉 I looove applesauce and the purple color of this one makes it all the more appealing. Yum!
Of course is good for 20 something too..;) I usually have this with vanilla ice cream.
I’m not going to lie. I’m going to make this. But it’s not going to be for my child…
That’s great..have it with vanilla ice cream as a topping..it’s yum.
I have totally been failing at making baby food for my current baby (poor baby #3!) but this looks do-able and totally worth it, yum!
Oh, then you should definitely give this a try. And have a look at other recipes too. They are quick and really simple.
I took the same appoach with my little guy and he loves his fruit and veggies – he is also 2 and eats just about anything input in front of him. Nice combo. It sounds delicious.
That’s great. Introducing to fruits and veggies at an early age really helps.
What a fabulous puree (and a beautiful colour) which I know my kids would have loved when weaning:-)
Thank you, Camilla. Yes, my daughter used to love this.
I love the addition of cardamom to this recipe! So creative and I bet it’s delicious!!
Yes, Chrissie, it’s sweet and sour and cardamom gives it a mild sweet aroma. I love it with my ice cream.
The dash of cardamom is a lovely addition.
Thanks, Sara. 🙂
Plums are totally under-utilized and under-rated!! SO GOOD!
Thank you, GiGi. 🙂
I love plums! I’m passing this recipe along to my mommy friends 🙂
Thank you, Mary.
I applaud you for doing a website on making baby food. It’s so important. I made all my own baby food as well. This plum dish would have been well loved by all my kids and I’ll be showing my daughters your site!
Thank you Diane, for such wonderful words. Oh sure, do show this website to your daughters.
I love that you are including baby purees! I have made all of my baby food, but my second child is proving to be a little bit pickier than his big sister so I am having to come up with new ideas and different purees! I love the idea of mixing plums with apples, and the cardamom – that’s genius!
I am so glad you liked the idea. 🙂