How to Puree Fruit

Pureeing your own fruits is a cost effective way to feed your baby. It also gives you control over what you are putting in their stomachs. Because baby foods often contain preservatives that we do not want our babies to ingest. So take some time and treat your child to yummy pureed fruit.

Instructions

1. Purchase fruit at your local grocery store and prepare it by cleaning it. You can achieve this by running the fruit under water and in some cases peeling its skin.

2. Chop the fruit into bite size pieces. The smaller the pieces the less time it will take to cook and make smooth.

3. Put the clean, chopped fruit into a sauce pan, put enough water in the sauce pan to completely submerse the fruit. Place the pan on the stove and bring the mixture to a boil. Be sure that you are stirring the mixture occasionally so as not to burn it or have it stuck on the bottom.

4. Crush the cooked fruit with a potato masher or if you do not have a masher use a fork to mash the fruit. This is to get the biggest chunks out of the mixture.

5. Put the cooked, mashed fruit into a food processor or blender. Begin pureeing the mixture until there are no chunks left, attempt to make it as smooth as possible.

6. Add the liquid that was leftover from cooking the fruit to the mixture to help achieve desired consistency.

7. Allow the pureed fruit to become room temperature or cooler before giving it to your baby. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not include the skin in your mixture.