Sweet Potato Baby Food
Sweet Potato Baby Food is a great place to begin when babies are starting solids. It can be enjoyed as a single vegetable baby puree or used in many baby-friendly recipes.
Why This Recipe Works
- Orange Sweet Potato is a good source of Vitamin A and also provides babies with fiber, Vitamin C, Potassium and B Vitamins
- Naturally sweet
- Easy to make
Ingredients you will need
To make my Sweet Potato Puree for babies you will only need:
- Sweet potato
- Water
- (optional) Cinnamon, Nutmeg
- (optional) breast milk or baby formula.
Ingredients Notes & Substitutions
- Sweet Potato: In New Zealand sweet potatoes are known as Kūmara
- Orange Sweet Potato: When making sweet potato baby food I like to use orange-fleshed sweet potato or kūmara as is less starch than other varieties of sweet potato and therefore blends well into a very smooth and velvety baby purée.
- Select firm, well-shaped kūmara/sweet potato with clean smooth skin, no soft spots and or any obvious signs of decay or wrinkling.
Step-by-step instructions
Below are illustrated step-by-step instructions to make my Sweet Potato Baby Food Recipe, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the printable recipe card below.
Prep: Peel and cube your sweet potato.
Step one: Place in a saucepan with water. Cover, with a lid, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes until the sweet potato are tender and can be squashed easily with a fork.
Step two: Drain, reserving the liquid.
Step three: Blend your sweet potato with the (optional spices if using) until a smooth texture is achieved, add liquid as needed to reach your desired consistency. The liquid used can be either the reserved liquid or a little breast milk or baby formula.
You can use either a blender or a food processor for this step.
Enjoy!
Top Tips
Here is how you can make Sweet Potato Puree perfectly every time!
- For a richer flavor you can bake the sweet potato in its skin on a baking sheet in the oven until tender, instead of cooking it with water on the stovetop.
- Freeze portions of your sweet potato purée in ice cube trays or baby food trays.
- Sweet potato purée is also a delicious side dish for a family meal, Once blended you can blend in a little butter or olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper (please note that if you have salted your puree it is no longer appropriate as a first food for your baby.
FAQs
Sweet potatoes are naturally sweet and rich in vitamin A, they are also a source of fiber, Vitamin C and potassium. Their soft texture when cooked makes them popular as a baby food.
Store your sweet potato puree in a clean airtight container or jar in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or freeze for up to four months.
Sweet Potato Puree
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Ingredients
- 1 medium Sweet Potato 400g
- 1 cup water
Optional
- 2 Tablespoons Breast milk or baby formula
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Peel and cube your sweet potato.
- Place in a saucepan with water. Cover, with a lid, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes until the sweet potato are tender
- Drain, reserving the liquid.
- Blend your sweet potato plus optional spices until a smooth texture is achieved, add liquid (or breast milk/infant formula) as needed to reach your desired consistency. You can use either a blender or a food processor for this step.
Notes
- Yield: 1 cup sweet potato puree, four ¼ cup serves
- For a richer flavor you can bake the sweet potato in its skin on a baking sheet in the oven until tender, instead of cooking it with water on the stovetop.
- Freeze portions of your sweet potato purée in ice cube trays or baby food trays.
- Sweet potato purée is also a delicious side dish for a family meal, Once blended you can blend in a little butter or olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper (please note that if you have salted your puree it is no longer appropriate as a first food for your baby.
- Store your sweet potato puree in a clean airtight container or jar in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or freeze for up to four months.
- Sweet Potato: In New Zealand sweet potatoes are known as K?mara
- Orange Sweet Potato: When making sweet potato baby food I like to use orange-fleshed sweet potato or k?mara as is less starch than other varieties of sweet potato and therefore blends well into a very smooth and velvety baby purée.
- Select firm, well-shaped k?mara/sweet potato with clean smooth skin, no soft spots and or any obvious signs of decay or wrinkling.
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