Apple Cinnamon Puree - Recipe

Hello recipe #1!

I've come up with a no-brainer, user-friendly,  apple cinnnamon puree recipe today. I chose to start off with this one because apples are a great starter food for baby. They're tasty, but not too harsh for baby's sensitive palate.

Readers: here's the nitty gritty about health benefits of apples for baby. Scroll down if you're just here for the recipe, but I'm here to tell you this is some interesting stuff!

Pregnant mamas take note, eating 4ish apples per week can reduce the risk of your baby developing childhood asthma. Apples contain phytochemicals (plant substances) I know, hard to believe, right?? Anyway, these phytochemicalas are linked to improved lung health. Besides improved lung health, apples can reduce the risk of certain cancers,  so that saying about an apple a day... yeah, I'd start following that advice!

Apple Cinnamon Puree

Good for babies - 6 months and up

Difficullty level - Easy

Time - 30 minutes-ish

Servings - 9, 2ounces each

What you'll need:

4 Golden Delicious or Red Delicious apples, quartered and cored JUST before cooking

1/4 teaspoon of good Cinnamon *optional*

Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in your stockpot. Place quartered apples, skin still on, in steamer basket and set in stockpot. Cover and let steam about 10 minutes. Pierce with a knife, if tender, they are done. Make sure not to steam too long or they will become water logged, similar to potatoes. DO NOT DISCARD COOKING LIQUID!

Let apples cool in the fridge while you set up your processor. 

Remove skins and discard, and place apple flesh in processor.

Puree apples until smooth adding cinnamon now if desired, SLOWLY add some reserved cooking liquid to desired consistency. Adding it too quickly will result in random apple chunks which are not good for beginner eaters.

The puree is now ready for storage. Remember the Beaba container I was telling you about? Well now is the time to put it to use. Store your airtight container full of  puree in the freezer for up to 3 months (note: over time,  slight discoloration is normal, no need to worry!) You can even label it with some masking tape and a Sharpie with the food item and date you made it to ensure good handling. My Culinary instructors would be so proud...

So there it is, apple cinnamon puree... I may or may not have made a snack out of my photo model below, it's THAT good!

Happy Eating!

PS~ I would LOVE to get some feedback if you have made this/are going to make this recipe. Let me know how easy it was, if the instructions made sense and if your little one liked it!