Avocado Purees – Avocado Cherry Banana Puree and Avocado Orange Banana Puree

Avocado Cherry Banana Puree

When I think of avocados, I think of guacamole! Yummy Guacamole with either just a handful of ingredients or my gourmet Guacamole with goat cheese and bacon. Debarshi even adds avocados in our salads and I just love adding them in my smoothies. The bland taste and creamy texture of avocado makes it perfect to add in anything! And therefore avocados have become one of my favorite things to add in baby purees. 

Avocados are super healthy, packed with good fats. They are rich in Vitamin K, B5, C, B6 and E with Folate and Potassium. They are loaded with heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids, fiber and antioxidants. Avocados are not very expensive and you can easily find them at any grocery shop. These two recipes are really easy to make and you can use just one avocado to make both of them so there is no need to buy a whole bag if you just want to give these a try.

Baby Prisha will soon graduate to finger foods so I am trying my best to share as many yummy recipes of purees as I can before I forget them. She is already following a Breakfast (around 10:30 am), Lunch (around 1 pm), Snack (around 4:15 pm) and Dinner (around 6:15 pm) schedule and I am thankful to this little baby for adhering to this (well on most of the days). Seems like she has inherited my passion of reading because she sure loves reading her books (and spilling things, tearing and dropping them on the floor). Lol! She is after all just a baby.

So try these two purees and I hope your baby loves them as much as Prisha does.

Ingredients:

For the Avocado Cherry Banana Puree:

• Avocado – ½, ripe
• Cherry – 1 cup (fresh or frozen)
• Banana – ½, ripe

For the Avocado Orange Banana Puree:

• Avocado – ½, ripe
• Orange – ½ cup freshly squeezed juice (no pulp)
• Banana – 1, ripe

Avocado Orange Banana Puree

Directions:

For the Avocado Cherry Banana Puree:

• Take a microwave safe bowl and place the Cherries in it. Alternatively, you can also cook this on the stove top.
• Cover with a cling wrap (also known as Saran wrap or plastic wrap) and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Allow them to cool down then transfer to blender cup (Nutribullet cup) with the Avocado and Banana. If the cherries are not seeded, mash them with your fingers and throw out the seeds (I do this step with the frozen ones as well, just to make sure there are no seeds).
• Blend until smooth, add a tablespoon of water till it is smooth enough for your baby.
• Serve and let them enjoy the goodness!
• This puree can be kept in the fridge for 1-2 days.

For the Avocado Orange Banana Puree:

• I use a big fresh orange for this, you can juice it in a blender or a hand-held juicer. Strain to remove any pulp or seeds. 
• Transfer to blender cup (Nutribullet cup) with the Avocado and Banana. 
• Blend until smooth, add a tablespoon of water till it is smooth enough for your baby.
• Serve and let them enjoy the goodness!
• This puree can be kept in the fridge for 1-2 days.

Try these Baby Food purees as well:

• Carrot Puree/ Carrot Avocado Puree
• Beef Pasta with Spinach, Tomato and Carrot
• Collard Greens, Pineapple and Apple Puree
• Mango Banana Coconut Cream (with Yogurt) Puree
• Zucchini Pear Mango Purée
• Purple Carrots, Butternut Squash and Dried Apricots
• Chicken, Acorn Squash, Golden Beet and Ginger Powder
• Apple Puree/ Apple Mango Carrot Puree
• Triple Berry (Blueberry, Raspberry, Strawberry), Banana and Oatmeal Puree
• Mangsho Bhat (Chicken Rice with Potato and Tomato)
• Pot Roast
• Green Power: Green Beans Puree/ French Beans and Pear Puree with Yogurt
• 5 Minute Purees – Blueberry Avocado Banana Puree and Cherry Mango Banana Puree
• Chole Chawal (Chickpea curry with Rice)
• Sweet Potato, Kidney Beans, Purple Carrots and Green Apple
• Breakfast Purees – Pear Oats Plums Blueberries and Pear Oats Apricots Mangoes
• Chicken and Barley Puree with Sweet Potato or Butternut Squash
• Sweet Banana – Banana Avocado Pineapple Puree with Yogurt and Banana Golden Beet Mango Puree
• Butternut Squash, Strawberry and Golden Beet Puree
• Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Butternut Squash and Mango Puree
• Chicken, Yellow Squash, Apple with Nutmeg
• Ginger Beef with Veggies
• Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Golden Beets, Acorn Squash, Peas and fresh Parsley
• Chicken, Mango and Broccoli Penne
• Khichri (Lentils and Rice with Garden Veggies Puree)
• Beef Barley Stew for the Babies
• Cardamom Chicken with Vegetables for the Babies
• Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Zucchini Carrot and Cilantro
• Kiwi, Carrot, Butternut Squash and Mango Puree
• Diary of Finger Foods
• Carrot, Apple and Ginger Puree
• Plum Apple Avocado Puree
• Red Lentils Puree with Turnip, Zucchini, Sweet Potatoes and aromatic Cloves
• Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Carrot, Yellow Squash, Apple and Oregano
• Green Beans and Asparagus Puree
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• Green Beans, Green Apple and Avocado Puree
• Pear, Turnip, Collard Greens, Purple Carrot with aromatic Star Anise
• Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Carrot, Tomato, Pear and Mint
• Blueberry Strawberry Peas Avocado Puree
• Rice Pudding with Apple and Banana
• Apple Blueberry Puree
• Beef, Broccoli, Sweet Potatoes with Garlic Puree
• Sweet Potato, Mango and Avocado Puree
• Kiwi, Green Beans, Peas, Strawberry and Blueberry Puree
• Kiwi, Green Apple and Banana Puree
• Butternut Squash and Kiwi Puree
• Plum Puree
• Plum, Blackberry Puree with Yogurt
• Beef Beetroot Yellow Squash Puree
• Plum Cherry Mango Puree
• Carrot Peach and Cherry Puree
• Mangoes Cherries Peach Acorn Squash and Mint Puree
• Carrot, Peach, Butternut Squash puree with Clove
• Garlic Tomato Pasta Puree
• Chicken Broccoli Fried Rice/ Casserole
• Diary of Finger Foods -1
• Pear Banana Oatmeal
• Apple Mango Kiwi Banana Puree with a dash of Vanilla Extract
• Diary of Finger Foods - 2