While most of the baby purees use sweet apples like Gala, I think Granny Smith or Green Apples should be introduced to babies around 8 months. It helps open their taste buds to new flavors. Here I have combined the green apples with green beans to add a sweet flavor. I have also added avocado to add a creamy base to the puree. When preparing baby food, I always go for organic ingredients. Look for apples that are firm and without visible bruising. You can choose to peel the apple, I however, prefer cooking them with the beans so that it softens up. Cooking also makes the apples creamier. I then make the puree in my Nutri bullet which creates a really fine almost readymade texture. If you have a blender which may leave some apple peel in the puree, just push the puree through a fine-mesh sieve and serve.
Ingredients:
- Green Beans – 1 cup, trimmed and chopped
- Green Apple – 1, small (cored, peeled and cut into halves)
- Avocado – ½, ripe
Directions:
- Fill a medium saucepan with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Place the Green Beans and the Apple into a steamer basket over the boiling water, cover, and cook for 10 minutes or until tender. Let cool slightly. Reserve the steamer water. Alternatively, you can pressure cook with ½ cup of water (2 whistles on medium heat should be enough).
- Transfer the Beans, Apple and Avocado to your blender cup or Nutri bullet cup and puree until smooth. Keep adding water (in which the beans and apple were cooked) 1 tablespoon at a time till you reach your desired consistency.
- Delicious puree is ready!
- This puree should be consumed within 1 day.
Try these Baby Food purees as well:
- 5 Minute Purees – Blueberry Avocado Banana Puree and Cherry Mango Banana Puree
- Mangsho Bhat (Chicken Rice with Potato and Tomato)
- Pot Roast
- Carrot Puree/ Carrot Avocado Puree
- Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Zucchini Carrot and Cilantro
- Butternut Squash, Strawberry and Golden Beet Puree
- Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Butternut Squash and Mango Puree
- Kiwi, Carrot, Butternut Squash and Mango Puree
- Sweet Banana – Banana Avocado Pineapple Puree with Yogurt and Banana Golden Beet Mango Puree
- Triple Berry (Blueberry, Raspberry, Strawberry), Banana and Oatmeal Puree
- Chicken and Barley Puree with Sweet Potato or Butternut Squash
- Apple Puree/ Apple Mango Carrot Puree
- Carrot, Apple and Ginger Puree
- Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Carrot, Yellow Squash, Apple and Oregano
- Khichri (Lentils and Rice with Garden Veggies Puree)
- Red Lentils Puree with Turnip, Zucchini, Sweet Potatoes and aromatic Cloves
- Plum Apple Avocado Puree
- Green Power: Green Beans Puree/ French Beans and Pear Puree with Yogurt
- Green Beans and Asparagus Puree
- Breakfast Purees – Pear Oats Plums Blueberries and Pear Oats Apricots Mangoes
- Avocado Purees – Avocado Cherry Banana Puree and Avocado Orange Banana Puree
- Pear, Turnip, Collard Greens, Purple Carrot with aromatic Star Anise
- Ginger Beef with Veggies
- Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Golden Beets, Acorn Squash, Peas and fresh Parsley
- Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Carrot, Tomato, Pear and Mint
- Blueberry Strawberry Peas Avocado Puree
- Sweet Potato, Mango and Avocado Puree
- Turnip Pear Broccoli Yellow Squash
- Kiwi, Green Beans, Peas, Strawberry and Blueberry Puree
- Kiwi, Green Apple and Banana Puree
- Diary of Finger Foods
- Apple Blueberry Puree
- Rice Pudding with Apple and Banana
- Chicken, Yellow Squash, Apple with Nutmeg
- Garlic Tomato Pasta Puree
- Chicken Broccoli Fried Rice/ Casserole
- Chicken, Mango and Broccoli Penne
- Beef, Broccoli, Sweet Potatoes with Garlic Puree
- Chole Chawal (Chickpea curry with Rice)
- Sweet Potato, Kidney Beans, Purple Carrots and Green Apple
- Butternut Squash and Kiwi Puree
- Plum Puree
- Rice Pudding with Apple and Banana
- Purple Carrots, Butternut Squash and Dried Apricots
- Chicken, Acorn Squash, Golden Beet and Ginger Powder
- Plum, Blackberry Puree with Yogurt
- Plum Cherry Mango Puree
- Apple Mango Kiwi Banana Puree with a dash of Vanilla Extract
- Diary of Finger Foods - 2
- Carrot Peach and Cherry Puree
- Mangoes Cherries Peach Acorn Squash and Mint Puree
- Carrot, Peach, Butternut Squash puree with Clove
- Beef Beetroot Yellow Squash Puree
- Diary of Finger Foods -1
- Beef Barley Stew for the Babies
- Cardamom Chicken with Vegetables for the Babies
- Pear Banana Oatmeal
- Beef Pasta with Spinach, Tomato and Carrot
- Zucchini Pear Mango Purée
- Collard Greens, Pineapple and Apple Puree
- Mango Banana Coconut Cream (with Yogurt) Puree
