How to make baby avocado food
Easy Avocado Puree (with Tips to Prevent Browning)
byAmy Palanjian
Updated
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Learn how to make SO EASY avocado puree for your baby—and the best way to prevent it from browning so you can store leftovers for later.
Avocado Puree
Avocado is a favorite first food for baby since it’s not very likely to be allergenic, has lots of healthy fats, and has a silky texture that’s great for new eaters. I love making avocado puree to share with baby since there’s no cooking involved and it’s so super easy to do with either a blender or a fork!
Ingredients You Need
To make this avocado puree, you’ll just need ripe avocado and a fresh lemon, if you plan to store some for later. So easy!
How to Choose a Perfect Avocado
Look for an avocado that’s firm to the touch but has a little give, which indicates ripeness. A very soft avocado may be too ripe with brown spots by the time you get it home and eat it. So it shouldn’t feel as hard as a rock, but firm with a little softness.
Step by Step Instructions
Here’s a look at the easy process involved in making this homemade baby food.
- Halve a ripe avocado, remove the pit, and scoop out the flesh.
- Add to a blender.
- Blend, adding breastmilk, formula, or water if needed or desired to thin.
- Serve immediately.
TIP: This is a great puree to share with baby, so if you plan to have some, skip adding breastmilk or formula.
How to Store Avocado Puree for Later
To store in the fridge, place puree into small food storage containers and squeeze fresh lemon juice over top. You’ll want any exposed part of the puree to be in contact with some lemon juice to prevent browning.
To freeze, stir 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice into the mash and spoon into an ice cube tray.
Freeze. Transfer frozen cubes into a freezer storage bag for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge in an airtight container. (You can also freeze directly in a freezer bag.)
Tips for Making the Best Avocado Puree
- To do this with a fork, place as much or as little avocado onto a plate. Mash with a fork to reach the desired consistency, thinning with water, breastmilk or formula as desired.
- To store in the fridge, place puree into small food storage containers and squeeze fresh lemon juice over top. You’ll want any exposed part of the puree to be in contact with some lemon juice to prevent browning.
- To freeze, stir 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice into the mash and spoon into an ice cube tray. Freeze. Transfer frozen cubes into a freezer storage bag for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge in an airtight container. (You can also freeze directly in a freezer bag.)
- Leave as a thicker mash for older babies.
- Spread onto toast sticks (about the size of your finger) for BLW-style feeding or offer a preloaded spoon.
- Mix with Banana Puree, Sweet Potato Puree, Pureed Beans, Apple Puree, or any other food you like.
- See more of my favorite baby food combinations here.
I’d love to hear what you think of this recipe if you try it so please comment below with feedback!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Author Amy Palanjian
Cuisine American
Course Baby Food
Calories 80kcal
Servings 8
- ▢ 2 ripe avocados (about 1 cup avocado flesh)
Cut the avocado in half and scoop out the flesh. You'll need at least 1 cup to do this in a blender.
Add to a blender. Start on low and blend smooth, adding a little water, breastmilk, or formula as needed to thin and create a smooth consistency.
Serve immediately.
To store, place puree into small food storage containers and squeeze fresh lemon juice over top. You'll want any exposed part of the puree to be in contact with some lemon juice to prevent browning.
- To do this with a fork, place as much or as little avocado onto a plate. Mash with a fork to reach the desired consistency, thinning with water, breastmilk or formula as desired.
- To freeze, stir 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice into the mash and spoon into an ice cube tray. Freeze. Transfer frozen cubes into a freezer storage bag for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge in an airtight container. (You can also freeze directly in a freezer bag.)
- Leave as a thicker mash for older babies.
- Spread onto toast sticks (about the size of your finger) for BLW-style feeding or offer a preloaded spoon.
- Mix with banana puree, sweet potato puree, pureed beans, or any other food you like.
Serving: 2tbsp, Calories: 80kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Sodium: 4mg, Potassium: 244mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 73IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 6mg, Iron: 1mg
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Homemade Baby Food Recipes: Avocado Puree
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About 2 months ago, we gave Layla her first solid food: Avocado! Since then she has had a variety of fruits and veggies: Sweet potato, Butternut squash, Zucchini, Carrot, Fuji Apples, Plums, Pears, Bananas, Green Beans, Peas, Spinach, Broccoli, Pumpkin, Apricot… and we’ve also given her Oatmeal and Organic Whole Milk Plain Yogurt. She has turned into a wonderful eater! Gobbles up almost everything we give her (peas and green beans have to be disguised in yogurt with a little bit of pear, but then she downs them like you wouldn’t believe).
And since I’ve been making all of her food at home from scratch, I thought I’d start a Baby Food Recipes section on my blog!
I’ll be adding the baby food recipes in the order that we introduced them to Layla – to the extent that I can remember 🙂 Avocado was definitely first – because it was the easiest, and because it’s so nutritious for your little ones.
1/5th of an avocado has only 50 calories but 20 vitamins and minerals! Talk about nutrient dense. Avocados also contain:
- Folate
- Fiber
- Potassium
- Vitamin E
- Iron
- Healthy fats that help with brain and nervous system development
I mashed up the avocado raw, and fed it directly to her mixed with a little bit of breast milk (you can also mix it with formula or water to thin it out at first). Here’s how she reacted 🙂
The first time she was like “what are you giving me??” but soon she couldn’t get enough avocado. It’s definitely one of her favorites. And since avocado gets oxidized so easily, I actually tried freezing it and it worked great!
I used these Mumi & Bubi
ice cube trays for freezing. I love them because they come with a cover, a recipe book, and the cubes are super easy to get out. One ice cube = 1oz of food. And once I started making this puree in bulk, I used a Vitamix to puree large quantities of it at the same time – which was super convenient!
Also, if you can afford it, I’d recommend using 100% organic ingredients for your baby’s food.
That way you can leave the peels on various fruits and veggies (e.g. you won’t have to peel apples and pears before pureeing them), and it’s much more nutritious for your baby.
Of course, there will be times when you’re on the go and need a healthy pre-made option for your little one. And in those cases, I’d recommend buying one of the pouches on my list of the healthiest baby food pouches!
Below is my recipe for super simple avocado: a perfect first food for babies!
Looking for 150+ more baby and toddler food recipes? Check out my Baby Food Cookbook here!
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Or, are you looking for ideas for healthy, easy family meals that your little one can eventually help prepare in the kitchen? If so, pick up a copy of my newest cookbook: Kid Chef Junior (will arrive on your doorstep on October 9th 2018!)
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Avocado is a perfect first food for baby! Healthy fats for their development, and also amazing texture and flavor.
Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
Course: Baby Food
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Anjali Shah
- ▢ 1 organic avocado mashed
If Serving Fresh / Immediately
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Mash the avocado with a fork or blend it in a food processor.
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Mix with breastmilk, formula or water to reach desired consistency.
If Freezing
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Mash the avocado with a fork or blend it in a food processor.
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Divide into ice cube trays, wrap/cover, and freeze.
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Thaw in the fridge the night before use, or thaw by putting the ice cube in a bowl over a bowl of hot water on the counter to defrost.
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Once defrosted, mix with breastmilk, formula or water to reach desired consistency
Each ice cube = 1oz of food.
Also, as your baby gets used to solids, you don't have to thin out the avocado at all.
3 avocado recipes for kids: and a burger!
healthy food August 3, 2020
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Life hacks for those who love avocados but don't know how to cook them.
Avocados are grilled, added to brownie batter, used in sauces, soups and more. We share ideas from the new book “Useful avocado. 40 Avocado Recipes from Appetizers to Desserts from KhlebSol publishing house.
First a couple of recommendations from the author of the book, culinary specialist Olga Ivenskaya:
If you want to make guacamole, cream soup or pastries with avocados, choose Haas, Lamb Haas or Pinkerton varieties - they are softer. If you decide to bake avocados, cook sandwiches, rolls or salad - opt for the Reed variety with a firmer pulp.
To bring an unripe avocado to its condition, put it in a paper bag (not in plastic - the fruit should “breathe”) and leave it at room temperature, preferably in a dark place. The hard fruit will ripen in 4-6 days, slightly soft - in 2-3 days. To speed up the process, place a banana or an apple in the same bag.
Do you want to save a ripe avocado? Then vice versa, wrap tightly in a plastic bag or place in an airtight plastic container and refrigerate for a maximum of 3-4 days.
If you want to keep the already cut fruit , various sites suggest methods like sprinkling with lemon juice, but this does not work in practice. Take it for granted: if the “alligator pear”, as the avocado is also called, is cut, you need to immediately either eat it or put it into cooking.
Meal options:
Baked avocado with egg (page 17)
The simplest dish, but nutritious and very tasty.
It can be a starting point for culinary creativity: if you sprinkle it with grated cheese or dry fried onions, serve it with fresh salad, fried bacon, lightly fried shrimp, toast, and so on - it all depends on your imagination and what your family loves.
Serves 2-4:
2 very large ripe avocados
4 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
- Cut the avocado in half lengthwise and remove the pits. Scoop out some of the pulp with a teaspoon so that a whole raw egg fits into the resulting “cups”. Place the halves in a small baking dish. Preheat oven to 200°C.2. Salt and pepper the avocado. Gently pour an egg into each half, being careful not to break the yolk. Place the avocado tin in the oven for about 15 minutes. At the finished egg, the protein should seize, and the yolk should remain fluid.3. Remove the egg and avocado from the oven and serve immediately.
Life hack : If you want to make smaller portions for children, take a medium-sized avocado and quail eggs.
Avocado Burger (page 30)
As a burger patty, we suggest using fried avocado - breading will give the necessary texture. Kids will be surprised how healthy fast food can be.
Serves 2:
1 large ripe avocado
2 tbsp. l. whole wheat flour
1 egg
4 tbsp. l. breadcrumbs
cooking oil
2 thin slices of easy-melting cheese
2 burger buns (whole grain is best)
2 lettuce leaves
2 rounds of ripe oxheart tomatoes
a few rings of sweet red onion
1 tbsp. l. good quality mayonnaise
1⁄2 tsp. Dijon mustard
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1. Slice the avocado in half crosswise, remove one half, then strike the pit hard with the blade of a large sharp knife and carefully remove the pit. Cut off the central part of the avocado circles about 2 cm thick, remove the peel. (You can also cut the avocado in a more familiar way along and cook the halves of the avocado circles - this is unprincipled, do it as you like)
2.
Dredge the avocado slices in the flour seasoned with salt and pepper, then in the egg, then in the breadcrumbs. Fry until golden brown in vegetable oil in a pan or deep fryer. Place a slice of cheese on hot circles so that it melts slightly.
3. Toast the burger halves cut side down in a dry frying pan. Arrange a lettuce leaf each on the bottom of the buns, then a slice of fried avocado and cheese, a slice of tomato, and sweet onion rings.
4. Spread the top halves of the bun on the cut side with mayonnaise mixed with mustard. Cover and serve the burgers while the avocado is still warm.
Vitamina de abacachi smoothie (page 91)
This nutritious drink is popular in Brazil, where it is prepared everywhere. Here is a basic recipe that you can vary to your taste. The addition of salt may seem odd, but a small amount has been proven to bring out the sweetness, so be sure to give it a try.
Serves 2:
1 medium ripe avocado
200 ml whole milk
60 ml condensed milk
1 tbsp.
l. full-fat sour cream
pinch of salt
sugar optional
1. Remove the pits and skin from the avocado and coarsely chop the flesh.
2. Place the avocado in a blender, add chilled milk, condensed milk, sour cream, a pinch of salt and, if desired, a little sugar.
3. Beat the mixture until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.
Life hack : If your child has lactose intolerance, you can make a vegetarian version of the drink: replace cow's milk and sour cream with coconut milk, and condensed milk with honey.
Avocado recipes for kids
El avocado is one of the healthiest fruits we can find within our reach to give to the little ones in the house. . This fruit is a source of vitamins and minerals, and also contains fiber and healthy fats.
In today's post We offer a selection of different recipes with avocados for children to suck their fingers.
. Avocado is a food item that offers a wide range of uses in the kitchen.
Index
- 1 Recipes with avocado for the smallest
- 1.1 Guacamole
- 1.2 Chicken salad with avocado
- 1.3 Avocado ice cream
- 1.4 toast with avocado
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- 1.6 Avocado cream with carrots
We all know that it happens that children refuse food because of its color. In this case, this problem may arise, since, as we say, the green color in some cases causes rejection in the smallest. To prevent this from happening, These types of products should be presented in a way that is fun and appealing to children.
avocado source of vitamin E, in addition to potassium, magnesium and sodium . Including them in children's diets will promote their development and provide them with essential nutrients.
Next, we will name different recipes with this food.
Guacamole
One of the most famous recipes in which this fruit is the main ingredient. . To prepare a classic recipe, you will need only avocado, lime, tomato as ingredients. Chili pepper is also added, but we advise you not to add it, since the recipe is designed for young children.
You just have to mash the avocado, cut the onion and tomato into very small pieces . Add the juice of half a lime, salt and stir until all ingredients are well combined.
Avocado Chicken Salad
One of the easiest recipes for kids to enjoy is avocado. For this salad, you will need lettuce leaves, strips of chicken fillet and avocado. If you're looking for a vegan option, you can add tofu, textured soy, lentils, etc. Cut these three ingredients into very small pieces to make them easier to take.
When these three ingredients are well cut, it's time to make a vinaigrette for them, you can make it with different flavors or just with oil and vinegar.
Avocado ice cream
What a little one, he does not like to eat ice cream for a snack. With avocado, we can also make ice cream quickly and tasty.
Cut the avocado, we recommend using at least 3, remove all the meat from the inside and place in a container with two glasses of milk, a glass of liquid cream, sweetener to taste and lemon juice. It remains only to beat it well, distribute it into molds and put it in the freezer.
Avocado toast or sandwich
Here is a recipe that can be prepared for children for both breakfast and dinner. It can be plain toast with a crushed avocado, or you can add other ingredients like egg, tuna, tomato, salmon, etc.
It's very simple, just take an avocado, scoop out the flesh and crush it with a fork. On bread your kids love, spread avocado puree and add their favorite ingredient, or just leave it at that.
Avocado and Chocolate Dessert
The combination of these two products may seem a bit strange to you, but the truth is that they go very well together.
