F is for Fruit Purees
Fruit makes a great puree and a thirst-quenching smoothie, and is just plain fun to pick up for toddlers. You can always serve fruit raw, but the flavor intensifies if you bake it. This recipe applies to any firm fruit, such as apples and pears, and stone fruit, such as peaches, pears, plums and apricots. The can be frozen, although nutrients will be lost.
Recipe information
Total Time
Cooking: 25 minutes
Yield
Makes 1 serving
Ingredients
Pinch of cinnamon
1 ripe hard fruit, such as an apricot, apple, or pear (if using plums, use 2), halved and pitted or cored
1/4 cup filtered water
Preparation
Step 1
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Sprinkle a pinch of cinnamon, if using, on each apricot half and place flesh down on a glass baking dish. Pour in the water and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the flesh is very soft when pierced with a fork.
Step 2
- Remove the skin from the flesh with a knife. Using a handheld immersion blender, a blender, or a food processor, puree the fruit and add some or all of the pan juices until the desired consistency is reached. Serve at room temperature.
Real Food For Healthy Kids reprinted with permission of William Morrow/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
