These yummy baby dessert recipes were sent in by our visitors - so read on to find out
what other parents are making!
Please note: The comments that accompany these recipes are from the parents who
sent them in. We recommend that you should always discuss the introduction of any new
foods with your child's doctor.
Your Baby Food Ideas - Organic Real Chocolate Pudding (with sugar free/dairy free options)
1 cup (8oz) organic Yogurt - cow, goat, soy, water buffalo
1/2 cup (4oz) organic applesauce
two tablespoons organic cacao powder
organic cinnamon: lightly sprinkle to taste
organic powdered ginger: lightly sprinkle to taste
one teaspoon organic sweetener of your choice - agave, Maple Syrup, honey (1 year plus), sugar
1. Mix ingredients 1-3 together in bowl with spoon. Add cinnamon and ginger to taste.
2. Add sweetener if needed.
This is a real chocolate pudding using real cacao powder with all its antioxidant benefits.
Combining apple sauce with the yogurt gives more texture to get the cacao to kind of fluff up.
Baby's first taste of chocolate pudding with true nutrition as well!
2 Tbsp unsweetened yogurt
2 Tbsp crushed ice
1 Tbsp unsweetened cranberry juice
1/4 cup (2oz) frozen blueberries (not frozen hard as rocks)
1. Pour yogurt, ice, juice, and frozen blueberries into a blender.
2. Chop in blender until ice is tiny and mixture is smooth.
3. Pour mixture into a bowl and let your little one have a healthy cool summer snack too!
4. One serving, portion is about 1/2 cup.
1/4 cup (2oz) sliced and chopped apples
1/4 cup (2oz) plain applesauce
1 Tbsp raisins
2 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp crushed graham crackers
2 Tbsp uncooked Quick Oats
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp, or one tiny pinch, nutmeg
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1. Pour everything except 1 Tbsp oats into a small bowl and mix well.
2. Pour "pie" into a small pan or bowl for baking.
3. Sprinkle remaining 1 Tbsp of oats over "pie".
4. Preheat oven and cook pie at 350 degrees in oven or toaster oven for five
minutes.
5. Remove pie and stir well. Place pie back in oven for another five minutes.
6. Remove from oven, stir well, and let cool a little.
The only thing left is for you and your baby to enjoy! Makes 1 serving
Your Baby Food Ideas - Baby's Healthy Banana Pudding
From Aysha in the United States
1/2 cup mashed banana (one medium)
1/3 cup (approx 3oz) well-crushed graham crackers
1/4 cup (2oz) unsweetened apple sauce
2 Tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1. Mash banana in a small, microwavable bowl.
2. Make sure graham crackers are crushed to dust, and pour
them over the banana.
3. Add apple sauce, milk and vanilla and stir well.
4. Tastes great cold, but even better hot. So place bowl in microwave
on high for one minute.
5. Stir again, and check that it isn't too hot.
6. Sprinkle a tiny bit of cinnamon or orange zest on top.
Winning recipe - September 2007
Baby Dessert Recipes - Stewed Mango
From Clair in South Africa
5oz (just over 1/2 cup) Un-Sulphured Sun-Dried mango
1 cup (8 fl oz) pear juice
2 cups (16 fl oz) cooled, boiled water
1. Rinse the dried mango, place it in a bowl and cover it with the concentrated pear juice and the
cooled boiled water (if it is not covered completely, add more water).
2. Leave it to stand overnight, or for at least 12 hours.
3. Place everything (juice, water and mangos) into a pot and let them simmer on a low heat until ALL
the juice and water has been absorbed into the mango (about an hour).
4. Blend it and serve it warm!
My little one absolutely loves it and it is ideal in winter when there is not a huge variety of
fruit available in South Africa.
This recipe can also be used with dried apricots, peaches or apples - and it freezes really well!
1 large organic peach, peeled, pitted, and cut into cubes
1 small organic avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into cubes
1/4 cup (2oz) organic tofu,
cubed
Simply place all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.
1-2 Tbsp or an "ice cube" size sweet veggie or fruit puree (I used sweet potatoes and peaches)
1.5 Tbsp plain whole-milk yogurt
1-2 oz breast milk or formula
dash cinnamon
water to desired consistency
1. Put puree(s) in sippy cup. Defrost if necessary.
2. Add yogurt and milk, stir.
3. Add cinnamon if it has been safely introduced to your child.
4. Add water until smoothie reaches a consistency your baby can handle.
5. Serve.
When my child had a sore throat, this was one of the few things he was willing to swallow.
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