Carrot puree

 Carrot Puree for babies

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Carrot puree is a very easy and quick recipe to make and is surely loved by our loved ones. I always tried to share more nutrient-rich, healthy, and simple recipes. Carrot puree is well-suited for babies up to six months who can have it. Its soft texture helps the baby to love and enjoy it. It’s the best first food for babies. It best source to introduce vitamins rich vegetables to babies of six months and above.

I just love to make and try different kinds of fruit and vegetable puree because it’s the best way to provide our babies with healthy homemade and delicious recipes without any preservatives and additives that are commonly present in market food products. Moms’ little efforts in the kitchen can bring a lot of tasty experiences to babies in the form of yummy healthy recipes.

Before going for the proper recipe for carrot puree and its methods. Here firstly I would like to share its health benefits for babies, So that you may feel free before making this baby puree recipe without confusion. Carrots are likewise falling short on the sensitivity scale and are effortlessly processed by a small belly.

Carrot puree for babies
Carrot puree for babies

Health Benefits of Carrots for Babies

Carrot puree for babies is a particularly healthy ad nutritious first food! They contain a high amount of beta-carotene, a red-orange cell reinforcement that transforms into the most important vitamin A to the body. Vitamin A is known to help eye well-being and back the safe framework. Carrots likewise contain L-ascorbic acid, iron, calcium, and fiber, which can be useful for ordinary defecation in children.

We need to be aware of the health benefits of fruits and vegetables so that we can serve them to our babies for their proper physical and mental health.

Why we should try this recipe?

There are some reasons for attracting your attention towards carrot puree for babies.

  • Rich and smooth
  • Dense with nutrients— the great wellspring of fiber, L-ascorbic acid, and potassium, high in nutrients An and K, and contains foliate and vitamin B6
  • Child nourishment for 4-6 months and up — stage 1 child food puree
  • Cooler agreeable
  • Quick to make — done in under 20 minutes
  • Incredible for a child’s most memorable nibble
  • Tasty yummy — your child will cherish it

Various ways to utilize this recipe

There are some ways by which we can serve carrot puree with other puree recipes like

  • Avocado puree
  • Apple and blueberry
  • Green vegetable puree like pea and apple puree, broccoli puree
  • Plain boiled rice
  • Yogurt and banana smash
  • As a topping on banana pancakes
  • In combo with rice and carrot puree

Required Ingredients

Carrots as Ingredients

It’s not that difficult to find this ingredient. It’s so cheap and ruled extremely economical. I suggest going for the natural adaptation as the expense per ounce is just pennies more than the traditional rendition. You can likewise utilize frozen carrots; you will simply have to include a couple of moments in the cooking time.

Milk

I prefer to add some tbsp. of milk (coconut milk) in carrot puree because it adds more softness to the texture

Cinnamon Powder

It’s optional. I like its aroma so much that I add a pinch of it to most of my recipes.

What kind of carrots need to be used?


We need to be more careful while choosing the ingredients because we are going to make food for our kids who have very sensitive immune systems.
I used fresh organic carrots. Wash carrots carefully with your hands to avoid any harmful dirt particles. Try to choose medium-sized carrots because big-sized carrots have less sweetness and more dryness inside sometimes. After washing I prefer peeling because I think peeled-off carrots make a more sweet and rich puree.

Can we use Chinese carrots for making baby puree?

I recommend you use only red carrots because they are juicy, rich, and tasty. They can easily be tender and blended with other ingredients. They are a rich source of vitamin C that helps to produce antibodies to strengthen our baby’s immune system.

Looking for more baby food recipes then have a look at them!

Carrot and rice puree

Peach puree for babies

Apple and pea puree

Steps for making carrot puree

Peeling


The first step is peeling carrots and chopping them into pieces. Attempt to make the carrot pieces around a similar size so they will complete the process of cooking around a similar time. The more modest the lumps, the quicker they will cook.

Cooking


Fill a pot with around 1 inch of water, add carrots to a liner bushel, and spot within the pot. Carry water to a low bubble, cover with top, and steam carrots for 15-20 minutes, or until fork delicate. The cook time will depend upon the size of your carrots.

Cooling carrots and Blending


When carrots are delicate eliminate the pot from heat and permit carrots to cool a digit before moving them to a blender or food processor. Puree carrots in the blender or food processor, adding fluid (coconut milk, or water whatever you are using depending on the situation to get the ideal. I prefer to use coconut milk here because it adds more flavor due to its unique taste and smoothness to puree. Don’t forget to add 1 tbsp. of honey while blending.

Serving


Now it’s time to serve your little one with fresh sweet and yummy carrot puree to fill up their little tummy. Babies of six months plus can have it.

Storing process


When your baby eats puree then here comes the next step to store the leftover puree. Two methods are quite helpful in storing purees for the short and long term time.

Refrigeration

The freezing plates are the best source to store leftover puree for a short duration. Take freezing plates add puree batter evenly in all blocks tap them to avoid bubbles and store for 24 hours.

Long term storing


For long-term storage take a deep airtight container to add the puree and seal it with cling film on the lid. It may last up to 2 to 3 months.
When you need them then by Thawing you can have puree according to your need

Thawing


I thaw my puree by using two ways

Defrost in the fridge

Place frozen puree solid shapes into a container or child’s serving dish, cover, and spot in the refrigerator for a short time until it becomes softened.

Another step

In other steps, you may place the frozen cubes of puree in a baby food serving dish and wait until they attain normal room temperature

 Carrot Puree for babies

Recipe by Mahnoor juttCourse: Baby foodDifficulty: Easy to make
Servings

1

serv1 cup
Prep time

10

minutes
cook time

10

minutes
Calories

126

kcal
Total time

20

minutes

Delicious carrot puree for babies is very simple, quick, and easy to make. It’s a total homemade recipe for kids. Here we required only two main ingredients cinnamon spice and fresh red carrots. We will simply boil them and then blend them in the food processor to have a tasty, rich puree to serve.

Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 carrots

  • Milk (coconut milk)

  • Honey (optional)

  • Cinnamon powder

Directions

  • Peel and chop the carrots in a similar size which may help to complete the process of cooking at the same time. The more modest the lumps, the quicker they will cook.

  • Fill up a pot with around 1 inch of water, and add carrots to the pot. Carry water to a low bubble, cover with top, and steam carrots for 15-20 minutes, or until fork delicate. The cooking time will depend upon the size of your carrots.

  • When carrots become soft and or delicate. It is time to eliminate the pot from heat and permit the carrots to cool then they are ready for moving to a blender or food processor. For getting ideal consistency I used coconut milk. I prefer to use coconut milk here because it adds more flavor and smoothness to the puree. Don’t forget to add 1 tbsp. of honey while blending

  • Now it’s time to serve your little one with fresh sweet and yummy carrot puree to fill up their little tummy. Babies of six months plus can have it.
  • Add some spice to taste and 1 pinch of cinnamon. It’s a total option to skip if you

Notes

  • Here honey is an optional ingredient. It’s only up to your own choice whether to add or not. I have added it just for softness.
  • Spice other than cinnamon may also be added like nutmeg, thyme, mint, and rosemary. I recommend you add cinnamon because of its slight taste effect on delicate baby taste buds.
  • If you want to add up some mother milk instead of coconut milk then it would be a more good idea. Feel free to go with your choice dear moms.

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