Baby Food Recipes

Stack the breakfast table with a batch of these easy-peasy 4-ingredient flapjacks. This is a great recipe to double or triple and make in the Batchbowl if you’re feeding the whole family. 

Baby will soon say please to peas! These little green bits are sweet, tasty, and packed with vitamins K and B6 to keep your little one nourished.

Apple purée is one of the best ways to introduce your baby to fruits. Sweet and nutritious, this simple and versatile fruit purée is great with rice cereal and veggie purées.

Whip up this sweet and nutty blend to feed your little one a hearty mix of complex carbohydrates, fiber, and plant protein. It’s also a good choice for self-feeding – just serve pre-loaded on a baby spoon or spread on top of baby crackers and let your cutie take it from there.

Often considered the best solid food to introduce to babies, banana is a tasty, low allergy-risk food. Recommended age: 6 to 8 months.

A protein, a grain, and a veggie — it’s a complete meal in baby-friendly form! This is one of those double-duty purees that’s made from ingredients that grown-ups love to eat, too. Two birds, one stone — winner, winner chicken dinner!

Asparagus is an excellent source of antioxidants, a must-have in your baby's diet. Blend it with creamy avocado and yogurt for a simple but nutrient-packed snack for your baby. Recommended age: 9 to 12 months.

Sweet and earthy with a little spice — there's nothing not to love about this nourishing mixture. Since it’s made with fruits and veggies, it’s great any time of day. It can also make a tasty topping for oats and pancakes when baby moves to more solid textures.

Sweet and juicy pears are all but guaranteed to be a big hit at the highchair. Peeling and steaming draws the sweetness out of pears that aren’t at their ripest, but you can always opt for unsweetened canned pears to make it super-easy on yourself.

It’s a Sunday roast in purée form – a grownup meal for growing babies! Beef is a great source of iron, which babies start needing from external sources at 6 months of age. Blending it with other ingredients is a great way to introduce its texture to your little one.

Creamy and mellow butternut squash makes a nutritious first meal for your baby. Its mild flavor mixes beautifully with other fruit and vegetable purées, and its soft flesh adds an extra dose of vitamin A to any meal.

One of these sweet spuds goes a long way, making several servings of baby food at once, which saves you precious time. Now that’s sweet! Recommended age: 6 to 8 months.