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!
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Baby's First Food: Avocado Puree
Ingredients
- 1 organic avocado mashed
Instructions
If Serving Fresh / Immediately
- Mash the avocado with a fork or blend it in a food processor.
- Mix with breastmilk, formula or water to reach desired consistency.
If Freezing
- Mash the avocado with a fork or blend it in a food processor.
- Divide into ice cube trays, wrap/cover, and freeze.
- 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.
- Once defrosted, mix with breastmilk, formula or water to reach desired consistency
Thank you for the blog!!!! Extremely helpful with avocado’s!
Of course!! So glad it was helpful!
My 7 month son loves avocado I’ve given it to him straight and I’ve also mixed it up with carrots, apples, pears and sweet potato and he loves it. He loves it so much I’m basically giving it to him twice a day mixed with other stuff is this to much avacado.
That’s great!! Avocado is a super healthy food for babies – so it’s wonderful how much he loves it! Twice a day is totally fine!
Hi!
My little one just tried avocado and she loves it!
I am just trying to figure out how to freeze the avocado without it turning brown. Should I add breastmilk into the puree before freezing it or is it better freezing the puree alone?
Thank you!
Hi Sue! Yay!! I’m so glad she likes it! Avocado is still one my kids’ favorite foods. Regarding freezing it – if you make the puree and freeze it immediately, it shouldn’t turn brown. You can add breastmilk into the puree before freezing, but I always recommend freezing the puree alone and freezing the breastmilk alone. That way, if you end up thawing a puree but your daughter doesn’t end up eating it, you don’t end up wasting breastmilk along with the puree when you throw it out! So I’d freeze the avocado by itself, and only add the breastmilk in after your daughter has started eating (so you know that your breastmilk won’t go to waste 🙂 ). Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions!
Yay! My baby is 6months old today! I fed her with oatmeal and milk, I used the blender to achieve my desired consistency. She loved it! I will try this avocado later! Thank you. Will follow all your recipes.
Hi! That is the perfect way to make “baby oatmeal” – love that you started out with that! Can’t wait to hear how your little one likes the avocado!! Keep me posted on how it goes 🙂
Your recipe looks delicious! I am wondering if I can feed this to my 4 months old? I am looking forward to introduce some solid into his diet. 🙂
Thank you so much! 🙂 And yes absolutely, you can start this recipe as early as 4 months! I hope your little one enjoys it! 🙂