Avocado Puree (Homemade Baby Food)
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Avocado is one of the best first foods to introduce to your baby. It is buttery, creamy, and super soft and has amazing health benefits to aid in your baby’s growth and brain development.
It was actually my daughter’s first solid food and it quickly became a favorite of hers! When I was first introducing avocado to baby, I mixed avocado and breast milk together to form a creamy liquid. Making avocado puree for babies is totally effortless.
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With just a quick mash up I was able to create a healthy food that I felt good about giving both of my kids when they were starting on solids!
👩🏽🍳 Why I Love This Recipe
My baby avocado puree requires no special equipment and takes just minutes to make. All you need is a ripe avocado, a little liquid, and a fork or blender. I would often double or triple the recipe and store it in the fridge or freezer, which made it great for meal prep. It’s also incredibly convenient for busy parents.
Avocados are also a nutritional powerhouse! They are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, and just half an avocado provides a good portion of your daily values of Vitamins C, E, K, Folate, Magnesium, Potassium, most B Vitamins, and about 19% of your total fat needs (source).
Plus, my homemade avocado first baby food is less sweet than many other types of baby puree and has a similar fat content to mother’s milk, making it easier for babies to digest. I have found, through my experience with my own kids and with working with other parents, that it’s important to keep a baby’s diet simple and limit the amount of sugar.
My recipe is 100% baby approved! Babies love the creamy, buttery texture of this puree and it’s easy for them to swallow. And as your baby grows, you can try different variations and mix-ins to keep things interesting like combining it with my blueberry baby food or my green bean puree.
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🥘 Ingredients
My avocado baby food recipe is the easiest recipe ever. At its most minimal form, you will only need 1 avocado! Scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for more details.
Avocado: Nutrient-rich avocado makes a wonderful first food for babies with healthy fats and vitamins (source). I always used organic avocado when making baby food.
Breast Milk, Formula, Or Water: You’ll need a small amount of liquid to create the perfect creamy texture. If using water, I’ve found that you just need a little or it can get runny. If you’re mixing avocado and breastmilk or formula I recommend doing it right before serving. You can’t store this baby food after it’s been mixed with breastmilk or formula.
🔪 How To Make Avocado Puree For Baby
The great news is that learning how to make avocado baby food is super easy! If you’re wondering do you cook avocado for baby food, the answer is no! It requires no cooking at all, and there are two simple ways to do it: blend or mash!
Watch my video below for a step-by-step guide on how to puree avocado for baby.
Prepare Avocado: To begin, I cut open my ripe avocado, remove the pit, scoop the flesh out, and discard the peels. When making my avocado puree recipe for baby all of the skin should be removed.
Blend: There are two methods for how to puree avocado. You can blend the whole avocado in a small food processor or use a fork to make mashed avocado for baby. If you’re using a blender, I recommend a high powered blender to make the puree in bulk – like a Vitamix!
Serve: If serving immediately mix pureed avocado with breast milk, formula, or water to reach desired consistency. If freezing for later use, divide into an ice cube tray, cover, and store in the freezer. When ready to serve, thaw out the prepared avocado, mix milk, and feed.
✔️ How To Choose The Best Avocado
Most grocery stores have avocados available at various stages of ripeness. If you plan to make my avocado baby puree in a few days from now, I suggest choosing hard avocados that have time to soften. If you want to make the puree right away, select an avocado that is dark brown on the outside and slightly indents when pushing against the skin.
Avoid an overly ripe and mushy avocado. Also, if you can afford it, I recommend using 100% organic ingredients for your baby’s food.
🥑 How To Cut An Avocado
I cut fresh avocados in half with a sharp knife, gently twisting to separate the two halves. I remove the pit either with my hands or by carefully hitting my knife into it and then twisting to remove the seed from the flesh. Then, I scoop the avocado flesh out with a spoon.
Once the flesh is removed, you don’t have to cut the avocado any further. My avocado recipe for baby has you mash or blend the whole fruit.
💭 Expert Tips
My #1 Secret Tip when making my easy avocado puree for your baby is to mix it with breast milk or formula right before serving. Mixing just before serving prevents bacterial growth, maintains the best texture, and ensures your baby gets the maximum nutritional benefits from both the avocado and the milk.
Other Tips To Keep In Mind:
- Prevent Browning: Avocado can brown quickly once exposed to air. To minimize browning, you can add a small amount of lemon or lime juice to the puree. Another option is to store the puree in an airtight container with plastic wrap pressed directly onto the surface to limit air exposure.
- Use A Fine Mesh Sieve: For an ultra-smooth puree, pass the mashed or blended avocado through a fine mesh sieve. This ensures there are no lumps, making it easier for younger babies to swallow.
- Speed Up Avocado Ripening: To ripen avocados quickly, I’ll place them in a brown paper bag with an apple or banana. The ethylene gas produced by these fruits speeds up the ripening process. Check the avocados daily to ensure they don’t become overripe.
🍽 How To Serve To Baby
If you prefer a clean space with minimal clean up, you will want to spoon feed your baby. However, if you are opting for baby led weaning, you can place the puree in front of your little one and let them explore on their own terms. I did both types of feeding techniques with my kids, and found a combination worked best.
Here are some of the different ways to serve my homemade avocado baby food based on age, as well as your child’s preference:
- Avocado puree for 4 month baby: Super simple avocado is a perfect first food for babies! I recommend feeding mashed avocado/puree to babies 4 months and up. Place the puree in a bowl and feed it to your baby with a spoon. Once they get a little older you can explore different textures and shapes.
- Avocado puree for 6 month old baby: If you are exploring baby led weaning, you can offer thick strips of avocado. Place the avocado on their high chair tray and let them experiment. To help with gripping, leave part of the skin on or roll the avocado slices in hemp seeds.
- Avocado puree for 9-10 month old baby: At this age your baby can enjoy more finger food. Try putting cubed avocado in baby’s bowl and let them naturally explore the taste and feel.
Other Ways To Use Pureed Avocado
- Make my baby food avocado recipe as a dip for fruits and vegetables
- Use it as a spread for sandwiches or avocado toast with honey (note: don’t use honey for babies under 1 year of age)
- In avocado quesadillas or this healthy guacamole
- As a sauce for pasta
- Mixed with pressure cooker quinoa, couscous, or brown rice
- As a topping for pizza
- Use my baby avocado recipe as an additional ingredient in smoothies (like this avocado peanut butter smoothie), muffins, or even healthy cookies!
Ultimately, there are so many suggestions on how to feed a baby avocado. Go with what works best for you and your little one!
📖 Avocado Baby Food Combinations
Avocados are a great first food for babies because of their mild flavor. They pair really well with a variety of other fruits, veggies, and grains to create delicious and nutritious baby food purees. There are so many baby friendly avocado recipes you can try out! Here are some of my favorite avocado puree ideas to get you started:
Avocado Puree Pairings
- Soft Fruits And Veggies: If you aren’t sure of what to mix with my avocado puree for baby, start with foods similar in texture like bananas, apples, or sweet potato puree.
- Other Fruits: Mangoes, peaches, blueberries, pineapple, and strawberries all taste great with pureed avocado.
- Green Veggies: Try other pairings like mixing with spinach, broccoli, zucchini puree or pea puree.
- Root Veggies: Veggies like potatoes, butternut squash, and carrots all mix well with avocado food for baby.
- On Its Own: When your baby is little, it’s great on its own! Most little ones love this avocado stage 1 baby food. Honestly, sometimes my kids, who are older now, will still just eat avocado as a snack!
- With Grains: You can put the smooth puree on small sticks of toast or teething crackers. You could also mix it into baby oatmeal or baby cereal.
- With Dairy Or Plant Based Protein: Try mixing it with yogurt or cottage cheese! You can also puree it with chickpeas, lentils, or white beans for an avocado “hummus.”
- Different Spices: Try a pinch of lemon juice, cumin, coriander, or even curry powder.
- Ideas For Toddlers: As your baby gets older try adding the puree to smoothies, avocado toast, guacamole, or on top of Mexican food! You can pair avocado with small pieces of chicken breast, or if you are vegan, substitute with tofu.
- Baby Friendly Guacamole: Try experimenting with different flavors by blending avocado with lime juice, olive oil, kosher salt, and 1 garlic clove. This is perfect to pair with Mexican recipes or Spanish recipes, and the whole family can enjoy it too!
🧊 Storage Directions
After you learn how to prepare avocado for baby, it’s just as important to know how to store it properly so it stays fresh. And if you’ve been wondering – can you freeze pureed avocado for baby? Yes! You totally can!
Fridge
I store extra puree in an airtight container in the fridge for the next day. I recommend finding small food storage containers that leave less room for air, and evenly portion it out. You can add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice or lime juice to the exposed part of the puree to prevent browning if desired.
Freezer
When freezing, I divide my avocado puree baby food evenly into an ice cube tray. Wrap it tightly with plastic wrap or use a freezer storage bag. You can also find baby food container trays that come with lids to cover like these Mumi & Bubi ice cube trays. I love them because they come with a cover, a recipe book, and the cubes are super easy to get out. One ice cube is equal to 1 tablespoon or 1 ounce of food.
Once the cubes are frozen (takes about 4-6 hours), pop them out of the ice cube trays and transfer them to a ziptop freezer safe bag for easy storage.
Reheating Or Thawing
When preparing avocado for baby, I would always thaw any frozen puree in the fridge the night before use. You can also thaw it by placing the puree cube in a small bowl over another bowl of hot water and letting it sit to defrost. Once defrosted, mix with breast milk, formula, or water to reach the desired consistency.
❓Recipe FAQs
When can babies have avocado?
You may be wondering – when can you introduce avocados to baby? This will depend on their own personal development and when they are ready to start solid foods, but typically it’s around 4-6 months of age. I gave both of my kids avocado as their first food when they were around 5 months old.
Pay attention to gross motor skills for an indication that your baby is ready! This could include having strong neck and head control, sitting, and lifting objects to the mouth.
Is avocado a common allergen for babies?
No, avocado is not considered to be a common allergen for babies! However, if this is your first time giving avocado to baby I recommend starting off with a smaller portion of avocado and waiting for 2-3 days to observe for any signs of an allergic reaction such as a rash or upset stomach.
Can I steam avocado for baby food?
While technically you can steam avocado mash for baby, you don’t have to! There isn’t any need to steam or cook avocado for baby food since it is already so soft and creamy! This makes it super easy – you do not have to worry about extra steps like you might with other produce. Simply cut, scoop, and mash for an easy creamy puree.
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Avocado Puree: Baby’s First Food
My creamy avocado puree recipe is a perfect first food for your baby! Packed with essential nutrients for growth and development, it requires no special equipment and is ready in less than 5 minutes. This avocado baby food will quickly become one of your favorite baby food recipes, and the best part is that babies love it!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 80kcal
Ingredients
- 1 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 and serve immediately.
Notes
- Use ripe avocados that are soft and easy to mash.
- Store the puree in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- If you are making this puree to store in the fridge or freezer, do not add breastmilk or formula before storing it. Only add breastmilk or formula right before serving.
- Each ice cube = 1oz of food. Also, as your baby gets used to solids, you don’t have to thin out the avocado at all.
Nutrition
Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 244mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 0.3g
Hi, do I need to warm the breastmilk first before adding into the avocado?
Hi! Yes I would make sure it’s at room temperature before mixing it with the avocado!
I mixed the avocado with breastmilk and I froze it. I did the same for the sweet potato and broccoli purees as I need a liquid agent to thin out the solids. I am hoping that’s okay? 😭
Hi Natalie! If the breastmilk was fresh, then I believe it’s ok to freeze it with a puree and store it. But once you thaw it, you can’t refreeze it. And if the breastmilk was previously frozen, then thawed, then mixed with a puree and frozen again, then that is not safe for your baby to eat. Basically, breastmilk can only be frozen and defrosted once! (I would also double check with your pediatrician about this!) Also, I typically don’t recommend freezing a combination of breastmilk + purees because the consistency of the mixture may change once it’s frozen and defrosted, and on top of that, once thawed you have to throw out anything your baby doesn’t eat in that sitting. Instead, I recommend freezing breastmilk and purees separately in 1 ounce portions, and thawing only what you need, and then mixing it together once it’s defrosted. Hope that helps!
Hi Anjali,
You say to start with 1 tablespoons but I’d like to know how many cubes should I be giving in one meal as I know the cubes are usually 1-2oz and I’m not sure if that’s too much or too little.
Hi Angela! 1 ice cube is roughly equivalent to 1 tablespoon! So if you’re freezing this puree in ice cube trays, starting with 1-2 ice cubes is perfect. Hope that helps!
Can i mix avocado with breastmilk then freeze it?
Hi Wen! I don’t recommend doing that because it’s not recommended to mix breastmilk into other food items and freeze it (I believe it makes the breastmilk not “sterile). I’d recommend freezing the breastmilk and avocado purees separately, and then defrosting them together and mixing them right before you’re ready to serve it to your baby. Hope that helps!
Hi. We started solids for our boy who just turned 6mos and he loves the avocado! I’ve read we should only give 1-2 tbsp per meal and just 1 meal per day. I mixed it with a bit of formula just to thin it out. But on day 2 of giving avocados, he seemed to have gotten constipated! He had a hard time pooping and his poop became to thick! You think i gave him too much avocados? Or should i start giving water already during meal time? Thank you!
Hi Inah! It’s common for babies to get a little constipated when starting solids because it’s so new to their system! So to your question, yes, I’d recommend introducing a sippy cup with water when you serve your son his “meals” – and that should help move things along. My apples and prunes puree is also a great one for relieving constipation! Hope that helps!
Hi, can i give mashed banana mixed with breastmilk to my 6mo?
If yes, can i do this with steamed apple puree as well?
Hi Lipi! Yes that should be fine as long as you have already tested out bananas and apples separately to ensure your little one doesn’t have any allergies!
How do u test food allergies before giving it to your child?
Hi! You can’t really test the food allergy before giving the food to your child — the guidance is to give your child a very small serving (1-3 teaspoons) and check to see if they have a reaction within the next 48 hours. If you’re really concerned about food allergies, I’d recommend talking to your pediatrician and they can give you guidance specific to your child! Hope that helps!
Hey I have twins! One baby is developing faster than the other so should I try solids with her first she trys to sit up and has very good head control she’ll be 6 months this month her brother has good head control but isn’t trying to sit up yet
Hi Sam! If your pediatrician thinks that one of your babies is ready for solids and the other one isn’t quite there yet, it’s totally fine to introduce solids to your daughter (who seems more ready) and wait a little bit before giving your son solids! I would just double check with your pediatrician since they can see your babies in person to confirm that your daughter can start solids now, and that your son should wait. Hope that helps!
Haii Anjali
Is it ok to mix oatmeal cereal and lil bit of formula with any fruits and veggies? Bcoz my lil one doesn’t like the taste of cereal wen I give it just like that ..
Hi Sheba! Yes absolutely – you can mix oatmeal and a little bit of formula with any of the pureed fruits or veggies. Just make sure to mix it right before you feed it, vs. mixing it before you freeze it (you should never mix formula into purees and freeze them, since formula cannot be frozen). Hope that helps!
Hi! My little munchkin will turn 5mos this march. What can i give her?
Hi! If your pediatrician says your baby is ready for solids, then starting with avocado would be a perfectly fine first food!
Hi my munna is just turning three months old.. He always put his fingers in his mouth and acted like he is not full. Is it ok if I give him avocado to start his first solid food
Hi There! 3 months is a little too early to start solid foods. The earliest that pediatricians recommend you think about starting solids is at 4 months of age. (The range for starting solids is 4-6 months) There are a lot of reasons developmentally why it’s not recommended to start solids before 4 months of age. I would talk to your pediatrician about when to start solids – when they examine your baby at their next appointment they’ll be able to tell you if he is ready for solids or if they want you to wait until he is 5 or 6 months of age. And then, when your pediatrician says it’s ok to start solids, then yes you can give him avocado as his first food!
Hey , how many time do a 4 month need to eat solids per day . Tnx
Hi! At that age, solid food is really more just for “fun” and taste than anything else! So I would say follow your baby’s lead – at that age, I hadn’t even started my kids on solids. I started them on solids around 5-6 months and at that age we only did 1 or 2 (max) solid food meals a day. And also, at that age, “meals” were 1 tablespoon of food total. But I would ask your pediatrician what they think and also let your baby guide you! Hope that helps!
When you say 1 tbsp food of total , does that mean just the food before mixing in any milk. I give my 5 month old 1 tbsp of oats or rice cereal with 3 tbsp of bm , 1 to 2 spoons of avocado with 1 to tbsp of bm. Is that OK. Looking for more suggestions to add to her diet. Can we also add in the traditional dal paani to her diet..she should be turning 6 months in the next few days. THANKS
Hi Shena! Yes I mean 1 tablespoon of the puree, before mixing in any milk or oats or anything like that. The way you’re serving the avocado puree sounds fine to me! As far as dal paani – if your pediatrician says it’s ok for her to have lentils now then yes, it should be fine! I typically recommend doing more veggies and fruits before proteins since proteins can be a bit harder to digest. The order I’d recommend would be something like this: avocado, sweet potato, green beans, peas, apples, pear, broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, butternut squash, and then lentils/chickpeas/beans. Hope that helps!
Can I freeze the avocado purée with formula milk already added to it ?
Hi! No you can’t since you can’t freeze formula milk. I would recommend freezing the puree, then when you’re ready to serve, mix it with freshly made formula right before serving.
Do you serve avocado warm?
I typically just serve it at room temperature!
Hi my samy is 7months ,is it ok to give a mixture of pumpkin ,avocado & a little milk to keep it light pliz ?
Hi Faith! Mixing avocado and pumpkin is a fine combination! I wouldn’t add regular milk though, you can add breastmilk or formula instead. Just make sure to introduce the avocado and pumpkin separately first, to check for allergies, before combining them.
Hello, when you started solid. Do you have different food every meal or do you keep the same for days? Thanks
Hi! When I first started my baby on solids, I did the same food for 2 days in a row (every meal) – to make sure there were no allergies or issues, and then switched every two days. So for example, Day 1 would be avocado, Day 2 avocado, Day 3+4 introduce sweet potato, continue avocado, Day 5+6 introduce green beans, continue sweet potato & avocado, etc. Hope that helps!
Hi! Thank you for your thorough suggestions on how to start solid, it’s really helpful for me and eases up my anxiety.
To clarify, on how to introduce baby food. On day 3+4, I will prepare sweet potato then avocado again? Meaning serve those two foods separately and not a combined mixture?
Hi! Glad it was helpful! So yes – on Day 3+4 you would prepare sweet potato and then avocado again — serving them separately! You could combine them on day 5+6 assuming no reactions if you wanted to!
Hi! Do I need to warm breastmilk taken out from refrigerator before adding into the prepared baby foods?
Hi! You should warm it a little bit just so that the fat that rises to the top of the refrigerated breastmilk combines well with the rest of the milk before adding it to the prepared baby food. Hope that helps!
Hello can you please give a recipe of broccoli? I’m trying to give for my 7 months old who is constipated now.
Hi! You can actually use my Broccoli, Spinach, Cauliflower puree recipe and just replace the spinach & cauliflower with equal servings of broccoli to make it a broccoli-only puree!
How long can i keep the puree in the freezer?
Up to 4 months!
I just started solids today with this puree and he is very cranky and cried a lot later. Is it possible that he might have allergy to avo or is there any other reason?
Hi! It’s honestly really hard to tell after just one time and without seeing your baby unfortunately! It could be a number of different possibilities like: his system isn’t used to solids overall so he was just more uncomfortable later, he ate too much in one sitting and was just too full, he is allergic to avocado (rare, but can happen), he was just having a more cranky day, or something else entirely! If he had a rash or any other allergic-reaction symptoms, then it likely is an allergy, but if not, then it’s unclear what the reason was! I would reach out to your pediatrician since they are more familiar with your baby’s health history to see what they recommend you do!