Pineapple Puree
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Making homemade baby food is so simple, efficient, and packed with natural goodness. There are so many flavors to make, and watching my little ones open their tiny mouths to a spoonful of this healthy pineapple puree while I sipped on a pineapple and banana smoothie was a routine lunchtime for me.
I created this recipe one day during a cookout when I was making grilled pineapple and decided to make a puree with the leftover pieces for my firstborn. His little face was so happy! Pineapples make for a delicious puree with their tropical flavor that’s ideal as a sweet treat for 6-month-old babies.
👩🏽🍳 Why I Love This Recipe
It gives me peace of mind knowing that there are only fresh ingredients and no artificial preservatives in homemade baby purees. It’s just blended fruit with water. And I can use all kinds of fruits and veggies to make purees. Easy clean up and convenient to freeze for pre-portioned serving for later use, there are so many benefits to making your own purees that go beyond their nutritional value.
Basically, it’s like making a smoothie, but with just chopped pineapple and a touch of water to thin it out. Fresh, canned, or frozen pineapple works great in this recipe. Just blend it until smooth and pour the puree into an airtight bowl or into ice cube trays to store for months. Mix the pineapple with other fruits and veggies, stir in yogurt or breast milk, the options are really endless with baby food puree.
Homemade baby food purees are so much better than store-bought ones. They are healthier, fresher, and save a lot of money. Just two cups of diced pineapple, which is less than half a pineapple, make enough puree to last for a couple of weeks. I love knowing I do not have to rush to the store every few days for baby food cans. What makes me happiest is that there are no added sugars, salts, or preservatives, only wholesome ingredients that are perfect for growing babies.
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🥘 Ingredients
Making your own baby food has never been easier! When your baby is little, don’t stress over making complicated, time-consuming meals for them. Let them discover new flavors and textures by keeping things simple. You only need 2 ingredients for my pineapple baby food recipe.
Pineapple: Delicious tropical pineapples are the only ingredient you need to make this puree. I prefer fresh pineapples, but canned or frozen will work too.
Water: I add just a few spoonfuls of water to get the right consistency. Adding breast milk or formula to thin the puree for extra nourishment is also great. I recommend doing so right before serving, as you can’t store puree that has been mixed with breastmilk or formula for more than 1-2 hours.
🔪 How To Make
Making pineapple puree baby food is incredibly easy and quick, making it a game-changer for busy moms like me! All you need is pineapple, a blender, and a container! Here is my simple recipe on how to make pineapple puree for babies:
Blend Pineapple: I add the diced pineapple and a little bit of water to a high-speed blender or powerful food processor and blend until smooth.
Adjust Thickness: To get the right consistency, I adjust the thickness by adding water as needed.
Serve: Then, I pour the puree into a container or ice cube trays to store for later or serve immediately!
💭 Expert Tips
My #1 Secret Tip for making this pineapple baby food puree is to choose a ripe pineapple that looks yellow or slightly orange, not green. The ripe ones are sweeter, softer, and make a smoother, tastier puree that babies love.
Other Tips To Keep In Mind:
- Using canned or frozen pineapple: I recommend draining canned pineapple before blending it and defrosting frozen pineapple beforehand.
- Limit usage if the baby has diaper rash: Due to the high acidity of pineapple, diaper rash may worsen while consuming it. Be mindful here.
- Using breastmilk or formula: Only add breastmilk or formula right before serving. Do not add it and then store the puree in the fridge or freeze it. If you’re planning to make this puree ahead of time, only use water to thin it out, and then add any additional breastmilk or formula immediately before serving.
📖 Variations
I used to make a few variations of this pineapple baby food puree to add some diversity to their after dinner treat. Here are some fun ways to mix it up:
Additional flavor: Add a teaspoon of nutmeg or cinnamon to the blender for a warming spice variation. My kids loved this variation, warmed up for 20 seconds in the microwave.
Roasted: Add more dimension to the puree by roasting the pineapple. Before blending, I place slices of pineapple on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and roast at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes. Once cooled, I blended it with water. Grilling the pineapple is also a great option to add a roasted flavor to the pineapple puree.
Chunky: After a few trials on pineapple puree, I liked to make a chunkier version to give my babies a different texture by pulsing in short increments to achieve a lumpy puree rather than a smooth one.
🍽 Serving Suggestions
My kids loved pineapple puree as a delicious sweet treat after dinner. I made several purees to mix and match throughout the week, and these are some of my favorite combinations:
One of the best purees I have ever made is this sweet potato baby food puree. The sweetness for sweet potatoes is so delicious, my kids used to stair at the spoon with their mouths wide open, and its a great combination with pineapple puree. Carrot puree baby food was also another one of their favorites that has a natural sweetness to it and is packed with vitamins and minerals.
I used to make baby food puree with many different fruits, from banana, pear, apple, and one combination that I found worked well was mixing a tablespoon of blueberry baby food puree with the pineapple puree. The blue hue used to mesmerize them, and the flavor was so delicious, even I ate it! You can even mix pear puree with pineapple or apple. No matter which flavors you choose to combine with pineapple, there’s so much goodness that your baby will devour them.
🧊 Storage Directions
Refrigeration: To store pineapple baby food puree in the fridge, I simply pour the contents into an airtight container. It will last up to 5 days refrigerated.
Freezing: To freeze, I pour the contents into ice cube trays and freeze them for up to 3 months.
Reheating: The best way to reheat baby food puree is in the microwave in 10-20 second increments until the puree is lukewarm.
❓Recipe FAQs
My pineapple puree is too watery. What should I do?
If your puree is too watery, it’s probably because you added too much water to the blender. As a rule of thumb, I add a tablespoon of water while the pineapple is blending until I get the perfect puree consistency. It should be similar to the consistency of jam.
When can babies have pineapple?
You can introduce pineapple into your baby’s diet around 6 months of age. This is the typical age for babies to start trying solid foods!
How many spoons of pineapple puree should I serve?
Start out with small amounts if this is your first time giving your baby pineapple. I recommend starting with 1 tablespoon of puree and working your way up from there.
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Pineapple Puree
My easy 5-minute pineapple puree recipe is naturally sweet and the perfect introduction for babies moving onto solid foods. I make it with pineapple and water, so it's 100% natural and packed with a good source of fiber and Vitamin C to keep your baby's immune system strong and healthy.
Servings: 32 tablespoons
Calories: 5kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced pineapple
- 1-2 tbsp water adjust based on how thick or thin you want your puree to be
Instructions
- Place the diced pineapple and water into a high-speed blender.
- Blend until smooth. Adjust the thickness by adding water as needed.
- Remove and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze into ice cubes for later use.
Notes
- My #1 Secret Tip for making this pineapple baby food puree is to choose a ripe pineapple that looks yellow or slightly orange, not green. The ripe ones are sweeter, softer, and make a smoother, tastier puree that babies love.
- Using canned or frozen pineapple: I recommend draining canned pineapple before blending it and defrosting frozen pineapple beforehand.
- Limit usage if the baby has diaper rash: Due to the high acidity of pineapple, diaper rash may worsen while consuming it. Be mindful here.
- Using breastmilk or formula: Only add breastmilk or formula right before serving. Do not add it and then store the puree in the fridge or freeze it. If you’re planning to make this puree ahead of time, only use water to thin it out, and then add any additional breastmilk or formula immediately before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tbsp | Calories: 5kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.01g | Saturated Fat: 0.001g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.004g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 0.1mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 1g
My 9 month old grandson loves this pineapple purée. One of the few things he’ll eat without coaxing!
Aw yay! That’s great to hear – thanks Jacqueline!
I made this for my niece yesterday using fresh pineapples. Love all the helpful tips you included.
Thanks so much! 🙂
I was looking for a recipe for popsicles for my friend’s teething grandbaby — this is perfect!
Awesome!! I hope your friend’s grandbaby loves this! 🙂
My little guy loved this stuff when he was a baby, and we still like to make it every once in a while for a topper for waffles or french toast in the summertime! It’s so easy and so refreshing!
Totally right?? I feel like this is one of those baby food recipes that actually work pretty well for adults and older kids too! 🙂