Apple + Kale Baby Food Puree
This smooth and sweet Apple + Kale Baby Food Puree is a fun and easy way to introduce mighty kale to your little one. Great for 6+ months – Stage 2 Baby Food.
Apple Kale Baby Food
Kale can be a tough vegetable to introduce into your baby’s diet.
Too much kale in a puree, and it can become super bitter.
Too little kale, and you are missing out on its natural superpowers.
To find the perfect balance – we are going to steam the apples until just tender and then cook the kale for a super short time to make sure we find the magical combination of kale and apple that baby will love.
Ingredients
- Apples: a few sweet apples that will act as the base for the kale.
- Kale: the common curly kale or baby kale are my favorites to add to this puree as they are not as bitter as some of the other varieties, but any kale will work.
Let’s Get Cooking
Place the apples into a steamer basket, and steam for 8-9 minutes.
Add in the kale and steam for 1-2 more minutes or until the kale is just wilted.
Place all ingredients into a blender.
Favorite Ways to Serve this Puree
You can serve this puree as is, or spoon it over some plain whole milk yogurt, mixed with a dollop of chicken puree, or served with an equal portion of rice cereal.
Any way you serve this puree, it will be a winner in your little ones’ eyes (and mouth)!
Get the recipe: Apple + Kale Baby Food Puree
Ingredients
- 4 apples, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup kale, roughly chopped
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring 2 inches of water to a boil. Place the chopped apples into a steamer basket over the boiling water, cover and steam for 8-9 minutes or until tender when pricked with a fork. Place the kale over the apples, cover and steam for an additional 1-2 minutes or until the kale is just wilted. Let cool slightly. Reserve steamer water.
- Place all of the ingredients into a blender or food processor and puree for 1-2 minutes or until completely smooth. If your puree is too thick, add in the reserved steamer water, breast milk, formula or water into the blender in 1/4 cup incraments until you achieve your desired texture. I had to use 1/2 cup of reserved steamer water for the puree featured above, but amounts of added liquid will vary with each batch.
- Serve to baby or freeze for another meal.
Notes
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8 Comments on “Apple + Kale Baby Food Puree”
So tasty! I ended up about doubling the kale… which was 2 LARGE leaves from my garden. Did a 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 tsp ginger. I used the water leftover from steaming the apple to add to it.
Thank you for this wonderful recipe! If I add formula, does it still keep in the fridge 3-4 days, and freezer for up to 4 months?
Yes! The storage time is the same. So glad your little one likes the recipe.
Would this work with frozen kale?
I haven’t tried it with frozen kale, but I think it would work. I would start by adding in 1/2 of the recipe amount and adding more to taste. Frozen kale can sometimes be bitter.
If I wanted to add avocado to this could I and how would you recommend doing that?
I would add in 1/2 of a ripe avocado when blending. Great addition!
Thank youuu