Iron-Rich Prune Puree For Baby

This prune puree for baby is a simple, homemade baby food that’s ready in just minutes. Naturally rich in fiber and iron, pureed prunes can be blended with water, breast milk, or formula to create the perfect consistency for your little one.

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Inside: You just need three main ingredients for this prune puree recipe, which is the perfect baby food option! Baby prune puree is high in iron, fiber and nutrition, and an easy texture for baby to handle!

As a Registered Dietitian and baby feeding exerpt, I’m a huge proponent of baby led weaning and letting babies hold solid foods. So, I have so many easy baby led weaning recipes we’ve experimented with!

But some foods, prunes included, aren’t very safe for babies. Prunes are hard to chew and could pose a choking hazard.

But, pureed prunes for baby are a great source of fiber and iron for babies, and can help with constipation, which can happen with babies – especially when introducing solids!

So, prune puree seemed like the way to go to make a simple homemade baby food from a pantry staple!

Why You Should Make Prune Puree For Your Baby

• High in iron – For breastfed babies, especially, the 6-month mark is when the mother’s iron stores begin to drop via breastmilk, so it’s important to introduce iron-rich foods, like pureed prunes, to babies.
• High in fiber – Fiber is great for baby and toddler constipation. But, the fiber needs to be paired with adequate fluid intake – this prune puree for baby is great for constipation because it has both!
• Quick – This prune baby puree is ready in minutes, and easy for baby to self-feed on a pre-loaded baby spoon.
• Just 3 ingredients – Just prunes and water are all you really need! But I like to add some berries for extra Vitamin C. You can also add chia seeds if you have them, but it’s definitely not a must!
• Freeze for later – By freezing in an ice cube tray, you can use these in toddler smoothies, too!

Only 4 Ingredients!

Here’s all you need. To simplify it, just use prunes and water.

• prunes
• water – I prefer water, but if you have expressed breastmilk or want to add more nutrients with formula, that also works as a liquid.
• raspberries – adds a nice touch of Vitamin C, antioxidants and fiber. You could also try orange slices, mango or strawberries.
• chia seeds – optional. This bonus ingredient adds so many important nutrients, from fiber to iron, calcium, magnesium and more. Just a 1/2 teaspoon is all you need!

How to Make Prune Puree for Baby

There’s really no need for a huge step-by-step process when pureeing prunes because all you really need is a food processor (or high-tech blender). I even used this mini individual blender for quicker and easier cleaning!

Just mix your prunes (after softening), liquid of choice, chia seeds and berries in a food processor and process until it’s a thin puree!

It’s not the prettiest of colors, but it is so chockfull of nutrition for your little one!

It’s so incredibly easy to puree prunes with water and any add-in’s to make a healthy prune puree to serve to baby – I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner.

Serving Tips

• Serve atop of baby pancakes or baby waffles instead of syrup
• Serve as a dipping sauce for baby meatballs
• Add it to your favorite toddler smoothie recipe for extra fiber
• Mix into any oatmeal for baby, or spread it on a thin slice of toast

Storage

Store your puree in the fridge for up to 5 days. Or, I like to freeze extra into little ice trays to have prune ice cubes for smoothies.

Prunes are great for toddlers too, so don’t just limit these pureed prunes to babies – The ice cubes are wonderful additions to smoothies to serve in kids smoothie cups.

Servings 6

Iron-Rich Prune Puree For Baby

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN

This prune puree for baby is a simple, nutrient-packed homemade baby food that's ready in just minutes. Naturally rich in fiber and iron, pureed prunes can be blended with water, breast milk, or formula to create the perfect consistency for your little one.

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Soaking Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 22 minutes mins

Ingredients  

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• 1 cup prunes, de-pitted and softened*
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 tsp chia seeds
• 2 Tbsp raspberries

Instructions 

1. Soften prunes in warm water for 15-20 minutes.
2. Add prunes, water, chia seeds and raspberries to blender or food processor and blend for 2 minutes, until prune puree forms.
3. Store in airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days, or freeze into ice cube trays to use for smoothies.

Notes

*Softening the prunes is not completely necessary if you don’t have time or forget. It just makes the blending quicker and more efficient. 

Instead of water, you could also use breastmilk or formula for more nutrition and calories. 

Equipment

blender

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 74kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.04gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 221mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 228IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 0.3mg

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