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This spinach baby food recipe blends spinach, sweetpotatoes, yogurt and peanut butter for a balanced and nutritious introduction for homemade baby food or baby led weaning. They can even be frozen as baby teething popsicles. 

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I know what you’re thinking…a baby food spinach recipe?

If you’re buying spinach sweetpotato baby food from the store, I imagine it wouldn’t taste too good.

But, this sweet potato food recipe incorporates spinach and DOES taste good because we have some other secret ingredients in there as well.

There are several sweetpotato baby food combinations that work and spinach is one of them.

Here are over 20 ways you can use sweetpotatoes, including as sweetpotato finger foods.

Spinach baby food is probably not the first thing you think of when introducing solids.

But, the fact of the matter is that spinach is very nutritious and works well in a sweetpotato spinach baby food mixture.

And introducing peanut butter to baby at an early age is SO important to reduce the risk of allergens down the road – check out these other peanut butter recipes for babies.

Spinach is high in: 

• Vitamin C – Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps promote skin health and immune function
• Vitamin A – Spinach is full of carotenoids, which the body converts to Vitamin A
• Iron – Iron-rich foods are great for early introduction, as breastmilk iron stores begin to decrease around 6 months. 
• Vitamin K– Essential for blood clotting. 
• Carbohydrates and protein
• Fiber – This can help with baby bowel movements and regularity. 

Spinach is one of many sweet potato baby food combinations that are nutritious pair.

I prefer to mix spinach with another fruit or vegetable when making a baby food spinach recipe.

Some other baby food combinations with spinach include:

• peas and spinach
• pears and spinach
• apple and spinach 
• banana and spinach

Homemade Sweetpotato Baby Food with Spinach

Making your own sweetpotato baby food is very easy if you have a blender, nutribullet or other baby food maker.

Baby led weaning sweetpotato recipes are so easy because no matter how you serve them, they are very safe for baby and very nutritious.

See this whole post about sweet potatoes for baby led weaning. 

And even as babies become toddlers, sweet potato recipes for toddlers are just as easy and fun!

Just think about all of the sweetpotato baby food recipes you can make.

Sweetpotatoes mix well with many things because they have a natural sweetness and caramelized taste so the sweet potato puree combinations are nearly endless.

Baby led weaning with sweetpotato is one of our favorite introductions to solids. I talk more about our 6 month baby led weaning foods journey. 

Honestly, sweet potatopuree baby food is so versatile!

Skip the storebought stuff and just make your own. Whether you’re spoon feeding, doing modified baby led weaning or full on blw, this can be an option.

You can preload it on a spoon for baby to feed himself, or you can spoon feed it to baby.

How to Make Sweetpotato for Baby

Sweetpotato is a great first food for babies because it’s soft.

It can be mashed, or served in “fry” shape. You can also puree it, use it in meatballs or burgers, sweet potato popsicles and more. 

Some of my favorite ways to include sweet potatoes in baby led weaning are:

• sweetpotato pasta
• sweetpotato smoothie with beet
• sweetpotato zucchini muffins
• baked sweetpotato oatmeal
• sweetpotato veggie breakfast casserole
• spinach sweetpotato tater tots

Ingredients For Sweetpotato Spinach Baby Food Recipe

You probably have all or most of this stuff already!

• Sweetpotato – slew of nutrients listed above, carbohydrates, and natural sweetness
• Spinach – iron source and a versatile green
• Peanut butter – healthy fats and a great way to introduce allergens. Fat is necessary for babies’ and growing kiddos’ brains!
• Full fat yogurt – healthy fats, protein, calcium, probiotics, great way to introduce allergens
• Salt – optional, for flavor
• Cinnamon – optional, for flavor

Optional Add In’s– You could also add in breastmilk or formula, or substitute that for the yogurt, although I like the consistency that full fat greek yogurt adds. 

Is Peanut Butter Baby Food Safe?

I get it: baby food recipes with peanut butter can be scary. It can be scary to introduce nuts, especially if you have a family history of allergies. 

I would definitely recommend consulting with your pediatrician before serving a peanut butter baby food combination. It is completely optional, so you can leave it out if you choose, or substitute it with another nut butter or seed butter. 

I talk more about introducing allergen foods to babies in my baby french toast recipe post.

While avocado and peanut butter baby food may be more common, I love the combination of spinach, sweet potatoes and peanut butter. I find it nutritious and delicious. 

If you don’t want to use peanut butter, you can also use this baby friendly peanut powder. Or leave it out completely. 

How to Make Baby Sweetpotato Recipe

I would recommend microwaving the sweet potato to cook it. It cooks evenly all around, it cooks quickly, and there are no hard or crisp spots.

Plus, it only takes 5-6 minutes and once you let it cool, it becomes easily mashable. 

Then, you’ll just add it to the blender along with everything else and blend.  It couldn’t be easier.

Did you do baby led weaning? What were your babies’ favorite foods?