Boiled pear puree for babies recipe

Packed with nutrients and ability to digest easily, Pear is opted next to apples in babies first food list. Click here to view how to make apple puree ?

When introducing for the first time(6+ months) or for younger babies(<6 months), pear is boiled for easy digestion. For 6+ month babies, once tested for allergies with boiled pear, you shall start giving raw pear puree.

Boiled pear puree for babies recipe

 

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Prep time

2 mins

Cook time

5 mins

Total time

7 mins

 

Serves: ¼ cup

Ingredients

• Pear - half or less depending upon the size of pear
• Water - ¼ cup to ⅓ cup depending on stiffness of pear

Instructions

1. Wash a pear, peel the skin and cut half(or less) pear(leaving the center rim) into pieces as shown below.
2. In a vessel, add pear pieces and pour water till pear pieces are half-immersed. Close with a lid and let it boil in medium flame until pear is cooked. It might take just 3 to 5 minutes depending on the ripeness of the pear.
3. Once pear is cooked soft, switch off the stove and mash well with a potato masher, making sure there are no lumps left. Pick out the fiber strands(Naar in tamil), if any. For babies less than 6 months, you shall cool down and grind in mixie.

Notes

1.No need to add sweetener. Salt and sweet are not recommended for babies below one year.
2.If the baby is below 6 months, you have to boil pear till the baby turns 6 months.. After 6 months, you can give raw pear puree(just mash the pear well). For babies who have exclusively breastfed for 6 months, you shall give boiled pear puree just for 1 week and then move to raw and well ripened pear.
3.Use mixie to blend only till 6 months.. Then you shall mash using potato masher as per this post.
4.Warning! Mother’s milk is sufficient for babies till 6 months. Think twice and discuss with your Paed before starting other food!

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Preparation

1. Wash a pear, peel the skin and cut half(or less) pear(leaving the center rim) into pieces as shown below.

2.In a vessel, add pear pieces and pour water till pear pieces are half-immersed. Close with a lid and let it boil in medium flame until pear is cooked. It might take just 3 to 5 minutes depending on the ripeness of the pear.

3.Once pear is cooked soft, switch off the stove and mash well with a potato masher, making sure there are no lumps left. Pick out the fiber strands(Naar in tamil), if any. For babies less than 6 months, you shall cool down and grind in mixie.

Feed immediately.

Tips/Tricks

• No need to add sweetener. Salt and sweet are not recommended for babies below one year.
• If the baby is below 6 months, you have to boil pear till the baby turns 6 months.. After 6 months, you can give raw pear puree(just mash the pear well). For babies who have exclusively breastfed for 6 months, you shall give boiled pear puree just for 1 week and then move to raw and well ripened pear.
• Use mixie to blend only till 6 months.. Then you shall mash using potato masher as per this post.
• Warning! Mother’s milk is sufficient for babies till 6 months. Think twice and discuss with your Paed before starting other food!

Disclaimer for color & texture differences in steps and main pictures – The main pic was taken few years before. I pureed it in mixie using red pear variety(I think). Step-wise pic was taken today(on the day of posting) as many moms requested me to post the type of potato masher I use for baby purees. This recipe was in my draft for so many years and only today, I got to post it !!