Sweet Potato Baby Food

Why This Recipe Works

• Orange Sweet Potato is a good source of Vitamin A and also provides babies with fiber, Vitamin C, Potassium and B Vitamins
• Naturally sweet
• Easy to make

Step-by-step instructions

Below are illustrated step-by-step instructions to make my Sweet Potato Baby Food Recipe, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the printable recipe card below.

Prep: Peel and cube your sweet potato.

Step one: Place in a saucepan with water. Cover, with a lid, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes until the sweet potato are tender and can be squashed easily with a fork.

Step two: Drain, reserving the liquid.

Step three: Blend your sweet potato with the (optional spices if using) until a smooth texture is achieved, add liquid as needed to reach your desired consistency. The liquid used can be either the reserved liquid or a little breast milk or baby formula.

You can use either a blender or a food processor for this step.

Top Tips

Here is how you can make Sweet Potato Puree perfectly every time!

• For a richer flavor you can bake the sweet potato in its skin on a baking sheet in the oven until tender, instead of cooking it with water on the stovetop.
• Freeze portions of your sweet potato purée in ice cube trays or baby food trays.
• Sweet potato purée is also a delicious side dish for a family meal, Once blended you can blend in a little butter or olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper (please note that if you have salted your puree it is no longer appropriate as a first food for your baby.

FAQs

Ideas for serving sweet potato baby food to your baby

Blurb

• Serve as a single taste first food
• Combine with chicken baby food to add protein
• Combine with other baby purees such as apple puree, pear puree or https://mykidslickthebowl.com/broccoli-puree/broccoli puree
• Make homemade teething biscuits or baby rusks
• Try sweet potato cookies

• 1 medium Sweet Potato 400g
• 1 cup water

Optional

• 2 Tablespoons Breast milk or baby formula
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

• Peel and cube your sweet potato.
• Place in a saucepan with water. Cover, with a lid, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes until the sweet potato are tender
• Drain, reserving the liquid.
• Blend your sweet potato plus optional spices until a smooth texture is achieved, add liquid (or breast milk/infant formula) as needed to reach your desired consistency. You can use either a blender or a food processor for this step.

• Yield: 1 cup sweet potato puree, four ¼ cup serves
• For a richer flavor you can bake the sweet potato in its skin on a baking sheet in the oven until tender, instead of cooking it with water on the stovetop.
• Freeze portions of your sweet potato purée in ice cube trays or baby food trays.
• Sweet potato purée is also a delicious side dish for a family meal, Once blended you can blend in a little butter or olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper (please note that if you have salted your puree it is no longer appropriate as a first food for your baby.
• Store your sweet potato puree in a clean airtight container or jar in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or freeze for up to four months.
• Sweet Potato: In New Zealand sweet potatoes are known as K?mara
• Orange Sweet Potato: When making sweet potato baby food I like to use orange-fleshed sweet potato or k?mara as is less starch than other varieties of sweet potato and therefore blends well into a very smooth and velvety baby purée.
• Select firm, well-shaped k?mara/sweet potato with clean smooth skin, no soft spots and or any obvious signs of decay or wrinkling.