Sweet Potato Baby Food

5 from 8 votes

Easy homemade sweet potato baby food puree. This sweet potato baby food recipe has only two ingredients, sweet potatoes and water! Homemade baby food is less expensive, more delicious, and more nutritious than store-bought varieties.

Prep Time10

Cook Time2

Total Time2 15

Course: baby food, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Low Lactose, Low Salt, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: Servings

Author: Laura

Cost: $3

Equipment

Ingredients

2 pounds sweet potatoes
¼ to ½ cup water

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Cook the Sweet Potatoes*

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
Thoroughly wash your sweet potatoes.
Wrap each sweet potato individually with aluminum foil.
Place the sweet potatoes on a pan and put them in the oven.
Bake for 1 to 2 hours, or until potatoes are soft to the touch.
Remove potatoes from foil and let cool.

Make the Sweet Potato Puree

Scoop out the flesh of the sweet potato and put it in a high-powered blender, or food processor fitted with the "S" blade.
Add ¼ cup water and blend on low speed, then increase to high, until the mixture is smooth. Adding more water if necessary.
Serve, or store/freeze for later.**

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Notes

Ingredient Notes

Sweet potatoes. I always use organic sweet potatoes when making this recipe. You can use yams, purple sweet potatoes, etc.
Water. if you have introduced apples to your baby, apple juice can be used in place of water.
Adding Flavor. If you'd like, you can add garlic powder, ginger, cinnamon, etc. Just be sure to add them one at a time so you can determine if your baby is allergic to the spices.

*Cooking Methods

If you'd prefer not to use the oven, you can cook the sweet potatoes in a crockpot or on the stove:

Crockpot. Put about a fourth of a cup of water in the bottom of the crockpot and then add as many sweet potatoes as you'd like. Then let them cook on high until they are soft (2-4 hours depending on the size of your potatoes). Remove and let them cool slightly.
Stovetop. You can also peel and boil the sweet potatoes until they are fork-tender. Then, drain in a colander and use to make sweet potato puree.

**Store/Freeze

To keep baby food fresh longer this, scoop the puree in 2 Tablespoon portions into the wells of a silicone ice cube tray.

Once the pan or tray is full, pop it in the freezer and wait for the cubes to freeze completely.

Once the puree is frozen, remove the cubes of Homemade Baby Food Sweet Potatoes from the molds and transfer them to an airtight container or a freezer-friendly plastic bag.

To Reheat

When it's mealtime, remove the desired number of cubes from the freezer and heat them in the microwave on high for 30 seconds per cube.

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