Some of you may be seasoned veterans when it comes to making your own baby food. I purchased a whole stack of "do-it-yourself" baby food cookbooks with my first child, in eager anticipation for all the Organic, homemade, nutritious purees I planned on making her. HA! I had the best intentions, but then, well...life happened!
So maybe making all your baby's food isn't a realistic goal (although if it is, I salute you!), so what about seasonal baby food? Maybe you don't make all your baby food, but you could get ambitious around the holidays, including your baby in some family traditions from an early age.
They sell various squashes pureed into baby food, so that got me thinking, there must be recipes for pumpkin baby food. A little research and I'd come across this site. If you want to find other pumpkin recipes or learn about the healthy benefits of pumpkin puree, then be sure to click on the link. Otherwise, here's just the recipe from the site.
Pumpkin Puree Baby Food Recipe (6-8 months)
- 1 sugar pumpkin
- water
- cinnamon, nutmeg (optional - sprinkle into the cooking water or when you puree/mash)
Pumpkin is best when baked, although you may peel, cube and steam it. Bake a pumpkin exactly as you would bake a winter (Acorn, Butternut etc.) squash. Pumpkin is after all a squash.
1. Halve the pumpkin, de-seed
2. Place halves face down in a baking pan with approx 1-2 inches of water
3. Bake between 375-425 F for approximately 40 minutes to 1 hour Skin should be "puckery" and/or wrinkled and pumpkin should feel soft when pressed
4. Scrape out the pumpkin "meat" and then mash or puree as needed for your baby.
The website also suggests adding some apple sauce or rice cereal into the pumpkin puree. Bon Appetit!
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