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Home » Collections » 25 Healthy Easy Homemade Baby Food Recipes

25 Healthy Easy Homemade Baby Food Recipes

Published: Jul 31, 2020 · Modified: Jun 4, 2021 by Dora · This post may contain affiliate links ·

25 Homemade Baby food recipes

Whether you've decided to do purees from the start, or a combination with baby-led weaning, these 25 healthy and easy homemade baby food recipes will have you and your baby excited for mealtimes.

Jump to:
  • 4+ Months Homemade Baby Food Recipes
  • Pros of These Easy Healthy Homemade Baby Recipes
  • Healthy Homemade Baby Food Recipe Tools
  • First Food Baby Recipes
  • Oatmeal Baby Food Recipes
  • Dairy Baby Recipes
  • High Protein Baby Food Recipes
  • Fruit Baby Recipes
  • Final Word On Homemade Baby Food

4+ Months Homemade Baby Food Recipes

You want to know the best part about these 4+ months homemade baby food recipes? They're ALL freezer-friendly.

That means you can choose a few to whip up on the weekend or give yourself a few days during the week to cook and freeze and then simply take them out and thaw when needed.

And they don't have to only be smooth purees. I've put together a compilation of my favorite baby food recipes that include both mashed foods, textured purees, and lumpy options. You can also make a lot of them partly or full-on baby-led weaning style.

Pros of These Easy Healthy Homemade Baby Recipes

You want to know why I love these easy healthy homemade baby recipes? Because your life will change once you try them.

Seriously. I've seen a lot of exhausted moms asking me how I feed my child homemade baby food every single day. They simply didn't have the time to do the same.

The truth is you don't really need that much time. Especially at first when your baby is not eating that much. You just need good organization (check out our baby feeding and sleeping schedules here) and easy simple recipes that you can freeze.

And this list contains just that:

  • Freezer-friendly
  • Easy to make
  • Few ingredients
  • Short preparation/cooking time
  • Nutritious ingredients
  • Budget-friendly ingredients
  • Maximizing nutrient content when cooking

Healthy Homemade Baby Food Recipe Tools

To make things even easier for you, I've compiled a list of my essential baby food recipe kitchen appliances that I'm eager to share with you.

Kitchen Scale

  • Joseph Joseph Folding Scale

Food Processor

  • KitchenAid Food Processor

Blender

  • Magic Bullet

Steamer

  • Oster Stainless Steel Cookware Set
  • BEABA Babycook 4 in 1

Food Storage

  • Pyrex Simply Store Glass Round Food Container
  • Prep Naturals
  • KIDDO FEEDO

First Food Baby Recipes

If you're just starting to feed your baby solids with purees, I recommend you jump straight to our 45 purees in 45 minutes recipe. It will save your life – literally make purees for a whole month in one afternoon.

45 purees in 45 minutes

45 Purees in 45 minutes

And once you go through these or just get bored with them, I have loads of simple 1-2 ingredient starter baby food recipes for you.

How to make Apple Puree for Baby

apple puree

First Baby Puree - Avocado

avocado baby puree

Apple Sweet Potato Baby Puree

Apple Sweet Potato BABY Puree 15

Banana Avocado Baby Puree

Banana Avocado Puree 18

Sweet Potato Fruit Pudding

10 month old recipe sweet potato fruit pudding

Zucchini Sweet Potato Puree for Baby

Zucchini Sweet Potato Puree

Oatmeal Baby Food Recipes

If you've been a Creative Nourish reader for some time now, then you probably know that oats are one of our favorite foods. So naturally I have loads of oatmeal baby recipes to share with you.

Blueberry Oatmeal with Kefir and Almond Butter

Blueberry Oatmeal with Kefir and Almond Butter in a silicone bowl with a spoon dipped in

Apple Banana Oatmeal

apple banana oatmeal

Blueberry Avocado Oats

11 month old blueberry avocado

Yogurt Blueberry Overnight Oats for Baby

Blueberry Kefir Oatmeal

Baby Hazelnut Oatmeal Cereal

Overnight Oat Chia Pudding

chia pudding overnight oats

Strawberry Oatmeal

8 month old recipe Strawberry Oatmeal

Walnut Raspberry Oatmeal for Baby (+puree)

Walnut Raspberry Oatmeal for baby

Dairy Baby Recipes

The dairy food group is one of those you love or hate. So if you've decided to go with dairy for your baby, I've got a few recipes that include yogurt, cheese and kefir – fermented baby foods that you can give to your baby before they turn 1 year of age.

Cottage Cheese Blackberry Millet

7 month old recipe Cottage Cheese Blackberry Millet

Chocolate Yogurt Snack

chocolate yoghurt snack

Yogurt Berry Healthy Kids Snack

Yoghurt Berry Snack 7

High Protein Baby Food Recipes

Iron is a key nutrient to watch out for with a new eater, and as you may be aware, meat is packed with it. But some other high protein foods are too. Here's the short but sweet list of simple and easy protein and iron-rich homemade baby recipes.

Chicken-Carrot Mash

6 month old recipe Chicken Carrot Mash

Sunny Sweet Quinoa

7 month old recipes Sunny Sweet Quinoa

Sweet Paprika Homemade Hummus Recipe

Sweet Paprika Homemade Hummus Recipe

Quinoa Pudding

Quinoa Pudding

Fruit Baby Recipes

Full of fiber to get those little digestive systems going and preventing constipation, homemade fruit baby food recipes are a life saver.

Beetroot Raspberry Pudding

Beetroot Raspberry Pudding 3

Buckwheat Pear

buckwheat pear puree

Forest Fruit Millet

Forest Fruit Millet 2

Final Word On Homemade Baby Food

So whether you've chosen to start feeding your baby with purees, do baby-led weaning all the way, or combine the two, this list of baby food recipes is your starter pack to building confidence and loving baby food prep.

Yes, it really can be easy and enjoyable. Let us know below in comments of any baby food recipes you love.

More Homemade Baby Food Stuff You'll Love

Looking for more on homemade baby food? Check these out:

  • Why (and What) You Should Buy Organic
  • 5 Must-Have Kitchen Appliances For Baby Food Prep
  • Is Homemade Baby Food Really Any Better?
  • Spices For Baby Food - Which Ones And How Much
  • 6 Stage-1 Baby Puree Recipes To Start With
  • 9 Nutrient-Dense Baby And Toddler Breakfast Recipes
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