Baked Apples for Baby-led weaning

Delicious, easy and healthy recipe for sliced baked apples for baby-led weaning with different serving options for 6-9 month old baby and 9 month old baby +.

Course Baby food

Cuisine American

Diet Vegan

Fridge Life? 3 days

Freezable? 3 months

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 125kcal

Author Dora

Equipment

Pyrex Bakeware and Storage Containers
Pyrex Glass Pie Baking Dish

Ingredients

4 apples Gala, Fuji, Pink Lady
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

Peel and cut the apples. For a baby under 9 months old you core and halve the apples so it is easier for them to hold. For an older baby, toddler or kids you want to do baked apple slices - slice the apple into eigths (as shown on picture below).
Preheat oven to 190 °C / 375 °F. On a deeper baking dish place the coconut oil and put into the oven to melt.
Once melted remove from the baking dish from the oven using an oven glove. Place the apples in the dish, sprinkle with cinnamon and then toss to combine so that all the apples are coated in cinnamon and coconut oil.
Bake for about 20 minutes. If you are making apple halves and apple slices, apple slices will be ready sooner so remove them once they start to brown and leave the halves in for another 10-15 minutes until they are browned and tender.
Serve on their own as a baby snack, or with breakfast with pancakes or on top of oatmeals, yogurt, cottage cheese.

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Notes

for babies under 9 months old you want to halve the apples rather than slice them as it is easier for them to hold
peeling the apples is easier on the baby's digestive system
use butter instead of coconut oil if you prefer
use spices such as nutmeg, ginger, five spice if you want more flavor
chop them into smaller pieces so they are a nice oatmeal topping

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