Go Back
+ servings

Baby Food: Peas (beginner)

Making homemade baby food is such a beautiful way to enable you to control quality when it comes to your child’s nutrition.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Keyword: Baby, Food storage, Fruit, Healthy, Tools and gadgets, Vegetables
Skill: intermediate
Servings: 2

Equipment

  • Steamer Pot
  • Blender
  • Spatula
  • Ice cube tray

Ingredients

  • 10 oz bag organic frozen sweet peas
  • .25 cups cooking water from the pot

Instructions

  • Fill a steamer pot with 1-2” of water. Fill the steamer basket with the frozen peas. Cover and bring to a boil on high heat.
  • Steam until very tender (test with a fork), about 10 minutes.
  • Pour the cooked peas into your blender and add the cooking water.
  • Blend until completely puréed.
  • (Option 1) Allow to cool to body temperature and feed baby and refrigerate the remaining baby food, use within 24 hours.
  • (Option 2) Pour the baby food into ice cube trays, tap trays on the counter to remove air bubbles, and freeze until completely frozen. Remove the frozen baby food cubes and place into a freezer safe bag or container, labeled with the date that they were frozen.
  • *Note: Use the baby food within 1 month of freezing.