This Apple, Pumpkin and Sweet Corn Purée is a versatile purée for when baby starts solid food! This baby food is deliciously sweet and bright, and can be served warm or cold. It’s perfect in reusable pouches for a meal on the run.
The consistency of this apple, corn and pumpkin purée works really well in reusable baby food pouches. This one, along with my Apple, Nectarine and Strawberry Purée and Apple, Broccoli, Pea and Spinach Purée, was a lifesaver when we travelled interstate with 7 month old Baby LJ. I had thought the easiest option whilst travelling would be to buy commercially prepared baby food, but I also took frozen reusable pouches of homemade purées in my suitcase. Baby LJ refused the store-bought baby food – he literally had a taste on our first flight and then pursed his lips and refused to open them again 😂. My husband and I both tasted it too, and I have to say it was foul. I couldn’t blame him for going on a hunger strike mid-air! My frozen baby food pouches got us through the first few days of travel until I could make some mashed vegetables for him.
I use Sinchies [1] reusable pouches. I haven’t tried others so can’t compare, but these work for me 👍.
Big thanks to Rafferty’s Garden (a brand of store bought baby food) for the flavour combination idea! I adjusted their ingredient quantities to make sure that there is more vegetable content and less fruit content in this homemade version 😊.
Ingredients for Apple, Pumpkin and Sweet Corn Purée
This homemade baby food uses just three wholesome ingredients:
Apples – Choose sweet red or pink varieties of apples, like Pink Lady, Fuji, Royal Gala, Red Delicious or similar.
Pumpkin – I use either Butternut Pumpkin (which I know is technically a squash and not a pumpkin!) or Kent/Jap Pumpkin.
Sweet corn – I use frozen corn, it’s easy and convenient! You could substitute it with fresh corn kernels if you like.
How to make Apple, Pumpkin and Sweet Corn Purée
Thermomixer? For convenience, I use the simmering basket in my Thermomix to steam and blend this baby purée.
Conventional cook? As with all my purée recipes, you can also use a pot and steamer basket on the stovetop, to steam the fruit and vegetables. Then transfer them to a food processor or blender to purée to your desired consistency.
See the recipe card below for ingredient amounts and detailed steps for both thermo cooker and conventional cooking methods.
How to serve this purée
This Apple, Pumpkin and Sweet Corn Purée is a really versatile purée, and one that works for breakfast, lunch or dinner when starting solids. It’s perfect for reusable pouches too for meals on the run.
You could fill reusable pouches with any of these Purée recipes. You’ll just need to add a little cooled boiled water to some, and blend enough to make a smooth texture that’s easily squeeze out of the pouches.
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Happy feeding,
Chloe x
Apple, Pumpkin and Sweet Corn Purée
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Ingredients
- 1 apple peeled and roughly chopped (approx. 170g) (Note 1)
- 110 g pumpkin peeled and chopped into 3cm/1 inch cubes
- 60 g frozen sweet corn
- 500 g water
Thermo Cooker Instructions
- Put the apple, pumpkin and sweet corn into the simmering basket.
- Pour the water into the mixing bowl. Insert the simmering basket and cook for 12 minutes, Varoma, speed 2, MC on.
- Remove the simmering basket. Reserve the liquid in a jug.
- Put the apple, pumpkin and sweet corn and 30g (2tbs) reserved water into the mixing bowl. Chop for 1 minute, speed 7, MC on, making sure to increase the speed gradually to avoid the fruit and vegetables immediately sticking to the sides of the mixing bowl. See Note 2 on consistency.
Conventional Instructions
- Steam the apple, pumpkin and sweet corn using a steamer basket over a saucepan/pot with lid for 12 minutes or until apple and pumpkin are tender. Remove from the heat. Reserve the water used for steaming.
- Blend the fruit and vegetables with 30g (2 tbs) of reserved water, using a food processor or electric hand blender, until you are happy with the consistency (Note 2).
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information
[1] Top spout reusable pouches, 2024, Sinchies.
[2] Homemade baby food, 2023, Raising Children Network Australia.
