Weaning Apple & Pear Rice

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4 ratings Rate this recipe

Netmums weaning apple and pear rice

Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Serves 4
Difficulty Level Easy

Preparation

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Total Time 15 mins
Preparation Time 5 mins
Cooking Time 10 mins

Ingredients
Method

1 apple (peeled and chopped)
1 pear (peeled and choppen)
1 tbsp baby rice
cinnamon (a sprinkle)

Place the apple in a steamer and cook for 4 minutes
Then add the pear and cook for an additional 4 minutes or until the fruit is tender
Add the fruit to a blender together with a pinch of cinnamon, the baby rice and 2 tablespoons of the cooking liquid and blend together to form a puree

You will need

Steamer

Tips

If you steam the apple and pear until it's really soft, your baby can eat it from 6 months without pureeing. You may prefer to remove the skins, to further reduce the risk of choking. Softer fruits, such as slices of banana and strawberry, also work well in this recipe, and can be given to your baby without steaming.

Reviews

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4 ratings Rate this recipe

Guest

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

Fantastic!

on 3/8/15
Guest

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

Baby loves this, I also grate a peeled apple or pear and mix with baby rice

on 22/4/15
Guest

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

Both my babies like this...nice and sweet.

on 25/1/15
Guest

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

Difficult to properly rate this as obviously I haven't tried it! My little one (will be 6 months on the 6th of feb) tried it and decided it was so yummy, mummy was not going fast enough and grabbed the spoon to feed himself...The floor...his ears...etc. I have tried all sorts with him but because before 6 months you're not advised to feed anything but fruit, veg and baby rice we have really struggled to find something he likes (homecooked or the jars). This he likes. I had some apple and pear frozen from a previous attempt at trying to persuade him to eat so just brought it out, heated it, mixed in some baby rice and cinnamon and once it was cool I offered it to him. Fortunately in a week or two the variety of things I can offer increases so hopefully this is the start of a messy journey! Thank you!

on 22/1/15
Guest

thats awesome

on 7/3/12
Guest

ohh ok. That makes total sense. Thank you!

on 16/10/11
Laura T(97)

You certainly can use a pan I stead of a steamer... And Paula, the cooking liquid is the water left in the steamer or pan after you have cooked the fruit, some of the nutrients from the fruit will be in the water so much better to use than just plain water! :)-

on 10/10/11
Guest

Im with Amanda H, whats cooking liquid? Im a novice cook!!

on 9/10/11
Guest

looking forward to trying this recipe

on 8/8/11
Guest

could i use this recipe to feed my baby boy on has he is only three weeks in to weaning. i do not have a steamer so could i use a pan and take the cooking liquid out of the pan?

on 8/8/11
Guest

Cooking liquid is the liquid in the steamer after you've cooked the fruit

on 21/6/11
Guest

Sorry, but what do you mean by 'cooking liquid'??

on 20/6/11
Guest

when i started to give apple to my six month old son,he didnt like it at all.thanks to this recipe,he can eat at least half of it!well done!excellent and yet simple idea

on 24/4/11
Guest

My 6 month old girl absolutely loves this recopy. Just finished making it and let her lick the spoon, and she cried for more :o) Easy to make and taste really nice!

on 14/1/11