Sweet Potato and White Bean Puree

So I’ve been slacking on sharing baby food recipes. Baby E has been enjoying the baby led weaning journey. He likes small bites of food so I really haven’t made too many purees lately however I have a few recipes I really want to share with you mamas. Today I am sharing Baby E’s absolute favorite puree of them all. Sweet Potato and White Bean Puree. It also has cinnamon in it which is one of our favorite spices. 

A few weeks ago, he went through a few days of not wanting much to eat. You know how it is… teething, growth spurt, just because he is a baby and that’s how they roll. Basically, insert any reason why. After trying a few of his favorite finger food options with no success, I decided to bring this recipe out of hiding and just like I thought, it worked. He was more than happy to eat the sweet potato and white bean puree. So much so it’s all he ate for 2 days besides nursing. I’ll have to update you guys on our nursing journey at another time. 

What I love about this recipe are the flavors. Sweet potatoes back a big punch when it comes to flavor as does cinnamon. Two things, if possible, bake or roast your sweet potatoes. Using this method, you retain all the nutrients in the sweet potatoes. And definitely invest in fresh cinnamon sticks. You can throw them in a pot with whatever you are preparing for amazing and well-rounded flavor and you can also use a small grater to grate some right into your recipe. For this recipe, I did a combo of boiling with the white beans and I also grated some on top of the recipe mix just before pureeing. 

You can use any variety of white beans. When Zoe was a baby, I would buy navy beans and soak them overnight. Let me be all the way real right now: I use organic canned white beans this time around! The soaking or forever boiling is just not how I do these days. Do what works best for you. Definitely zero judgment here.  

Sweet Potato and White Bean Puree 

This recipe is considered a stage 2 recipe and is best for babies 6 months and older. This recipe freezes well as a finished product. One last tip: Cook and freeze each ingredient separately so you can always have a variety of options to choose from to create different purees in a flash. You can also use the ingredients separately for finger foods. They are soft and once cut into bite sizes, they are perfect for baby led weaning. Baby E likes to get his hands all into this. Hands, face, hair, where ever. It all works. 

 

Do you enjoy making homemade baby food? Share your baby’s favorite recipe with me in the comments. I would love to give it a try.