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Pear Puree

Homemade pear puree is a traditional first food for babies, naturally sweet and nutritious it provides vitamin C, folate and prebiotics.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Baby Food Recipes, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Western
Keyword: pear puree, puree pears, pear baby food
Diet: Dairy Free, Gluten free, Vegan, vegetarian
Servings: 4 ¼ cup serves
Calories: 84kcal
Author: Stacey

Ingredients

  • 3 pears (large) approx 500 g
  • ¼ cup water

Instructions

  • Peel, core and slice your pears.
  • In a saucepan place your pears and water. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes until your pears are soft (able to be squashed with a fork).
  • Drain and reserve the liquid. I like to reserve the liquid as I prefer to make thicker spoonable purees.
  • Blend or process until a smooth texture is reached, add liquid as needed.

Notes

    • Yield
    • Pear puree will be at its best if you start with ripe pears. The best way to tell if a pear is ripe is to press the pear with your thumb at its neck gently. (The neck is the part of the pear where the stem connects to the fruit.)
    • If your pears are not yet ripe leave them on the bench to ripen. Leaving them in a fruit bowl with bananas can also hasten the ripening, as bananas release a gas known as ethylene/ethene which ripens fruit.
    • Homemade apple puree can be stored in a clean air-tight container or jar in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or frozen for up to 4 months, freeze in ice cube trays so that you can bring out small amounts when needed.
        • If you are blending the pears while still hot, be sure your blender/processor can be vented. Hot foods should not be blended in a sealed blender (like a bullet-style blender) as the pressure can build and may cause an explosion.
        • Freeze leftover pear puree in ice cube trays so that you can use it easily in future meals and recipes.
        • If your pears are very ripe and juicy (already able to be squashed with a fork) you will be able to puree your pears without cooking them.
        • Pear skin is very thin, you can choose to puree your pears with their skin on, the final puree may not be quite as smooth, but will be nutritious and delicious.
        • Gritty texture: Don't panic if your pear puree is a little gritty in texture, this is the natural texture of pears and is fine to serve to your baby.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serves | Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 135mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.3mg