Would you like to learn how to make your own baby food? Peach baby food is a great early option for baby and very easy to make!

 

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Peach Baby Food

 

Peach Baby Food

 

When it comes to our children, we as moms want to give them the best! We want them to be healthy and we want them to have the best start at life possible! 

A great way to give your baby the best optimal start is to make your own baby food! Unfortunately store bought baby food can be laden with chemicals and other nasty ingredients. 

Making your own baby food fresh is a great way to not only avoid these nasty ingredients, but to give your baby the freshest, most nutritious food possible! 

When all four of my children were babies I made my own baby food for them. If you have never done it before, then don’t worry, it’s very easy! I’ll walk you step by step through the entire process:)

And I know it sounds time consuming, but it’s really not. You can make up a whole months worth of baby food in just a few hours!

 

How to Make Peach Baby Food

 

Peaches are a great early food to feed your baby! They go well with many other fruits providing you with many different combo options that your baby will love!

So let’s get started and go make some peach baby food!

The only ingredients that you will need for this recipe are peaches, and possibly a little filtered or reverse osmosis water. 

The first step is to wash, peel, and pit the peaches. You can use a vegetable peeler to make peeling the peaches easier. 

 


Do you have to cook peaches for baby food?

 

Deciding to cook the peaches really depends on your babies age. 

If your baby is younger than 7 months I recommend cooking them. If your baby is 7 months or older then, as long as your pediatrician agrees, you should be able to feed fresh raw peaches to baby.

If you decide to cook the peaches I recommend steaming them. After peeling and pitting the peaches cut them into small chunks and then add them to the steamer. Steam until the peaches are soft.

 

Peach Puree Baby Food

 

To puree the peaches I highly recommend purchasing a Vitamix Blender to make your baby food with. It is one of the best blenders and will blend baby food to a super smooth consistency to insure that you do not end up with peach chunks in the baby food that baby can gag on. 

This is the only blender that I will use when pureeing not only baby food, but other recipes such as Sweet Potato Pie or Apple Butter as well! It is the best! And it lasts FOREVER! I have had my Vitamix for over a decade and it’s still going strong and purees foods just as good as the day I got it! Definitely worth investing in!

So add the peach chunks, whether they are cooked or raw, to the blender. I usually fill mine about 1/3 to 1/2 full at a time and blend in batches to help speed the process up. You might need to also add a little water at this time. Only add water if the peaches aren’t blending well because it’s too thick. If your peaches are really juicy then this might not be a problem.

Start with a few tablespoons as you can always add more. Like I said, if the peach puree gets too thick they will not blend well. So keep stopping and scraping down the sides of the blender as needed and adding water until all the peaches are smooth and blended well. 

You want it to be somewhat thick and not runny, so don’t add too much water. You basically only want to add as much water as is needed to help the blender out. Otherwise the peaches will just stick to the sides and won’t fall down to the blades. 

Once all the peaches are blended to a super smooth consistency you have baby food! Yep, it’s that easy! 

 

How to Store Homemade Baby Food

 

But wait, we’re not done yet! 

What are you supposed to do with this large batch of peach baby food? 

Like I mentioned above you can make a LOT of baby food in a short amount of time. The key is to freeze the peach puree that you won’t be using in the next couple of days for later. 

However, you don’t want to freeze it all together. You want to be able to freeze it in serving sizes so that you can easily thaw out and use a small amount at a time. This way you can have baby food for a month or more!

 

How to Freeze Baby Food

 

To freeze baby food efficiently you really need to get these baby food cube trays. They’re kind of like ice cube trays that have lids.

Simply scoop the peach puree into the trays, place the lid on, and put it in the freezer. Once they are completely frozen you can pop them out and store them in freezer bags that are labeled with the date made. 

Now you have a large supply of ready made, single serving, peach baby food cubes! How easy is that?!

 

How to Thaw Frozen Baby Food

 

When it comes time to use your frozen peach cubes you need to be sure that they are thawed in advance. 

There are a couple of different ways to thaw out peach baby food. 

The easiest is to put it in a bowl with a lid the night before and let it thaw in the fridge. That way the next day it will be soft and ready to use. 

However, I know from experience, that this isn’t always an option! There were many times that I forgot to lay my baby food out and had to do it just before serving it. 

I really don’t recommend thawing baby food in the microwave. Not only does it leave hot spots in the baby food that can burn your baby, but it also is bad for the baby food! You can read here about the dangers of microwaves and why I don’t have one

So, the best way to thaw frozen baby food cubes quickly is the fill a bowl that is a little larger than the bowl holding the baby food with hot water. Sit the bowl with the cubes in the hot water. The heat will be enough to cause the cubes to melt. 

You might have to change the water a few times and add fresh hot water as it gets cold. Also occasionally turn the cube and break it up as it gets softer to help speed up thawing. 

I know this might seem like a pain, but it’s the best way to thaw the cubes so that they don’t get too hot for baby and the best way to preserve the nutrients in the food that you worked hard to make!

Be sure to test the thawed peaches to be sure that they are not hot before feeding them to your baby.

 

Making Peach Baby Food

 

And that’s how you make homemade peach baby food!

Now the only thing left to do is to serve it to your little one:) I hope they enjoy it as much as you enjoy giving your baby the healthiest food possible! 

For additional baby food recipes be sure to read:

How to Make Peas Baby Food

How to Make Broccoli Baby Food

How to Make Apple Baby Food

How to Make Zucchini Baby Food

How to Make Spinach Baby Food

How to make Green Bean Baby Food

How to Make Sweet Potato Baby Food

How to Make Avocado Baby Food

How to Make Carrot Baby Food

How to Make Butternut Squash Baby Food

How to Make Plum Baby Food

How to Make Banana Baby Food

How to Make Pear Baby Food

 

Peach Baby Food Recipe

Peach Puree Baby Food

Peach Baby Food

Make your own baby food! Peaches are a delicious and nutritious baby food option!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • Organic Peaches
  • Filtered or RO Water (possibly)

Instructions

The first step is to wash, peel, and pit the peaches.

If you decide to cook the peaches I recommend steaming them. After peeling and pitting the peaches cut them into small chunks and then add them to the steamer. Steam until the peaches are soft.

Next you need to puree the peaches.

Add the peaches to the blender. I usually fill mine about 1/3 to 1/2 full at a time and blend in batches to help speed the process up. You might need to also add a little water at this time. Only add water if the peaches aren't blending well because it's too thick. If your peaches are really juicy then this might not be a problem.

Start with a few tablespoons as you can always add more. Like I said, if the peaches get too thick they will not blend well. So keep stopping and scraping down the sides of the blender as needed and adding water until all the peaches are smooth and blended well. 

You want it to be somewhat thick and not runny, so don't add too much water. You basically only want to add as much water as is needed to help the blender out. Otherwise the peaches will just stick to the sides and won't fall down to the blades. But like I said, because peaches are usually very juicy you might not need to add any liquid.

Once all the peaches are blended to a super smooth consistency you have baby food! Yep, it's that easy! 

Read the above article to find out the best way to store leftover baby food.

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