Spiced pear purée in a pot next to a sliced pear

Weaning recipe: Spiced pear purée

By Caroline Hire
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Prep: 5 mins Cook: 8 mins

Easy

Makes about 175g

Get your little one into their first foods with a pear purée that has the option of a pinch of cinnamon to stimulate their tastebuds

Nutrition and extra info

  • Freezable
  • Easily doubled / halved
  • Gluten-free
  • Vegetarian

Nutrition: Per tbsp

  • kcal8
  • fat0g
  • saturates0g
  • carbs2g
  • sugars2g
  • fibre0.4g
  • protein0.1g
  • salt0g
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Ingredients

  • 2 pears, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
    Pear

    Pear

    pair

    Like apples, to which they are related, pears come in thousands of varieties, of which only a…

  • small pinch of cinnamon (optional)
    Cinnamon

    Cinnamon

    sin-ah-mun

    A fragrant spice which comes from the inner bark of a tropical tree. When dried, it curls into…

  • baby's milk

    Milk

    mill-k

    One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a complete food. While cow…

Method

  1. Put the pear into a steamer over simmering water and cook for around 8 mins until tender.

  2. Blitz to a purée in a food processor along with a very small pinch of cinnamon, if using. You may need to scrape the sides of the bowl a few times while blitzing to get a smooth consistency throughout. Add a splash of milk (or water from the saucepan), if necessary, to create a smooth texture although usually pears will blitz well without.

  3. Serve one portion and divide the rest between small containers or ice cube trays and freeze.

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