Watermelon Baby Food
Of course we had watermelon on July 4th. Doesn’t everyone? Well, we had some guests bring us ours and we only managed to slice up one. The second one I decided to make use of before it went bad. First I made combo of watermelon and pears, I added peaches to the second batch and then the rest I just used for toddler popsicles and juice. Recipe for this is soooo easy anyone can do it and I spent a total of 1 hour working on all this and that includes slicing and deseeding the watermelon.
Suggestion for future: DO NOT get the Seedless. It is MUCH easier to pick out the large black seeds than the tiny white ones that seem to be intergrated into every spoonful of a seedless.
Begin with a bowl full of watermelon. Remove seeds. There are no hints to this I have found yet. Like I mentioned above, the large black seeds will be easier than tiny white seeds of a seedless. That is what I had and it was a pain but well worth it to remove them and make use of this whole watermelon for baby food and toddler snacks.
Watermelon with Pears
2 to 3 cups of chunked watermelon; deseeded
1 can (15oz) pears, drained; you could very easily use 2 cups of fresh pears also, I just happened to have the canned in the pantry
Puree in blender or food processor to desired consistancy
I used our NINJA for this and it worked great!
Next pour into your BabyCubes or ice trays and pop into the freezer overnight. Once the cubes are frozen you can remove from the cubes or trays and place into a BPA free freezer storage container and place in freezer. Make sure you label with contents and the date prepared.
Watermelon and Peaches
2 to 3 cups of chunked watermelon; deseeded 1 can (15oz) peaches, drained; you could very easily use 2 cups of fresh peaches also, I just happened to have the canned in the pantry
Puree in blender or food processor to desired consistancy
I used our NINJA for this and it worked great!
Next pour into your BabyCubes or ice trays and pop into the freezer overnight. Once the cubes are frozen you can remove from the cubes or trays and place into a BPA free freezer storage container and place in freezer. Make sure you label with contents and the date prepared.
Toddler Watermelon Combo Popsicles
Prepare your watermelon as above with your fruit choice. Personally Bailey and I liked the Watermelon with Peaches best but others might love the pear combo better.
Once you have pureed to soupy consistancy then pour into your popsicle containers and place tops on and pop into the freezer. These are super yummy for the little ones and even the moms and dads can enjoy!
You can also make
Watermelon Juice with this same mixture or just with watermelon alone; just pour into a sealable container and place in the fridge. Since there are no perservatives and this is not being frozen you should consume this within 3 to 5 days.
Suggestion for future: DO NOT get the Seedless. It is MUCH easier to pick out the large black seeds than the tiny white ones that seem to be intergrated into every spoonful of a seedless.
Begin with a bowl full of watermelon. Remove seeds. There are no hints to this I have found yet. Like I mentioned above, the large black seeds will be easier than tiny white seeds of a seedless. That is what I had and it was a pain but well worth it to remove them and make use of this whole watermelon for baby food and toddler snacks.
Watermelon with Pears
2 to 3 cups of chunked watermelon; deseeded
1 can (15oz) pears, drained; you could very easily use 2 cups of fresh pears also, I just happened to have the canned in the pantry
Puree in blender or food processor to desired consistancy
I used our NINJA for this and it worked great!
Next pour into your BabyCubes or ice trays and pop into the freezer overnight. Once the cubes are frozen you can remove from the cubes or trays and place into a BPA free freezer storage container and place in freezer. Make sure you label with contents and the date prepared.
Watermelon and Peaches
2 to 3 cups of chunked watermelon; deseeded 1 can (15oz) peaches, drained; you could very easily use 2 cups of fresh peaches also, I just happened to have the canned in the pantry
Puree in blender or food processor to desired consistancy
I used our NINJA for this and it worked great!
Next pour into your BabyCubes or ice trays and pop into the freezer overnight. Once the cubes are frozen you can remove from the cubes or trays and place into a BPA free freezer storage container and place in freezer. Make sure you label with contents and the date prepared.
Toddler Watermelon Combo Popsicles
Prepare your watermelon as above with your fruit choice. Personally Bailey and I liked the Watermelon with Peaches best but others might love the pear combo better.
Once you have pureed to soupy consistancy then pour into your popsicle containers and place tops on and pop into the freezer. These are super yummy for the little ones and even the moms and dads can enjoy!
You can also make
Watermelon Juice with this same mixture or just with watermelon alone; just pour into a sealable container and place in the fridge. Since there are no perservatives and this is not being frozen you should consume this within 3 to 5 days.
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