Broccoli Purée for Babies
Broccoli is not sweet, and that is exactly why it is a good first taste: your baby gets used to a flavour that is nothing like milk. It takes eight minutes and one head gives a week of portions.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 8 min
- Total
- 13 min
- Servings
- 7
- Level
- Easy
- Per serving
- 10 kcal
Ingredients
Makes: 7 baby portions
Shopping list
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Method
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Step 1: Prepare the broccoli
Cut off the thick stalk, break the head into small florets and rinse them well under running water.
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Step 2: Cook until soft
Bring a pan of water to the boil, add the broccoli and cook for about 8 minutes, until a floret crushes easily with a fork. Do not salt the water.
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Step 3: Blend
Drain and blend until smooth, or mash with a fork. If it is too thick, loosen it with a little breast milk or formula.
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Step 4: Cool
Let the purée cool to lukewarm and test the temperature on yourself before serving.
Tips & variations
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Tip
No salt or sugar, in the food or in the cooking water: babies under one do not need either. The taste comes from the vegetable itself.
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Storage
Spoon the cooled purée into an ice-cube tray, freeze, then tip the cubes into a bag. Thaw in the fridge, heat until piping hot, cool again, and never refreeze.
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Variation
Once your baby is ready for finger food, cook the florets for 6–8 minutes and serve them whole: a little tree with a stalk is easy to hold.
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Tip
Offer each new food on its own for a few days running, and check with your health visitor or paediatrician about allergies, age and texture.
Nutrition
| 1 serving | Whole dish 7 servings | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 10 kcal | 70 kcal |
| Protein | 1 g | 7 g |
| Fat | 0 g | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 1 g | 7 g |
Approximate values calculated from standard ingredient data.
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