Best Baby Food Recipes – a full collection of homemade recipes that are perfect for all stages of solids! From 6-month starter purees all the way to chunky purees, these recipes will take you up to and beyond 10 months.
Baby Food Recipes
Making your own baby food can seem super daunting 😰 at first, but in reality, it is so easy! If you are just starting out – then make sure to read my Guide on how to Make Homemade Baby Food!
All of these recipes below are quick and easy to make at home, don’t require many ingredients and they also taste 💯 better than any store-bought brands.
Baby purees are also the ultimate meal prep item – as they freeze really well making it easy to make in batches and defrost when baby is hungry.
Below you will find easy and healthy purees for stages 1, 2 & 3 for your baby, and with so many options you’ll easily find something they enjoy 😋!
Tips for Making the Best Purees
- Adding Spices: adding spices and herbs to baby’s purees is completely optional but is a great way to ramp up the flavor without adding in any salt or preservatives. Believe it or not, your baby is used to spices from what you have eaten, whether that is from breastmilk or from the womb. These early stages of feeding is all about exposure to all of the different tastes of veggies, fruits, protein, carbs and spices.
- Freezer-Friendly: all of the purees below are completely freezer-friendly. So make that work for you! Make a double batch so you can serve some to baby for the week and then freeze the rest for later on.
How to Make Homemade Baby Food
If you are just getting started making your own baby food – then welcome! This is a fun (and yummy) club to be in. While it seems daunting at first, making your own baby food is super easy once you get the hang of it. I would suggest that you start by reading my very in-depth Guide on how to Make Homemade Baby Food, and then checking out some of the Stage One Puree Recipes, as many of them have step-by-step videos that show you just how easy it is to make you own baby food.
Tools to Make the Best Purees
Here are a few of my favorite kitchen tool essentials to make the process of cooking, blending and freezing baby food super simple.
- Blender or Food Processor
- Freezer Storage Tray
- Fridge Storage Containers
- Stasher Bag
- Baking Sheet
- Steamer Basket
- Medium Saucepan
- Highchair
- Suction Bowl
- Spoons
- Bib with Food Catcher
Homemade Baby Food Recipes
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Stage One
Stage Two
Stage Three
Stage 1 Baby Food Recipes
Below you will find a list of the best starter single-ingredient purees for baby. Great for 6+ months of age.
Ridiculously Good Apple Baby Food Puree
This Apple Baby Puree recipe is a wonderful first food for baby! A delicious nutrient-dense puree that baby will go gaga over!
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Quick Homemade Broccoli Baby Food Puree
This Broccoli Baby Food with olive oil recipe is a great way to introduce healthy green vegetables into your baby's diet. A delicious puree full of essential vitamins and healthy fats for growing baby
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Swoon-Worthy Pea Baby Puree (Stage One)
A delicious way to introduce peas to baby. Mild peas paired with a fresh hint of mint – a mouth-watering combo!
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Swoon-Worthy Pear Baby Puree (Stage One)
This smooth and creamy homemade Pear Baby Puree is a wonderful first puree for baby – easy on the taste buds and great for their growing bodies!
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The Best Sweet Potato Baby Food
This Homemade Sweet Potato with Curry Baby Food Puree is a fun first puree foryour baby! Great for 6+ months and is completely freezer-friendly!
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Ridiculously Good Carrot Baby Food Puree (stage one)
Filled with nutritious steamed carrots and a pinch of nutmeg – this puree will sure to delight your little ones taste buds!
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Green Bean Baby Food
Green beans are steamed until just tender, this puree has a mild taste for baby's palette.
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Peach Baby Puree (Stage One)
Smooth and creamy, this homemade Peach Baby Puree delivers big on taste with naturally sweetened peaches and flecks of vanilla bean.
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Homemade Quinoa Baby Cereal (4+ months)
This smooth and creamy Homemade Quinoa Baby Cereal has an earthy and robust taste and is loaded with protein, fiber, iron, folate and magnesium. It’s great served as a meal itself or mixed with baby’s favorite fruit or vegetable puree.
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Yellow Squash + Thyme Baby Food Puree
This Yellow Squash + Thyme Baby Food Puree is a great first food for your baby – mild, creamy and super delicious! Great for 6+ months – Stage 1 Baby Food.
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The Best Butternut Squash Baby Food (Stage One)
This homemade Roasted Butternut Squash Baby Food Puree not only contains calcium, folate, vitamins A and C and fiber but it is also a deliciously smooth way to introduce butternut squash to your baby!
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Homemade Baby Rice Cereal
Using only 1-ingredient, this Homemade Baby Rice Cereal is a simple and easy recipe to make baby!
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Stage 2 Baby Food Recipes
Stage 2 purees will make baby’s mealtime more exciting, with multiple-ingredient combination purees. This is the time to really focus on exposing baby to a wide variety of fruits, veggies, grains, and proteins, along with spices and herbs to make fun and unique flavor combinations. Great for 6+ months of age.
Superpower Green Baby Food Puree
Broccoli and spinach can be a strong flavor for baby, but when paired with creamy and mild avocado, this green puree becomes an instant hit.
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5-Minute Pear & Blueberry Baby Puree
This 5-Minute Pear & Blueberry Baby Food recipe is a quick and delicious baby food puree that is made with 2 ingredients in less than 5 minutes! Great Stage 2 Baby Food – 6+ Months and up.
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Apple, Carrot & Sweet Potato Baby Food Puree
This Apple, Carrot and Sweet Potato Baby Food Puree is a fun and vibrant meal for babies. It's made with three ingredients in less than 15 minutes! It's great for 6+ month puree—Stage 2 baby food.
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Carrot, Corn & Pumpkin Baby Food Puree
This comforting fall-flavored Carrot, Corn & Pumpkin Puree will surely be a winner with baby’s expanding taste buds. Great recipe for 6 months and up – stage 2 baby food.
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Green Baby Puree with Chicken
Green Baby Puree with Chicken is a delicious chunky puree that can be made in under 30 minutes! It is loaded with green vegetables, chicken, and rounded out with some apple.
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Beef + Sweet Potato Baby Food Puree with Thyme
This Beef + Sweet Potato Baby Food Puree with Thyme is comfort food in a bowl – for baby! Tender, creamy, and savory, your little one will love this delicious puree for lunch or dinner.
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Veggie-Loaded Hummus for Baby and Toddler
This Veggie-Loaded Hummus Baby Food or Toddler Dip is an amazing recipe that grows with your baby!
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Salmon, Sweet Potato + Apricot Baby Food Puree
This superpower puree is loaded with protein, Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin A and C and calcium.
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Apple, Spinach + Broccoli Baby Food Puree
This simple combination puree is a great way to serve baby two different green vegetables – spinach and broccoli.
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Cauliflower, Apple + Tandoori Baby Food Puree
This Cauliflower, Apple + Tandoori Baby Food Puree finds the perfect balance of sweet, tangy with a slight kick from the tandoori. Great way to introduce baby to the bold and exotic flavor profile of tandoori.
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Sweet Potato, Beets + White Beans Baby Food Puree
An easy 3-ingredient baby food that is loaded with protein, fiber, manganese, calcium, iron and vitamin A and C.
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Apple, Raspberry + Vanilla Baby Food Puree
This light yet tangy puree is a great way to introduce baby to antioxidant rich raspberries.
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Spinach Avocado Oatmeal Breakfast Cereal for Baby
This savory Spinach Avocado Oatmeal Breakfast Cereal for Baby is a fun (and easy!) way to get spinach in your little one for breakfast. This vibrant green puree is made with avocado, spinach and sensitive oatmeal cereal and is a delicious breakfast cereal that your baby will love. Great Stage Two Baby Food.
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Sweet Potato, Carrots, Cauliflower Baby Food Puree with Chia Seeds
This Sweet Potato, Carrot, Cauliflower Baby Food Puree with Chia Seeds is a tasty and veggie-filled puree. Great for 6+ months – stage 2 baby food.
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Roasted Pear + Date Baby Food Puree
Filled with wholesome roasted pears, dates and a squeeze of orange for a little zest!
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Sweet Corn, Squash + Apple Baby Food Puree
This Sweet Corn, Squash and Apple Baby Food Puree combination tastes so good! Filled with 3 wholesome ingredients, this puree not only tastes great but it is also loaded with essential vitamins and minerals to help baby grow big and strong.
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Sweet Potato, Banana and Cinnamon Baby Food Puree
This Sweet Potato, Banana + Cinnamon Puree is a creamy homemade puree for your baby! Made with only 3-ingredients – sweet potatoes, bananas, and a pinch of cinnamon. This puree is as easy to make as it is to eat! Great for 6+ months – stage 2 baby food.
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Roasted Strawberry + Pear Baby Food Puree
This puree is full of vitamins and antioxidants to fuel baby’s growing brain, and couldn’t be easier to make!
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Banana, Cherry + Beet Baby Food Puree
This intensely colored Banana, Cherry + Beet Baby Food recipe takes less than 10 minutes to make and is so delicious your baby is going to love it! It definitely needs to be in your baby's mouth/face/hair right now! Great Stage Two Puree.
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Strawberry Peach Breakfast Cereal for Baby
This Strawberry Peach Breakfast Cereal for Baby tastes like summer in a bowl! Full of strawberries, peaches, multigrain baby cereal and a pinch of cloves, your baby will be silently asking for this cereal every morning. Great Stage Two Baby Food – 6+ months.
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Banana + Pear + Ginger Baby Food Puree
Made with just three ingredients – banana, pear, and ginger, and in just 5 minutes – this recipe is as fast and easy as possible!
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White Fish + Carrot + Leek Baby Food Puree
This White Fish + Carrot + Leek Baby Food Puree is a great basic starter fish recipe for baby and takes just 20 minutes to make.
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Banana Coconut Rice Breakfast Cereal for Baby
This fun and flavorful Banana Coconut Rice Breakfast Cereal for Baby is made with banana, coconut milk, complete rice cereal and a pinch of cinnamon. For an extra special treat, serve this cereal gently warmed for an out-of-this world banana pie taste sensation. Great for Stage Two Baby Food.
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Spinach Apple Baby Puree (Stage Two)
This Spinach Apple Baby Puree is high in iron and a perfect food to introduce to baby around 6 months. With the addition of cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, this stage two combination puree tastes amazing!
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5-Minute Banana, Blueberry + Avocado Baby Food Puree
This 5-Minute Banana, Blueberry + Avocado Baby Food Puree is so easy to make (less than 5 minutes) that even the most sleep-deprived moms will have the time and energy to make this crush-worthy meal for baby! Great for 6+ months and up.
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Immune Boost Puree for Baby + Toddler
Filled with carrots, apples, fresh orange juice, ginger and turmeric, this puree will help keep your kiddo from getting sick all season long.
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Berry Zucchini Oat Breakfast Cereal for Baby
This Berry Zucchini Oat Breakfast Cereal for Baby is made with a heaping serving of mixed berries, zucchini and wholesome oatmeal cereal to start your baby’s morning off right. Great for 6+ months – Stage Two.
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Butternut Squash, Cherries and Flax Seeds Baby Puree
This homemade Stage 2 puree comes together in just minutes, is packed with vitamins, and is the perfect healthy recipe for babies aged 6 months and up.
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Peach + Cauliflower Baby Food Puree with Ginger
This Peach + Cauliflower Baby Food Puree is a sweet and creamy combination with a little jazziness from a pinch of freshly grated ginger! Made in 10 minutes, this freezer-friendly puree is a must-make for your baby. Great for Stage 2.
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Apple, Spinach + Pea Baby Food Puree
This Apple, Spinach + Pea Baby Food Puree is sweet, smooth and scrumptious! It is filled with not one but two (!!) green veggies and is perfectly balanced with a little natural sweetness from an apple. Great for Stage 2 Baby Food.
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Blackberry + Kale + Apple Baby Food Puree
This Blackberry + Kale + Apple Baby Food Puree is a fast and easy puree – mighty apples are steamed with dark and enticing blackberries along with a handful of baby kale.
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Roasted Root Veggies + Thyme Baby Food
This golden yellow puree is filled with roasted carrots, sweet potatoes, parsnips, and beets and sprinkled with a little olive oil and thyme for a delicious baby puree meal!
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Broccoli + Asparagus Baby Food Puree with Tarragon
This Broccoli + Asparagus Baby Food Puree is filled with 3 different green vegetables and rounded out with a touch of naturally sweetened pear and a pinch of refreshing tarragon. This puree is made in a snap and is a must-make puree for any baby! Stage 2 Baby Puree.
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Tropical Pumpkin Puree
Tropical Pumpkin Baby Food Puree is a fun twist on the classic pumpkin puree and is made with earthy pumpkin, citrusy pineapple, flavorful coconut and a nice kick of ginger.
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Avocado, Pear + Kiwi Baby Food Puree
This Avocado, Pear + Kiwi Baby Food is a naturally sweet puree that has a fun citrusy twist. Plus, it's made in less than 5 minutes and is freezer-friendly! Great for babies 6 months and older, stage 2 baby food.
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Mango + Kale Baby Food Puree with Ginger
This puree has it all – super sweet mango, healthy superstar kale and a pinch of tummy yummy ginger that will leave your baby happy and healthy!
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Apple, Green Beans and Broccoli Baby Food Puree
This healthy homemade stage two baby food puree comes together in just minutes, is packed with vitamins, and and perfect for babies aged 6 months and up.
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Carrot, Mango + Apricot Baby Food Puree
Celebrate fall with this homemade bright orange Carrot + Mango + Apricot baby food puree. This puree is easy to make and has a naturally sweetened yet earthy taste, which I know will be devoured by your little one.
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Sweet Potato, Pear + Red Pepper Baby Food Puree
This Sweet Potato, Pear + Red Pepper Baby Food Puree is a delicious way to serve red peppers to your baby. Great for 6+ months – stage 2 baby food puree.
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3 Berry + Apple Baby Food Puree
This puree is bursting with berry flavor and anchored with a little sweetness from the apple. Great for a stage 2 puree.
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Banana, Tofu + Pear Baby Food Puree
This Banana, Tofu, and Pear Baby Food Puree may look meek, but its delicious flavor is anything but. Made by under 5 minutes and bursting with banana milkshake flavor, your baby is going to love this puree. Great for 6+ months—stage 2 baby food.
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Stage 3 Baby Food Recipes
Stage 3 is full of hearty meals with multiple-ingredient purees with soft-cooked chunks of food inside. This stage is all about giving baby time to learn how to chew and swallow small pieces of soft foods. The next step will be finger foods or table foods.
Blueberry Oatmeal for Baby, Toddler + Kids
Blueberry Oatmeal for Baby, Toddler & Kids – the perfect warm breakfast for any age! This vivid oatmeal can be made into a baby puree, cooled into chunks for baby-led weaning, served separated with add-ins for the skeptical toddler or in a bowl with all the toppings for kids (and adults).
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Peach Rice Pudding with Vanilla + Cinnamon
This Peach Rice Pudding is the perfect way to showcase the amazing taste of peaches for baby and toddler.
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Chunky Summer Veggie Pasta
This Chunky Summer Veggie Pasta for Baby and Toddler combines all the flavorful tastes of summer into one bite-size dish!
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Strawberry, Sweet Potato + Farro Baby Food
This chunky Strawberry, Sweet Potato + Farro Baby Food is a delicious meal for baby!
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Chunky Peach, Raspberry + Quinoa Baby Food Puree
This Chunky Peach, Raspberry + Quinoa Baby Food Puree is a crave-worthy puree that your baby will love.
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Green Baby Puree with Chicken
Green Baby Puree with Chicken is a delicious chunky puree that can be made in under 30 minutes! It is loaded with green vegetables, chicken, and rounded out with some apple.
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Apple + Mint with Cottage Cheese Baby Food Puree
Filled with sweet apples, refreshing mint and chunky cottage cheese for a delicious meal for baby.
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Blueberry Chickpea with Rosemary Baby Food Puree
This puree is packed with antioxidants, fiber, Vitamin A and C from the blueberries and protein, zinc, manganese, folate and iron from the chickpeas. All of that goodness packed into a super simple and delicious puree!
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Banana for Baby: Puree & BLW
Bananas are a great first food for baby and can be made into a baby food puree, smashed, used for finger foods or for baby-led weaning.
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Blueberry, Mango + Avocado Baby Food Puree
This Blueberries, Mango + Avocado Baby Food Puree is a nutrient dense and delicious meal for baby that takes less than 5 minutes to make!
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Roasted Carrot, Cherry + Millet Baby Food Puree
This Roasted Carrot, Cherry + Millet Baby Food Puree is a rich and savory meal that can be served either smooth or chunky depending on your baby’s stage.
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