Kid Healthy Snack: Lickety Split Applesauce
Submitted by Jennifer Carden
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- 1 medium apple, peeled and cut into ½ inch chunks
- ½ cup water
Place apple pieces into small saucepan with just enough water to cover the apple chunks.
On medium heat simmer the apples for apple for 6-8 minutes. Remove apples from heat before they look like mush.
Pour soft apples into the blender with the apple water from the pan.
Puree until very smooth, adding more water if necessary. (As with all hot foods, be very careful when blending and open the blender slowly with a towel when you're finished.)
Cool, mix in a little rice cereal and breast milk or formula, and serve.
- For older kids: Blend for less time for a chunkier texture and add 1 teaspoon of honey and ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon or 1/8 teaspoon of cardamom, for a new flavor introduction.
- Never give a baby under the age of 1 honey! It can contain spores of a bacterium that can make baby very ill.
Provided byJennifer Carden
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