Cooking the apple until tender and bursting the blueberries creates a smooth fruit mash without hard apple pieces or whole round berries.
Wash, peel and core the apple, removing every seed. Cut into small even pieces and rinse blueberries.
Steam apple until fully tender, adding blueberries toward the end and cooking until they soften and burst.
Blend until smooth with no whole berries or hard apple pieces. Add safe water if needed and cool before offering.
Remove apple core and seeds, and blend or crush every blueberry. Serve a smooth spoonable mixture for beginners; offer a thicker soft mash only when baby manages that texture.
Blend fully smooth.
Offer a moist soft mash, with all blueberries crushed.
Neither apple nor blueberry is a commonly listed major allergen, but individual reactions can occur.
Refrigerate untouched cooked mash promptly in a covered container. If reheating, stir to remove hot spots and cool before feeding. Discard remnants from baby's bowl.
Refrigerate untouched cooked mash promptly in a covered container. If reheating, stir to remove hot spots and cool before feeding. Discard remnants from baby's bowl.
This guide is informed by current guidelines from leading health organizations:
