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Pear Cottage Toast Bites for Babies (9 months+)

Cooked pear and pasteurised cottage cheese make a mild spread for soft wheat bread. Avoid hard toast and thick unmashed cheese curds.

9 months+Snack13 minEasyBLW
Pear Cottage Toast Bites
  • Age Range9 months+
  • Prep 3 min · Cook 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Allergen InformationContains: Dairy, Wheat

Ingredients

  • 1 slice soft whole-wheat bread, checked for optional allergens
  • 2 tbsp plain pasteurised lower-salt cottage cheese (milk)
  • 1/2 ripe pear, peeled, cored and finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp safe water for softening pear
  • Small pinch cinnamon (optional)

Preparation

  1. Wash, peel and core pear and remove seeds; simmer with the safe water until completely soft and mash to a smooth purée.

  2. Check cottage cheese is made from pasteurised milk; mash any large curds so the spread is smooth and not lumpy.

  3. Use soft wheat bread, optionally warming lightly but avoiding hard toasted surfaces, seeds or crisp crust.

  4. Spread a thin layer of cheese and fully softened pear onto the bread, mixing optional cinnamon through the moist fruit.

  5. Cut into easy-to-grasp soft strips and pinch-test to ensure the bread squashes rather than compressing into a gummy ball; offer upright and supervised within the 9m+ age gate.

Serving by Age

Offer tender easy-to-grasp strips with thin pear and cottage-cheese topping. Check bread does not form a gummy lump, pear is fully soft and cheese curds are mashed; supervise seated feeding.

9 months+

Soft moist wheat bread strips with thin mashed cottage-cheese and cooked-pear spread, without crisp edges.

Allergen Information

Contains cow's milk from cottage cheese and wheat from whole-wheat bread. Use pasteurised cheese, preferably lower-salt, and check bread for extra egg, sesame, soy or other allergens.

Storage

Assemble just before serving. Refrigerate clean untouched cooked pear purée and cottage cheese separately and use within 24 hours; discard bread already handled or eaten from by the child.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How should I store Pear Cottage Toast Bites?

Assemble just before serving. Refrigerate clean untouched cooked pear purée and cottage cheese separately and use within 24 hours; discard bread already handled or eaten from by the child.

Which allergens does Pear Cottage Toast Bites contain?

It contains Dairy and Wheat. Check the labels of the products you use, and follow any allergy advice your baby has been given.

Sources & References

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