Banana and Melon Cream for Baby

Today’s recipe for Banana and Melon Cream is very easy to prepare and makes a tasty dessert for your baby.

This dish brings together three extremely nutritious ingredients – banana, melon and calcium-rich natural yogurt – and it’s suitable for most babies from 6 months of age (although you should always check with your doctor before introducing any new foods).

The texture of this puree is smooth and creamy – just perfect for baby food beginners!

You can use whichever variety of melon you prefer in this recipe. We chose watermelon, which gave it a pretty pink color and lovely sweetness.

Another great option would be cantaloupe (also known as rockmelon in some parts of the world).

Cantaloupe is an excellent source of potassium, vitamin C and beta-carotene (which contributes to the orange colour of the fruit’s flesh) – in fact, cantaloupe is far more nutritious than any other type of melon.

TIP: If your baby is teething, you can make this recipe super-soothing by preparing and freezing the melon beforehand!

You can use store-bought natural yogurt for this dish, but it’s actually very easy to make your own!

In fact, once you get started making your own yogurt you may never go back to the store-bought version – there’s something absolutely delicious about homemade yogurt that our children LOVE (plus, it’s very cheap to make, which is always a bonus!).

Learn more about introducing and making your own yogurt

To Make Banana and Melon Cream for Baby You Will Need…

2/3 cup diced watermelon (or any melon your baby enjoys)
1/2 ripe banana
2 teaspoons natural yogurt
drop of vanilla extract (optional)
little pinch of ground ginger (optional – but it really adds a lovely warming aspect to the flavour))

Wash the melon thoroughly, then remove the skin and any seeds. Cut into pieces.

Peel the banana and chop.

Place the fruit, together with the yogurt (and vanilla if using), in a food processor and blend until smooth. Alternatively, you can mash the ingredients together by hand (unless you froze the melon beforehand).

Sprinkle with the ginger and serve to your baby immediately.

(NOTE: This dish doesn’t keep well as the banana tends to discolour – nor do we recommend freezing it as the texture when it’s thawed isn’t very appetizing!).

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Yield: 1 cup

Banana and Melon Cream for Baby

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This recipe is a delicious blend of fruit, yogurt and warming ginger, creating a creamy puree suitable for most babies from 6 months of age.

Prep Time 8 minutes

Additional Time 8 minutes

Total Time 8 minutes

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup diced watermelon (or any melon your baby enjoys)
• 1/2 ripe banana
• 2 teaspoons natural yogurt
• drop of vanilla extract (optional)
• little pinch of ground ginger (optional – but it really adds a lovely warming aspect to the flavour))

Instructions

1. Wash the melon thoroughly, then remove the skin and any seeds. Cut into pieces.
2. Peel the banana and chop.
3. Place the fruit, together with the yogurt (and vanilla if using), in a food processor and blend until smooth. Alternatively, you can mash the ingredients together by hand (unless you froze the melon beforehand).
4. Sprinkle with the ginger and serve to your baby immediately.

Notes

This dish doesn’t keep well as the banana tends to discolour – nor do we recommend freezing it as the texture when it's thawed isn't very appetizing!

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