Pumpkin Baby Food Recipes

PUMPKIN DUTCH BABY WITH PUMPKIN BUTTER

Steps:

• Place an 8-inch ovenproof skillet or cast-iron pan in the oven and preheat to 425°.
• Once the oven reaches temperature, blend 3 large eggs in a blender until well combined and frothy, 1 minute. Add ¼ cup of the pumpkin purée, then 1 cup milk, and then 1 Tbsp. of the butter, blending for 30 seconds after each addition. Add 1 cup all-purpose flour, ¼ tsp. allspice, ¼ tsp. ground ginger, ¼ tsp. nutmeg, ½ tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. of the cinnamon in one addition. Blend again until combined and frothy, 1 minute (scraping down the sides of the blender if necessary).
• Pull the hot pan from the oven and add the remaining 2 Tbsp. butter, swirling the pan so it melts evenly across the bottom (it will bubble and brown). Once the butter is melted, immediately pour in the Dutch baby batter and return to the oven. Bake until golden brown and slightly puffed, 20 minutes.
• While the Dutch baby bakes, combine ½ cup apple cider, 3 Tbsp. maple syrup, the remaining ½ tsp. cinnamon, a pinch of salt, and the rest of the can of pumpkin purée (about 1 ¼ cups) in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until the mixture starts to bubble, then reduce to medium and cook, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides of the pot with a spatula, until dark and thickened with no raw pumpkin flavor remaining, 20 to 25 minutes. Slice the Dutch baby (it will start to sink as soon as you take it out of the oven) and serve with the pumpkin butter and powdered sugar.

PUMPKIN BABY FOOD

Steps:

• Cut pumpkin in half and de-seed.
• Place face down in a deep baking dish with 1-2 inches of water.
• Bake at 375 for 45 mins to 1 hour until meat is soft when poked with a fork.
• Scrape out meat with a fork.
• Mash or puree adding optional ingredients.
• May be frozen in single serving containers.

PUMPKIN COOKIES FOR BABY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
• Place raisins in the bowl of a food processor. Add up to 1/2 cup flour, a sprinkle at a time, through the chute and pulse until raisins are ground and resemble oatmeal.
• Mix flour, infant cereal, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
• Cream brown sugar and margarine in a large bowl. Add eggs and mix well. Mix in pumpkin and vanilla extract. Mix in dry ingredients. Fold in ground raisins until well mixed. Drop small teaspoonfuls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake in batches in the preheated oven edges are golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.