Pumpkin

Ingredients:

1 Sugar Pumpkin

Pinch of Cinnamon and Nutmeg

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Cut pumpkin in half and scoop out seeds. Bake for 45 minutes or until "meat" is tender.

Scoop out "meat" add a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg and puree with water until desired consistency.

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Sweet Potato Puree

Ingredients:

1lb Sweet Potatoes

Water

Peel and cube sweet potatoes into 1/2 inch chunks. Place sweet potatoes in a steamer in a medium saucepan. Fill the saucepan with enough water to steam cook. I used a basket steamer and filled the pan with water until it reached the bottom of the steamer. Cook on low for 25 minutes or until sweet potatoes are fork tender.

Place cooked sweet potatoes in a bowl reserving the cooking liquid. Using an immersion blender (or you could use a regular blender) puree sweet potatoes with 1 cup of the cooking liquid to start off with. Add additional water until desired consistency is met. Puree should be smooth and creamy.

Yields: 2 cups or 1 1/2 ice cube trays

Sweet potatoes are considered low in pesticides and are listed on the "Clean 15" according to the EWG. So no need to buy organic here, but if they happen to be on sale, why not...try organic. I've tried both and my daughter loves them both the same.

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Mango Pear Puree

Ingredients:

1 batch of Simple Pear Puree

2 Ripe Mangoes

2 Tbs water

Remove the skin and seed then dice the mangoes. Place mangoes in a bowl with water and blend to desired consistency. Mix* in the simple pear puree and you'll have a tasty treat!

Yields: 5 1/2 cups or 2 ice cube trays

*I blended the pear puree with the mangoes. I'm a bit OCD in making my purees extra smooth.

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Mango Puree

Ingredients:

1 Ripe Mango

1 Tbs Water or Unsweetened Apple Juice

Dice Mango. Place in a bowl (if using a hand mixer) or blender. Blend to desired consistency. That's it! Super easy and yummy!

Yields: 3/4 cup of pureed mangoes

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Pear Puree

Ingredients:

2 Organic Pears*

1/3 Cup Water

Quarter the pears and remove the pitt and the skins. Slice in half and dice the pears into cubes. Combine pears and water in a covered pot and simmer on low for 25-30 minutes until pears are soft.

Drain pears (but keep cooking liquid). Place pears in a bowl (if using a hand blender) or in a blender. Blend pears with 3 Tbs of the cooking liquid to the desired consistency. I puree the pears to extra smooth consistency and to make absolutely certain there are no chunks, I run my clean fingers through the puree to catch any large pieces.

Yields: 1 and 1/4 cups of Pear Puree

* I try to use organic whenever possible. I definitely use organic if they are considered the Dirty Dozen according to the EWG (Environmental Working Group).

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