Serve sweet potato as first solid baby food beginning wit six months of age. Cook by steaming, roasting or boiling, mashed or pureed, cut into strips or cubes - perfect for baby led weaning.
You have two options: Peel and cut first, then cook ORCook first (cut in half) then cut into smaller pieces and serve to your baby. For a fun crinkle-cut shape use a crinkle knife. It’s quick to cut and easy for babies to hold with their little hands because it doesn’t slide off.You can also cut cubes, strips, sticks or small sized half moon shapes, mashed with a fork or spiralized.
Steaming Sweet Potato For BLW
Bring 1 inch of water to boil in a saucepan fitted with a steamer basket and cover with a lid.
Steam on medium-low heat for approximately 15-20 minutes or until they are soft when pierced with a fork. Then you can cut into smaller pieces specific for your baby’s age and serve.Note: it should be cooked until tender but still firm enough to keep its integrity.
Roasting/ Baking Sweet Potato For BLW
Chop the sweet potatoes into desired size. I like to cut it in half before roasting. And then chop into smaller pieces after baking.
Brush with oil (healthier oil to use is olive oil, avocado oil or grape seed oil).
Spread on a parchment paper lined sheet pan (try not to use foil, aluminum when exposed to high heat can leach into food).
Roast until soft, approximately 30-40 minutes. Then you can cut into desired shapes. If I want soft sweet potatoes, bake at 380F, to get a caramelized, golden brown crust: 410-425F.
Boiling Sweet Potatoes For BLW
This method is best when you make soups and purees as you would keep the water with all the leached nutrients.Boiling sweet potatoes usually is the least preferred method if you need just plain soft sweet potato pieces. The most nutrients will leach into the boiling water that you will likely discard.
How To: Cut the sweet potatoes into small/medium cubes or sticks and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, and simmer (covered with a lid) until soft when pierced with a fork.