Peaches are not as accessible fruits as apples or pears, but many housewives prepare them for the winter. After all, on cold days it can be very pleasant to open a jar of peach jam or puree, the taste and aroma of which brings back memories of summer and lifts your spirits. It is advisable to prepare peach puree for the winter even if there are small children in the family. These canned foods can be made without sugar, so they can even be used as complementary food for infants.
Cooking features
Preparing peach puree for the winter is not a difficult task even for a novice housewife. Knowing a few things, she can make a tasty and healthy treat that will keep well for at least 6 months.
- Ripe but not overripe peaches are suitable for making puree. It is important that the fruits are not damaged, especially if you are preparing a dessert for a child.
- Before preparing the puree, the peaches must be peeled: if they get into the puree, it will make its taste rough. It is especially dangerous to leave peaches unpeeled if you plan to give the food to a baby. Small pieces of skin that get into the baby's esophagus can cause vomiting, which will keep the baby away from fruit supplements for a long time.
- It will not be difficult to remove the skin from peaches if you immerse them in boiling water for 1-2 minutes, then immediately transfer them to a container with cold water or, placing them in a colander, douse them in a cold shower.
- For small children and people watching their figure, it is advisable to prepare peach puree without adding sugar. First, the peaches are cut into pieces, stewed in a small amount of water, crushed in a blender, boiled again and placed in sterilized jars. The most careful housewives, before rolling up jars of puree cooked without sugar, sterilize them in boiling water - 2-3 minutes per 200 ml jar. It is advisable to do this if the product is intended for feeding a child.
- You can store peach puree, prepared without adding sugar, only in the cold: in a cellar or cold basement, or even better - in the refrigerator. Its shelf life, subject to storage conditions, will be 6 months. After opening the jar, its contents must be consumed within 24 hours; during this time, the puree can only be kept in the refrigerator.
- To store at room temperature, peach puree is made with added sugar. Typically, 0.25–0.5 kg of this sweet product is placed per kilogram of peaches. To balance the taste of the puree, citric acid or sour fruits are added to the composition. This also has a positive effect on the product’s resistance to unfavorable storage conditions.
- Jars for peach puree must be sterilized, otherwise it will quickly spoil. The jars are closed with metal lids to ensure a tight seal. These can be screw caps or key-tight ones - their configuration does not matter.
- The rolled up cans are turned over and covered with a blanket. Cooling in this form, they undergo additional preservation, which makes them stand better.
Peach puree can not only be canned, but also frozen. To do this, peach pulp, crushed to a puree, is laid out in the cells of a container for freezing ice and sent to the freezer. The frozen puree is removed from the mold and put into a bag, returned to the freezer. Peach puree prepared by freezing retains all its beneficial properties. There is only one drawback - you need to find a place for it in the freezer. Therefore, most housewives still prefer to make peach puree in jars for the winter.
Peach puree for the winter without sugar
Composition (for 1.4–1.6 l):
- peaches – 2 kg;
- water – 120 ml.
Cooking method:
- Wash with baking soda and sterilize the jars and their matching lids. It is better to choose small jars, about 0.2 liters in volume. It is convenient to sterilize them in the oven or microwave, but you can also sterilize them in the usual way - by steaming, placing the containers on a sieve or steamer rack.
- Wash the peaches.
- Boil water in a saucepan (the amount is not indicated in the recipe). Place the fruit in boiling water and blanch for about a minute.
- Remove the peaches with a slotted spoon and place in a container filled with cold water.
- Peel the fruit. Cut the fruit in half and remove the seeds.
- Cut the peach pulp into small pieces of arbitrary shape, add water to them.
- Place the container with the peaches on low heat and cook them for 15–20 minutes after the water boils.
- Grind the peaches using a blender until pureed. If this kitchen equipment is not available, the fruit pulp can be rubbed through a sieve.
- Bring the peach puree to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
- Place the puree into jars and screw on the lids that have been pre-boiled for 5–10 minutes.
- Turn the jars over, cover with a blanket, and leave for a day.
After the specified time, the jars of peach puree must be transferred to a cool room, the temperature in which does not rise above 16 degrees. If you do not have such a room, you will have to store the dessert in the refrigerator.
Peach puree with sugar
Composition (for 2.5 l):
- peaches – 2.5 kg;
- sugar – 1 kg;
- citric acid – 2 g;
- vanillin (optional) – 1–2 g;
- water – 100 ml.
Cooking method:
- After washing the peaches, pour boiling water over them, then peel them with a stream of ice water.
- Remove the seeds from the fruit.
- Cut the pulp into small pieces, grind to a puree using a blender or meat grinder.
- Add sugar in small portions and stir until it is all gone.
- Add water, stir, put on low heat.
- Boil the puree, skimming off the foam, until the desired consistency, but not less than 20 minutes.
- Add vanillin and citric acid, stir, cook the puree for another 5 minutes.
- Place the dessert in pre-sterilized jars and seal them tightly.
Leave the jars to cool upside down. It is not necessary to wrap them - a sufficiently large amount of sugar and citric acid in the composition will allow you to store canned food at room temperature without this manipulation. The puree will not spoil for at least a year.
Peach and apple puree for the winter
Composition (per 2 l):
- peaches – 1 kg;
- apples – 1 kg;
- sugar – 0.6 kg.
Cooking method:
- Wash and peel the fruits. Cut the pulp into small cubes or slices and place in a bowl.
- Add sugar and leave for 2-3 hours so that the fruit has time to release its juice.
- Heat over low heat until boiling. Cook for 10–15 minutes, skimming off the foam.
- Grind the fruit with an immersion blender. Boil the fruit puree to the desired consistency.
- Place the puree into prepared jars and seal them.
After cooling, the cans can be moved to the pantry or other place where you keep supplies for the winter - these canned foods do not require special storage conditions.
Peach puree is a delicacy that both children and adults are partial to. It can be prepared for the winter using several recipes, including without sugar. This allows the treat to be used for baby food.
Healthy and tasty baby puree made with your own hands is a source of joy and pride for any mother. In addition, it is a source of minerals necessary for the development of the child. Today you will learn proven recipes for fruit and vegetable purees that your baby will certainly love.
Applesauce for the winter
One of the most popular and healthy treats that can be prepared for the winter for babies is applesauce. His recipe is completely simple and does not require great culinary skills. It will be loved not only by children, but also by adults as a filling for pies.
Ingredients
- fresh ripe apples - 3-4 kg;
- brown sugar - 100 g;
- water - up to 1 liter;
- a little lemon juice.
It is better to use local varieties of apples, grown at home, with green skin, as they are less likely to cause allergic reactions.
Step by step recipe
Pumpkin puree for the winter
For babies it is considered one of the most delicious and healthy complementary foods. In addition, it is very bright and attracts children with its appearance, making them want to try this orange miracle.
And the recipe for pumpkin puree for the winter is quite quick and easy to make. It is best to use a slow cooker to preserve the beneficial properties of this wonderful vegetable as much as possible.
Ingredients
- 1 medium-sized ripe pumpkin;
- 1 glass of water.
Important!You can use jars of store-bought puree, mustard or sauces as containers for homemade purees; you just need to thoroughly wash them with baking soda and sterilize them first.
Step by step recipe
- Wash the pumpkin, peel it, remove the inside with seeds and all damaged areas, cut the pulp into small cubes.
- Place the pumpkin in the attachment for steaming vegetables and fruits in a multicooker.
- Pour water into the multicooker bowl and set the “steam” mode for 15 minutes.
- Once ready, mash well or beat with a blender until smooth and place in pre-sterilized containers.
- Place the jars in a saucepan with water, covering them 3/4 of the way up, cover with lids and sterilize for 10 minutes.
- Roll up the jars, turn them over and leave them under a warm blanket until they cool completely.
One of the first vegetable purees that kids try is zucchini puree. It is hypoallergenic, has a mild taste and is very healthy for babies; it is good to use not only in the warm season, but also to prepare for the winter. This is especially important if the period of introducing complementary foods occurs during the cold season.
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg of small thin-skinned young zucchini;
- 0.5-1 glass of water.
Step by step recipe
- Wash, peel, remove the seeds and cut the zucchini into small pieces.
- Place the pieces in a colander, place in boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes.
- Take out a colander, wait until the water drains, mash well or beat with a blender until smooth.
- Cook for another 3-5 minutes, place in pre-sterilized containers, cover with lids and sterilize for 10 minutes.
- Roll up and turn over the jars, leave them under a warm blanket until they cool completely.
Instead of cooking the zucchini in a colander, you can simmer it for 10 minutes in a saucepan with a little water. Then the puree will be lighter.
Carrot puree contains a lot of elements that are beneficial for babies, but, like other brightly colored fruits and vegetables, it can cause an allergic reaction. You should not start introducing complementary foods with this puree, however, this is a very important and necessary product, and below is its recipe for the winter.
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg of fresh ripe root vegetables;
- 1 glass of water.
Step by step recipe
- You should not give your baby raw vegetables and fruits; this is too heavy a product for him and can cause gastrointestinal upset. Wait until the baby is a little older.
- Follow the rules for introducing complementary foods - any new product should be started with half a teaspoon. If an allergic or other negative reaction does not occur, the amount of product can be increased slightly at the next feeding.
- You should not eat any one vegetable or fruit all the time; try to take breaks or alternate.
- The water from which vegetables were boiled can be used to prepare children's soups and purees.
- Older kids can start combining different vegetables and fruits, making multi-component purees, eating them with cereals or meat.
These wonderful baby puree recipes, prepared for the winter from pumpkin, apples and other vegetables and fruits, will definitely come in handy for mothers of infants as complementary foods for their babies. 
Did you know?Studies have shown that certain food dyes widely used in the production of children's food products can cause the development of diarrhea in children. Most often, these are red and yellow dyes.
Do not doubt your abilities, this simple preservation is accessible to everyone. And the prepared purees will diversify your diet and delight your kids with new colors and tastes!
My daughter will be 2 years old in a month. Until this time, she had not yet tried sugar, sweets, waffles and other store-bought goodies (except maybe a couple of times completely by accident 😉). Even during pregnancy, I decided, if possible, to delay the process of my child eating common children’s treats and still adhere to this rule. But this does not mean that my child does not know what sweets are. Firstly, we have an apiary, and she eats homemade honey. Little by little I add honey to porridge and tea. Not always, only when she asks. And she doesn’t ask often. I also close it for her for the winter. baby fruit puree– absolutely without any additives, including without sugar (step-by-step photo recipe). They taste like purees in mayonnaise jars from my childhood, so sometimes I can open a jar for myself and enjoy my childhood :).
Peel and pit the apples, put them in an enamel pan, add a little water and simmer for just a few minutes until the apples become soft. Wait until it cools and rub through a fine sieve (or beat in a blender). Then apple puree bring to a boil, place in sterile jars and roll up.
Fruit puree for children: pear puree
Pear puree - made in the same way as applesauce. However, since pears are much sweeter and pear puree can turn out cloying, you need to add a little citric acid to it. Better yet, mix pear puree with another, more sour one (apple, plum).
Fruit puree for children: peach puree
Peach puree- the most favorite treat for both the child and me. The cooking technique is the same: peel the peaches, simmer for a couple of minutes (it will take less time than for apples), beat in a blender, bring to a boil and roll up. The result is a very tasty baby fruit puree, moderately sweet and with a pleasant sourness.
Peaches should be used exclusively “ours”. About how to choose the right peaches, what can be harmful and even dangerous in them - in the article ““.
Fruit puree for children: plum puree (apricot)
We also make plum puree. Although it is not always possible to use it as an independent dish, because... usually it is more liquid and also sour. Sometimes I dilute it with water and make juice. Or I add it to pear or applesauce for variety. It turns out to be a multivitamin puree.
Fruit puree for children: sterilization of jars
I use small jars with twists, from baby food, mustard, etc. Question first sterilization of jars this size has me stumped. To sterilize them, we had to invent a simple device. In a regular canning lid, I cut a hole suitable for a small jar. All. I put the lid for sterilizing the jars on a pan of boiling water, close the hole with the “super device” I made and put the jar on top. I sterilize each jar for 5 minutes (or less - 2 minutes will be enough). I used to think that in preserves such as juices and purees, sugar was the main preservative. Fortunately, this turned out not to be the case! We close about 10-12 jars of each puree every summer. Apple - a little more. This is quite enough until spring, because... besides baby fruit puree There are frozen berries in the freezer, which also go great on cold winter evenings :).
Fruit puree for children: frozen puree
If you have a large freezer (a very useful thing, by the way) and you can freeze everything you could want, then it’s easier, faster and probably even healthier to make baby fruit frozen puree. All fruits and berries are the same. We simply clean them of unnecessary things (the peel and core of apples and pears, the pits of peaches, apricots and plums, the tails of strawberries), beat them fresh in a blender, put them in small bowls and voila! Place in the freezer. In winter, all that remains is to take out all this splendor, defrost it at room temperature (not on the stove, not on the radiator!) and feed your happy child something delicious!
Ksenia Poddubnaya
Today, stores are rich in an assortment of purees, baby formulas and cereals. The childhood industry is thriving, bringing enormous profits to well-known brands. However, many parents do not consider it necessary to spend money on ready-made purees and curds, growing vegetables and fruits in their beds, from which they then make food for their children. Apples, pears, plums, pumpkins, zucchini, potatoes, carrots and various berries can be grown on your own plot. It’s more difficult, of course, for city residents who physically cannot grow anything on their windowsill. An apple is a symbol of health. This fruit contains a lot of vitamins and microelements that are so necessary for both sick and healthy people, both children and adults.
Puree for babies: do it yourself for the winter
Recently, pediatricians have argued that applesauce should be introduced into complementary foods after vegetable puree. After all, apple juice can harm a baby’s fragile stomach. There is a deal of truth in it. Therefore, you need to start feeding your child with zucchini, then pumpkin, and only then an apple.
Some mothers do not want to prepare puree themselves, preferring store-bought pannoki. But good puree is expensive in the store, so it’s much easier and cheaper to make a natural product yourself. In addition, most manufacturers add starch, sugar and citric acid to the puree, and this is not always indicated on the packaging. All these products will not bring any benefit to a growing body, and can provoke intestinal upset or allergies.
Making baby puree for the winter with your own hands is not easy, because in order for it to be stored for a long time, you will have to add sugar, and this is not always suitable for the child. Pumpkin and zucchini can be peeled, cut into small pieces and placed in the freezer. In winter, vegetables can be taken out little by little, steamed, and then mashed with milk and fed to the baby.
To prepare applesauce, the apple must be peeled, chopped and boiled in a saucepan in a small amount of water over low heat. To make the puree truly tasty, you need to rub it through a sieve or grind it in a blender, and then add a little milk. It is advisable not to store such puree for a long time, but to prepare it for one time. In order to preserve the vitamins in the apple, you can make puree from a baked apple. If your child is not prone to constipation, you can prepare pear puree for him. Apricots and plums can cause loose stools, so you need to be careful with these fruits and not give too much at one time.
For the winter, puree is prepared in the same way as for one time, only after grinding the puree you need to put it back on the fire and boil it again, and then put it in sterile jars. If the jars are clean and well sterilized, then the puree can be stored even in the room. There is no need to prepare a lot of purees, because the child is growing and the number of foods he can eat is increasing. Most likely, a baby who ate puree in the summer will already be gnawing on apples in the winter.
Apple juice was previously recommended to be given to children from three months old, then studies began, and pediatricians unanimously shouted that apple juice is harmful at this age, and it can only be given after a year. At what age parents decide to give their child juice, the main thing is not to start giving it little by little, that is, a few drops at a time.
Puree for babies: recipe for the winter
If you feed your child correctly for the first three years, then later he will not have problems with excess weight and gastrointestinal diseases will not appear. What should you give your child first? It is better to start complementary feeding with vegetable puree, then you can introduce porridge, cottage cheese and then fruit puree.
You can buy vegetable puree at the store or prepare it yourself. For this you will need cauliflower, pumpkin, zucchini, broccoli, turnips, beets, potatoes, carrots and spinach. Before cooking, vegetables must be washed and peeled. Then cook them in a double boiler or in a ladle with a small amount of water. Boiled vegetables need to be rubbed through a sieve, add milk and a few drops of vegetable oil. Breast milk is best and must be expressed in advance. If the child is bottle-fed, then milk formula is added to the puree. Under no circumstances should you use cow's or goat's milk; at this age they will not bring any benefit to the stomach. After a year, you can add sugar or salt to the puree.
A recipe for baby puree for the winter can be found on the Internet or in a book about healthy eating for babies. There are no special secrets in preparation, the main thing is to boil the puree again after preparing it and sterilize the jars in which it will be placed. In order not to worry about the safety of the puree, you can put it in the refrigerator. It certainly won't spoil there.
Recipe for applesauce for babies for the winter
In order to prepare the puree, you need to take a ripe green apple, preferably of local origin, wash it, peel it and cut it into small pieces. Homemade apples, which are not always bright and have wormholes, are much tastier than their imported counterparts. Therefore, preference should be given to fruits, vegetables and berries from your own garden. After the apple is cut, it must be placed in a saucepan and boiled in a small amount of water (the level of water and apples should be the same). The fruit should be simmered over low heat for about ten minutes; there is absolutely no need to overcook it. After this, the apples are slightly cooled and mashed manually or using a blender. If the child is not prone to allergies, you can add a little fructose or sugar to the puree. Although it is better to do without any additives. The chemical compounds found in applesauce have a beneficial effect on the baby's digestive system. After all, an apple is rich in polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, unsaturated fatty acids and dietary fiber, and we can talk endlessly about the amount of vitamins present in apples.
The recipe for applesauce for babies for the winter is simple. The apples are boiled, ground and placed in sterile jars. To prevent the puree from turning sour, full jars can be sterilized again in a closed pan.
Pear puree for babies - winter recipe
Pear is a storehouse of minerals and vitamins. It does not cause allergies, speeds up metabolism, normalizes intestinal function and is well absorbed. A good multivitamin one-ingredient complementary food is pear puree. This puree can be given to children from six months.
Pear puree for babies - a recipe for the winter. To prepare the puree, you need to wash the pears, peel them and boil them in a small amount of water in a saucepan. After this, grind the resulting mass and boil it again. Next, the puree is placed in clean, sterile jars. After this, the jars are sterilized again and, after complete cooling, put in the refrigerator. In the summer it is easier to prepare puree, since there is fresh fruit either in the garden or in the store. In winter these are more difficult. There is nothing left in the garden and in the garden, and on store shelves there are fruits and vegetables stuffed with preservatives and unknown chemical compounds that allow them to be stored for a whole year. Therefore, parents have to buy expensive ready-made purees.
Pumpkin puree for babies - winter recipe
Pumpkin is considered a universal fruit. They began to grow it specifically in North America, then it spread throughout the planet. Pumpkin contains vitamins PP, A, B, E, C, K, T, calcium, silicon, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, copper and beta carotene. Vitamins are needed for the proper development and growth of a child, microelements allow bones to become stronger, phosphorus and magnesium develop the nervous system, zinc prevents inflammation and strengthens the immune system, beta carotene improves vision.
Pumpkin puree for babies is a simple recipe for the winter. First you need to wash the pumpkin, then cut off a small piece, peel it and cook it either in a double boiler or in a ladle in a small amount of water. Then crush the vegetable, boil it again and put it in a sterile jar. It’s better not to make pumpkin puree in advance, but just freeze small pieces. In winter, just take out small pieces and boil them in a ladle.
The beauty of pumpkin is that it does not cause allergies, has a positive effect on the digestion process and improves stool.
Plum puree for babies for the winter
In order to prepare plum puree, you need to take several ripe fruits, wash them, remove the skin, remove the pit and boil them in a small amount of water in a ladle. The tender, soft fruits of strawberries, peaches, plums and apricots can be mashed and given fresh, but fresh fruits and berries can cause a serious allergic reaction. Therefore, it is better, of course, to boil fresh fruits or steam them. Plum puree for babies for the winter is prepared as follows. When the plum darkens during cooking, the heat treatment can be stopped. After the plum has cooled, rub it through a sieve and boil again over low heat for five minutes. After this, the puree must be placed in sterile jars, closed with lids and turned over until completely cooled.
Zucchini puree for the winter for babies
The baby is growing and for normal development he needs a supplement to his mother's milk. From three months you can start introducing complementary foods. Zucchini puree is ideal for starting complementary feeding. Zucchini does not cause allergies, stimulates digestion and prevents constipation. This vegetable contains vitamins and minerals necessary for the development and growth of the baby.
Zucchini puree for the winter for babies is easy to prepare. You need to take one small zucchini, wash it and peel it; if there are seeds, remove them. After this, the zucchini is cut into small pieces and placed in a steamer or ladle with water. It cooks quickly - about 5-10 minutes. Then the vegetable needs to be crushed and placed in sterile jars, then the puree and the jars should be boiled.
Nowadays, women spend a lot of time at work, they have absolutely no time left for household chores. The apartment of a modern woman is filled with electronic servants who take on most of the household chores. But no matter what, a woman should remain a woman and at least sometimes do something for her family that is not related to money and work. It is important to leave at least two days a week for the family and devote them to creating home comfort, cooking and socializing. Cooking for your family is a pleasure. Therefore, you should not neglect home cooking. After all, it’s not at all necessary to work in the kitchen alone and then collapse on the bed from fatigue. All family members can be involved in cooking and cleaning the house. Together it is much faster and more fun, and in the evening there will be time for family games, watching TV or just talking.
The appearance of a small child in the house changes the way of life of the whole family. Mom can no longer run to the store and to work when she needs to. You have to devote a lot of time to cooking and caring for the child. Some mothers quickly finish breastfeeding, transfer the baby to artificial feeding, purchase ready-made purees in the store and leave the baby in the care of the grandmother. This happens because working mothers cannot afford to stay at home for one and a half or even three years; they feed the whole family and sometimes earn more than dad.
Absolutely rightly, peach can be considered one of the most delicious summer fruits. It has tender juicy flesh and a subtle pleasant aroma. The fruits can be given even to children from 7 months in the form of puree as a first complementary food. Peach puree can be prepared from fresh fruits and eaten immediately, or you can prepare it for future use. It’s not difficult to make, and it won’t take much time.
Choose ripe fruits, even better than overripe ones. They should be soft when pressed. Rotten and unripe fruits are not suitable for this purpose. It would be ideal if the peaches are grown at home or purchased during the season from trusted sellers. There is a high chance that the fruit will be treated with chemicals if you buy it out of season. You will get much more harm from them than good. It is better to avoid such a purchase, or if you really want to, then do not give it to small children.
How to make peach puree for babies
The selected fruits must first be thoroughly washed. Then peel off the skin. To make this easy, place the fruit in boiling water for about 30-40 seconds.
Then place them in ice water for 2-3 minutes. After such manipulations, the skin is easily separated. Separate the pulp from the pit and cut into pieces. Place them in a deep bowl and beat with a blender.
In the absence of a blender, the pulp can be passed through a fine sieve.
If necessary, you can add a little boiled water to achieve the desired consistency. The storage time for ready-made baby puree is 24 hours in the refrigerator.
How to prepare peach puree for the winter
Peel ripe peaches, pit them, and chop them. Place in a saucepan adding a little water. Boil for 10 minutes. Grind in any way: pass through a sieve, grind through a meat grinder, or beat with a blender. Next, put it back on the fire and cook for 10-15 minutes.
Place hot peach puree into prepared sterilized jars and seal with metal lids. Store in a cool, dark place. A storage cellar is ideal.
Peach puree in the microwave
To prepare fruit puree as quickly as possible, use the microwave. Wash the fruits, cut the peaches in half, and place cut side down on a plate. Place the dishes in the microwave and cook at maximum power for 1.5-2 minutes. Remove the skin from the fruit and grind in a blender. Can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than two days.
Making your own aromatic peach puree will be a tasty and healthy treat for adults and children. It can be added to desserts, pie fillings, or as a layer for a cake. The dish goes well with cottage cheese, cookies, yogurt and ice cream.