Pureed sweet potato is an all time favorite baby food. It is easy to make and leftovers can be refrigerated and used later. Sweet potato has a subtle sweet taste that particularly appeals to babies and toddlers. Read on to learn how to puree sweet potato at home.

Principle behind Sweet Potato Puree

Sweet potato is a hard vegetable and has to be cooked before it can be mashed up. Once the flesh becomes tender, it can be easily blended to smoothness.

Steps to Puree Sweet Potato

1. Buy fresh sweet potato from market and scrub clean under cool water.                                                                                               
2. If planning to boil or steam cook it, cut sweet potato into chunks. If planning to bake it, there is no need to cut it at all.
3. Cooking method:
   1. Boiling – Put sweet potato chunks into a pot of water. Bring to boil and then simmer over medium heat for about 20 minutes.
   2. Steaming – Place the sweet potato chunks in a veggie steamer and let steam cook covered over a pot of boiling water.
   3. Baking – Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Using a fork punch holes in the sweet potato. Bake for about 45 minutes.
4. Once sweet potato is cooked, the skin can be peeled off easily.
5. The flesh can be easily mashed using a vegetable masher or use a hand blender to puree the cooked sweet potato.

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Learn how to puree sweet potato and feed your babies delicious, smooth, and healthy sweet potato mash.

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