Roasted sweet potato-pumpkin purée (for infants/toddlers)

Source : After Cleaning Chop Sweet Potatoes And Pumpkins In Thin Wedgesbrush A Tbsn Oil On Them Using A Pastry Brushsprinkle A Tsn Of Nutmeg And Cinnamon Powder...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : December 8, 2025

Step:

  1. After cleaning, Chop sweet potatoes and pumpkins in thin wedges

  2. Brush a tbsn oil on them using a pastry brush

  3. Sprinkle a tsn of nutmeg and cinnamon powder on them and coat well

  4. Fill up half of a baking dish/tray with water and place the veggies in a bake/roasting safe bowl in the dish

  5. Cover the whole dish with aluminium foil sheet and roast in oven for 30 minutes. Alternatively, You can roast using the gas stove directly(being careful not to burn the veggies)

  6. Remove the aluminium cover after roasted and let the veggies cool

  7. Deskin the veggies and place them in a bowl

  8. Mash them well and add a pinch of salt and mix well. Toddlers can consume the purée after this

  9. For infants, purée the mix in a blender using very little water

  10. This purée can be enjoyed warm/at room temperature

  11. Tip: check your infant/toddler’s allergic reactions to cinnamon and nutmeg before adding them. This purée tastes just as good with the addition of salt only!


Ingredients

  1. 100 gms red pumpkin
  2. 100 gms sweet potatoes
  3. 1 pinch salt
  4. 1 tsn cinnamon powder
  5. 1 tsn nutmeg powder
  6. water as needed for pureeing
  7. 1 tbn oil for roasting

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