Sweet potato mash

This recipe for sweet potato mash is the perfect sweet treat for babies aged 6-12 months of age, but your older children are bound to love it too.

Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Difficulty rating: Easy

Age recommendation: With cream cheese and garlic, sweet potato mash is perfect for babies aged 9-12 months. For younger babies (aged 6-8 months) omit the cream cheese and garlic.

Ingredients

Makes 12 serves

• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 kg sweet potatoes
• 1 L water
• 2 tbs cream cheese
• 1 tsp oil

Method

1. Peel and mince garlic.
2. In a large pot, sautee garlic in a little butter or oil for 30 seconds – do not let it brown.
3. Wash, peel and dice sweet potatoes.
4. Boil water in a kettle.
5. Add potatoes and water to pot and cover with a lid.
6. Cook for 30 minutes on medium heat or until potatoes are tender.
7. Using a wand or masher, mash potatoes until smooth.
8. While the mixture is hot, stir in the cream cheese and it will melt through.

Tips

• Omit the garlic if you are trying your baby on solid foods for the first few times.
• Babies aged 9-12 months are old enough to start eating dairy products like cream cheese included in this recipe.
• Omit the cream cheese for a dairy free option.
• This is a healthy, naturally sweet meal babies will love any time of the day.
• Serve to toddlers and bigger kids as a side veggie dish.
• If making this dish for adults, use 1 L of stock rather than plain water and season with salt and pepper.

Nutritional content

Nutritional analysis per 90 gram serve:

References

1. AusNut. Nutrient Database. 2007. [cited 27 April 2012]. Available from: URL Link
2. Queensland Health. Introduction to Solids. 2008. [cited 1 October 2012]. Available from: URL Link