Introducing food to your baby can be both a fun and challenging experience for both you and your mini-me.
It may be a bit easier for you to introduce desserts to your little one.
But, how do you find a dessert that is both healthy and appealing to your baby?
There are plenty of desserts that you can actually create as a sweet treat for your baby.
In this article, we will explore some delightfully healthy dessert ideas that your babies can enjoy.
Bonus: These dessert ideas contain the essentials that babies need to grow healthy too!
Mango Sago Dessert
Ingredients
- 2 mangoes pureed
- ½ cup sago pearls
- ½ cup full cream milk
- 1 mango diced
Instructions
Cook the Sago
- Bring a pot of water into a simmer.
- Add sago pearls into pot, and bring to a simmer.
- Stir to prevent sticking.
- Once sago pearls are cooked, remove from heat and toss. Let cool.
- Rinse under cold water to stop cooking process. Refrigerate.
Prepare the Mango Puree
- In a blender or food processor, blend 2 mangoes until they become a smooth puree. Put aside.
Heat the Full-Cream Milk
- In a saucepan, add full-cream milk under a medium heat.
- Bring to a simmer, and make sure to not burn it.
- Add pureed mango puree into saucepan, and stir to incorporate.
Assembly
- Pour milk and mango mix into cups.
- Add sago pearls into cups, and mix to incorporate.
- Add diced mango chunks as a topping. Serve cold.
Notes
Date and Mango Pudding
Ingredients
- ½ pack string agar
- 125 ml full cream milk small box
- date puree
- mango puree
- warm water
Instructions
- In a pan, add the string agar.
- Add full cream milk and warm water into the pan. Bring to a simmer.
- Add date puree into pan. Mix to incorporate until string agar is dissolved.
- Take off heat and set aside.
Assembly
- Put mango puree into cups.
- Pour the date and agar mixture into cups.
- Refrigerate to let pudding firm up and cool. Serve cold.
Chicken Shepherd's Pie
Equipment
- Aluminium foil
Ingredients
Mashed Potato
- potatoes diced
- 125 ml full cream milk
- cheese powder baby product
- ½ tbsp unsalted butter
Pie Filling
- unsalted butter
- ½ red onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- chicken meat cubed
- pasta sauce baby product
- tomatoes diced
- ⅔ cup warm water
Topping
- mozzarella cheese grated
Instructions
Mashed Potatoes
- Cut potatoes and put in a steamer.
- Once soft, remove and add into a bowl.
- Add full cream milk and baby-safe cheese powder to the mashed potatoes.
- Mix to incorporate.
- Mash until mixture is soft.
Pie Filling
- Melt unsalted butter in a pot.
- Sauté chopped red onions and minced garlic.
- Add ground chicken and baby-safe pasta sauce.
- Add warm water into pan.
- Add diced tomatoes.
- Stir to combine ingredients into sauce.
Assembly
- In an aluminium foil cup, add pie filling.
- Add the mashed potatoes on top of pie filling.
- Add mozzarella cheese on top of potatoes.
- Bake in air fryer in 170° Celsius for 10 minutes. Serve hot.
Sweet Corn and Sago Porridge
Ingredients
- sago pearls
- fresh coconut milk
- 1 bowl sweet corn
- 2 pandan leaves halved and knotted
- date powder / sugar baby product
- cheese powder / salt baby product
- a little water
Instructions
- In a pot, boil water and add sago pearls. Cook until done and set aside.
- In a saucepan, heat fresh coconut milk over low to medium heat.
- Add some water. Mix to combine.
- Add sweet corn and knotted pandan leaves into the mixture.
- Add date powder (or sugar, if unavailable) and cheese powder (or salt, if unavailable) to mixture.
- Stir until dissolved.
- Add sago pearls into the mixture. Stir to incorporate.
- Let porridge simmer until desired consistency. Serve hot.
Cheese Bread Pudding
Equipment
- Blender
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 125 ml full cream milk small box
- 250 g cream cheese
- 2 tbsp vanilla pancake mix
- 3 slice bread preferably wholemeal
- raisins
- date powder baby product
Instructions
- In a blender, combine full cream milk, cream cheese, an egg and vanilla pancake flour. Sprinkle some date powder. Shred some bread and put in blender.
- Blend ingredients until smooth and no visible clumps.
- Tear 2 slices of bread and line bottom of cups.
- Pour bread pudding mix into each cup until bread is submerged.
- Sprinkle raisins on top of each cup.
- Bake bread pudding in an oven preheated to 160°C for 20 minutes. Serve as desired.
Homemade Cheesecake Biscuit
Ingredients
- full cream milk
- ½ package cream cheese
- 2 pieces baby biscuits
Instructions
- In a pot, pour in full cream milk and heat up.
- Add ½ a package of cream cheese into the milk.
- Bring milk and cheese mixture to a boil.
- Once cooked, pour mixture into blender and blend until smooth.
- Crush baby biscuits in a bowl or pestle.
Assembly
- Place crushed baby biscuits into cups.
- Pour milk and cream cheese mix into cups.
- Repeat adding layers of baby biscuits and mixture into until cup is filled.
- Refrigerate until cool. Serve cold.
Notes
Baby Steps to a Better Eating Habit
We hope that with these recipes, mums can introduce these tasty treats for your baby without worry!
However, do take note of your baby’s preferences when making these desserts.
Also, try to not force your little one to like a certain food, as this may have the opposite effect on them instead.
Be sure to avoid any ingredients they may be sensitive or allergic to.
Consult with your paediatrician to be sure what foods is your baby ready for.
Hopefully, mothers can introduce fun and healthy dessert options to your little ones!
Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as medical advice from Motherhood. For any health-related concerns, it is advisable to consult with a qualified healthcare professional or medical practitioner.
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