Safe from 9 months.
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Choking risk: medium
Not recommended under 9 months, the whole fruit is small and round, posing a choking risk. If offering before 9 months, mash thoroughly and mix into yogurt or oatmeal only.
Halve each berry before serving. They pop open easily. The sweet pineapple-vanilla flavor makes them an instant favorite.
Whole berries for confident chewers. Great as a snack, in salads, baked into muffins, or cooked into jam.
Garden notes
Also called cape gooseberry or husk cherry (Physalis pruinosa). Grows just like a tomato, same family, same care, same transplanting window. Self-seeds aggressively; one plant produces hundreds of fruits. Ripe when the papery husk turns brown/tan and the berry inside is golden-yellow with a sweet honey-vanilla flavor.
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