Safe from 6 months. Raspberries are high in vitamin C, fiber, and antioxidants. They provide manganese for bone development and have natural anti-inflammatory properties.
Fresh raspberries have a bright, intensely tart-sweet flavor with a strong floral fragrance and a soft, hollow structure that collapses with almost no pressure. The tiny seeds are edible and not a choking hazard, but can be strained out for very young babies. Cooked raspberries release their juice quickly and become a deeply flavored, jewel-colored sauce. They pair naturally with yogurt, oats, banana, peach, cream, vanilla, and lemon.
Raspberries are naturally soft and dissolve easily. Can serve whole - the aggregate structure collapses quickly. Mash into yogurt or oatmeal for variety.
Whole raspberries for pincer grip - they naturally break down. Fresh off the cane is a wonderful sensory experience.
Whole, in baked goods, yogurt, smoothies, sauces.
Ingredients
Steps
This takes 5 minutes and no cooking. The banana provides a naturally sweet, neutral base that makes the raspberry flavor approachable for new eaters.
Garden notes
Perennial canes - take 1-2 years to establish. Some varieties are summer-bearing, some ever-bearing. Thorny - wear gloves.
Perennial canes that produce for 10+ years once established.
Harvest for baby
Ripe berries slip off the stem easily. Soft enough for babies - mash lightly or serve whole for 9+ months.
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