Sweet Potato Fries for Baby Led Weaning
Easy to make, healthy sweet potato fries for baby wed leaning. These are perfect for babies starting at 6 and 7 months old!
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes about a pound
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Regarding peeling the sweet potato: Peel the sweet potato if your baby is brand new to finger foods, I always find that if the baby is 6 or 7 months old they have a problem swallowing the skin. Once they become used to finger foods (around 8-9 months) then you don't have to peel anymore.
- Cut the sweet potato in half, and then cut up into 1/2 inch thick long strips, or about the size of your finger. If the piece is very long, you can chop them in half again.
- Place sweet potatoes directly on baking sheet. Pour olive oil on top and stir to coat them. Make sure they are single layer and not on top of each other.
- Bake for 24 minutes, flipping them half way, so they don't stick to the pan. Check after 24 minutes and if they’re soft, they’re done. My rule is if a fork goes through very easily then they're done. If they are too hard, add a couple of minutes until you get the softness consistency you want.
- Allow to cool and then give a couple sweet potato fries to baby to eat as finger food.
- If you want to serve this as sweet potato mash, place in a bowl and mash with a fork. The sweet potatoes are already soft so you don't really need a food processor to mash them, a fork does the job.
- You can store leftovers in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. I heat them up in the microwave, making sure they are cooled down before serving baby. For long term storage, you can place them in freezer bags and freeze.
