Explore our creative and nutritious recipe ideas for babies 12 months and older. Colorful and appetizing meals to contribute to their development and well-being. Enjoy your food !
1. Small eggplant and tomato gratin
The older your baby gets, the more you will be able to introduce him to new flavors and new dishes like this tasty vegetable and cheese gratin. From 12 months, baby will be able to enjoy eating tomatoes, eggplant and mozzarella.
Ingredients
- 2 medium eggplants
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic, chopped
- 500g tomato sauce
- 200g mozzarella, it must be cut into thin slices
- 50g grated cheese
- Fresh basilic
Recipe
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees.
In a saucepan, heat a spoonful of oil, add the garlic and wait for a few moments.
Add the tomato sauce and basil and simmer for 10 minutes.
In a pan, heat a spoonful of oil and fry the eggplant until a light golden color.
When the eggplants are cooked through, you can dab with a paper towel to absorb the oil.
In a dish, pour some of your tomato basil sauce, a thin layer to cover the bottom of the dish.
On top, place a layer of eggplant, as well as a layer of tomato sauce.
You can then add the mozzarella.
Repeat the operation several times until you run out of sauce, eggplant and finish with a layer of mozzarella.
Leave in the oven for 20 minutes, check for doneness. If you want, sprinkle the gratin with a little more cheese, and leave for 5 more minutes in the oven.
To make it easier for baby to eat, you can put part of the gratin in your blender.
2. Cinnamon and Lemon Rice Pudding
A classic that we never tire of, rice pudding is a generous, creamy and smooth dessert, simply delicious. Add a hint of cinnamon and a zest of lemon and your baby will just have to enjoy... To cook from 12 months.
The ingredients for cinnamon and lemon rice pudding for 2 servings
- 250 milliliters of growing-up milk or whole milk
- 25 g of round rice
- 20 g of vanilla sugar
- 2 pinches of cinnamon powder
- 1 lemon zest
Pour the milk into a saucepan and let it boil. Once boiling, add the rice, sugar, cinnamon and lemon zest. Stir everything.
Over low heat, cook for 25 minutes until the milk is completely absorbed, remembering to stir regularly during cooking to prevent the rice from sticking.
Remove the lemon zest.
Pour the rice pudding in small individual bowls and place them in the refrigerator.
A word of advice: enjoy it cold!
3. Mini yogurt pancakes for babies
Who doesn't like to eat good pancakes for breakfast ? Certainly not baby, this little gourmand... And especially with this delicious recipe for yogurt pancakes topped with blueberries. A recipe that your little one can enjoy from the age of 12 months.
Ingredients
- 315 ml of organic whole milk
- 315 g of organic vanilla yogurt with whole milk
- 2 organic eggs
- 420 g flour
- 3 tablespoons of maple syrup
- 130 g of organic blueberries
- 2 to 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil
Recipe
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl with a wooden spoon (the dough should be a little lumpy). Then coat the bottom of a small frying pan with 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and heat over medium heat.
Once the pan is hot, reduce the temperature to low and pour in the batter.
Cook for 2 minutes, flip and cook the other side for another 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and finish cooking the pancakes. Coat the pan again with vegetable oil if necessary.
To serve the pancakes with fruit, remember to cut the blueberries in half before offering them to baby.
The little tip
The surplus can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
4. Chicken and sweet peach mash.
From 10 months, baby will be able to taste this delicious sweet and savory mixture of chicken and peach puree. Soft and sweet, this meal will provide him with all the vitamins and nutrients he needs. This balanced and tasty little dish is perfect! Let's go to the kitchen, dear parents. Baby is hungry.
Can be used with the food dispensing spoon .
Ingredients
- A ripe peach cut into cubes
- 40 g cooked and chopped chicken
- 50g brown rice
- A tablespoon of milk
Cook the chicken in a pan over low heat as well as the brown rice in a saucepan. Once the chicken and rice are well cooked, put everything in your blender or blender adding the peach.
Mix until smooth and add the milk. And mix again until the consistency seems perfect for your baby.
5. Small iced cube with avocado and banana.
Is it hot and you want to offer your baby something very cold? Why not a tasty avocado and banana ice cube? As soon as he turns one, baby will be able to taste this delicious mixture of flavors.
Ingredients
- A lawyer
- A banana
- A teaspoon of cinnamon powder
- A drop of vanilla essence
Recipe
Cut your banana into pieces and your avocado.
Put everything in a blender adding the cinnamon and vanilla. Mix using your blender or blender.
Once the mixture is smooth, pour it into small individual molds. Place them in the freezer for at least two hours.
Little tips to note for this recipe
- You can of course not freeze the entire preparation and give it pureed to baby.
- If baby is big enough, plant some small sticks and he will be able to hold this little frozen treat on his own.
- Add a few strawberries to this mixture instead of the avocado, to vary the pleasures and provide even more vitamins for baby.
6. A delicious French toast recipe.
A great classic childhood dessert that you can offer to your baby from the age of 1, the famous French toast. Nothing is simpler to make and this recipe will save you from wasting bread.
- Bread, stale or not
- A whole egg
- 50 cl of milk
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- 1 knob of butter for cooking
- Cinnamon optional
Recipe
Start by cutting your bread into slices so that baby can eat them easily. You can use baguette, sandwich bread or even brioche bread: the choice is yours.
Mix the egg and milk in a bowl. Dip your slices of bread in the mixture, and brown them in the pan, in which you have previously melted the knob of butter. When it is golden brown, sprinkle lightly with sugar and cut the bread into small pieces for babies.
7. Tomato and mozzarella pasta puree
Baby is growing up, and we want to prepare little dishes for him that are a change from the usual carrot purees for example, meals that would introduce him to new flavors. The good news is that Neuf Mois has found a superb pasta-based recipe for you, small pasta garnished with tomatoes and mozzarella for babies aged 9 months and over. So, are you ready to treat your baby, dear parents?
Ingredients
- 1 large carrot
- 80 grams of potatoes
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 1 clove of crushed garlic
- 220 grams of canned chopped tomatoes
- 1 pinch of dried basil
- 1 pinch of black pepper
- 50 grams of mozzarella that you will cut into cubes
- 50 grams of pasta
Recipe
Peel the carrot and potatoes, and cut them into small cubes. Heat the oil in a small frying pan, add the garlic, carrot and potatoes, and cook for 1 minute while stirring.
Add the tomatoes, basil, pepper and 60 ml of water. Cover, and bring to a boil for 10 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Drain everything using a strainer.
Start cooking the pasta following the package instructions. Drain them in a colander.
Add the pasta sauce with the cheese. Mash all the ingredients using the back of your fork, or in a potato masher, until you obtain a homogeneous puree. Serve while hot, or at medium temperature. It's time to eat. Enjoy your food !
8. Chicken curry and coconut milk, served with rice
What if you prepared a delicious recipe yourself to treat your baby? From 12 months, your little one will be able to taste this coconut flavored rice , and this chicken curry, all accompanied by small carrots and onions. And why not prepare more for mom and dad?
Ingredients
- 2 whole chicken breasts
- Two carrots
- 3 tablespoons of oil
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 100 ml of water
- 1 onion
- 1 clove of garlic
- Curry sauce
- 50g of rice
Recipe
To start, cut the chicken into very small pieces, along with the carrots and onions, and crush the garlic clove.
In a pan, heat a little oil and add the onions and the garlic clove. When they have started to brown, add the chicken and carrots to the pan. Mix with a little curry sauce or paste and let heat for 5 minutes.
Then add the coconut milk and let heat again for a few minutes.
In a saucepan, heat water and cook your rice. You can choose long rice or basmati rice.
To add a little more flavor, you can mix little curry sauce and a little corn flour to thicken the sauce. Add it to the rice then.
Serve it all to baby, he will enjoy it.
9. Small pasta with salmon and broccoli.
Baby is entitled to pasta and you want to prepare a nice little dish for him with fish and a little extra green. It’s baby who will be happy!
Ingredients
- 50 grams of salmon
- 50 grams of unsalted vegetables or chicken
- 40 grams of dough (according to your preferences)
- 1/2 onion
- 2 tablespoons of flour
- 100 ml of milk
- 50 grams of broccoli, which you will roughly cut
- 3 tablespoons of crème fraîche
- 1 pinch of parmesan
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1/2 bunch of dill, the herbs must be chopped
- 1/2 bunch of chives, the chives must be chopped
Recipe
To cook the salmon, you can either poach it in room temperature broth for 3-4 minutes, or wait until it is tender enough to cut easily with a fork. Otherwise, you can cook it in the microwave in a little broth for about 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, start cooking the pasta according to the instructions on the package. Then drain them once cooked.
To make the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the onions and cook gently for 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle with flour, and mix well, then mix with the remaining broth and the milk. Boil the water. Then add the broccoli and simmer, covered, for 5-6 minutes.
In a food processor, mix the crème fraîche, and add the parmesan, lemon juice, herbs and cooked salmon. Let simmer for 2 minutes.
Cover the pasta with the sauce, and mix well until all the ingredients are properly incorporated.
10. Fajita-style beef baby puree.
From 12 months, baby can discover new flavors and in particular this fajita-style puree recipe. Meat provides plenty of protein and tomatoes and avocado are rich in fiber. Finally, rice also contains protein, fiber, and is rich in vitamin B. A recipe that is so good, and which we are sure will delight baby.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 300 g rump steak
- 2 vine tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 190 g brown rice
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 2 tablespoons of grated cheese
Recipe
Place the lemon juice and oil in a salad bowl and mix them well together. Trim the fat from the meat and cut it into small pieces. Mix it with the marinade, cover and place the meat in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
Heat a frying pan over low heat. Cook the steak on each side until the meat is cooked through.
Then place the steak in a blender with the tomatoes, brown rice, avocado, cheese and 25 cl of boiling water. Mix until you obtain the desired consistency. And finally, add a little milk if necessary.
11. Small cheese zucchini sticks for babies
To get your little one to eat vegetables, nothing is more fun than these zucchini sticks with cheese. Fiber, calcium, delicious, in short, only good for your baby. Loulou will brown! From 12 months.
Ingredients
- 1 zucchini
- 4 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons of parmesan
- 1 lightly beaten egg
Recipe
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cover a baking tray with baking paper.
Mix the breadcrumbs with the cheese.
Cut the zucchini into long sticks, similar to fries. Place each stick in the breadcrumbs, then dip them in the beaten egg.
Place the zucchini sticks in the breadcrumbs again.
Place the sticks on the baking sheet covered with baking paper. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes until the sticks are delicately golden.
13. Apple and strawberry compote
All mothers know this Sioux tactic: making baby eat compote so that he eats fruit. Try this apple and strawberry recipe: a treat! To be enjoyed by babies from the age of 12 months.
Ingredients
- 4 large apples (washed, peeled, cored and cut into slices). Most varieties are suitable, but avoid sour apples like Granny Smith. On the other hand, try, and as often as possible, to buy them organic, because apples are among the fruits with the highest levels of pesticides.
- 10 to 20 organic strawberries (washed, hulled, and cut into slices). You can use frozen strawberries, since strawberries no longer ripen once harvested, but avoid buying fruit that is not yet ripe. Also try to buy organic strawberries as much as possible, because just like apples, strawberries are among the fruits with the highest levels of pesticides.
- Cinnamon (optional)
Recipe
Add water to a pot until it is about 2cm deep. Bring everything to a boil.
Place the apple slices in the basket of a pressure cooker and place the basket in the pot. The water should not touch the bottom of the basket. Cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and steam your apples for 7 minutes, until they are easy to pierce with a fork. If using frozen strawberries, cook them with the apples. Otherwise, the strawberries do not need to be cooked.
Place your apples and strawberries in your food processor and blend until smooth.
For the final touch, if you wish, place a tiny bit of cinnamon in the center of the compote.
Little tip
This apple and strawberry compote can be kept for 3 days in the refrigerator and 3 months in the freezer.
14. Small quiches with spinach, asparagus and leeks.
From 8 months, baby can start snacking. This recipe for small vegetable quiches is a good start to start discovering with her cocks.
Ingredients
For 24 mini quiches:
- 1 organic leek
- 3 stalks of organic asparagus
- ½ bowl of organic spinach
- 2 green onions
- 2 organic eggs and one egg yolk
- ½ bowl of Greek yogurt
- ¼ bowl of organic whole milk
- 1 teaspoon of small pieces of wheat bread (optional)
- 1 bowl of organic gruyere or cheddar
- pepper
Recipe
Preheat the oven to 200°. Brush small muffin tins with olive oil.
Clean and finely chop the leeks, asparagus, spinach and green onions then put them in a small bowl.
In a medium bowl, mix the eggs, yogurt, milk and bread pieces with an electric mixer. Add a little pepper for taste.
Put a small slice of cheese in the bottom of the molds. Add a teaspoon of vegetables on top of the cheese. Pour the egg mixture into 2/3 of the molds. Add a second slice of cheese on top of it.
Bake for 20 minutes until the cheese is browned and bubbly. Let cool.
15. Spinach gnocchi.
We love this recipe which allows our little one to eat spinach in a very fun way! Do you know gnocchi, these little Italian potato balls? Here it is the spinach that we transform into gnocchi! This recipe is not too complicated to make, but must be done in several stages (the dough must remain in the freezer for a certain time, up to 4 months). It is intended for babies aged 9 months and over: a solid but gentle dish to eat!
Preparation time
10 minutes of preparation + 3 minutes of cooking = 13 minutes total.
Ingredients
- about 280 g of spinach, chopped into frozen blocks
- 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- 2/3 cup Parmesan cheese plus 2 tablespoons more to sprinkle at the end before serving
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons flour, plus a little more to use on your hands to roll the dough
The recipe to follow
Thaw the block of frozen spinach (you can also do this in the microwave).
Compress the spinach well to remove all the water (really all of it) with your hands. You can do this over a bowl so you don't lose any spinach along the way.
Place all the ingredients in a food processor and mix. Make sure the spinach is chopped into very small pieces and that everything is completely mixed.
Coat your hands with flour so that the dough does not stick to your skin.
Take one teaspoon of the spinach mixture at a time and roll it into small balls. Then place the gnocchi on a dish and cover them with baking paper.
You can now put the tray in the freezer and leave it for 30 minutes.
Next, transfer the gnocchi to a storage bag. Put a label on it so you always know what it is, and leave it in the freezer for up to 4 months.
On the big day, you can defrost the bag at room temperature and continue with the recipe.
Boil a large quantity of water to cook the gnocchi. Add the gnocchi in batches and cook for 3 minutes or until they rise to the surface.
Using a slotted spoon, remove the gnocchi from the water and place them on a platter or in a bowl.
Sprinkle the gnocchi with parmesan cheese, let them cool and serve them!
