Author Notes
When our little girl began eating solid foods I was all about making her meals verses buying the jarred stuff sitting on the shelf in the grocery. This recipe became a staple and even today still is though used more as a condiment for things like pork chops or even simply as a soup! —JennT1981
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Ingredients
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2
Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cubed
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2
Red Delicious apples, peeled, cored and cubed
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2
pears, peeled, cored and cubed
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2
small sweet potatoes
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1 tablespoon
unsalted butter
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1
orange, juiced and zested
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3 cups
water
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1/8 teaspoon
cinnamon
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1/8 teaspoon
nutmeg
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1 pinch
salt
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place potatoes on top rack and bake until tender, about 20 minutes. Remove and cool.
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In a medium pot melt butter over medium and add apples. Toss to coat and cook stirring often about 5 minutes. Add pears, orange juice and zest, water, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer about 20 minutes until the apples are tender.
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Peel skin from sweet potatoes and add to fruit mix. Using an immersion blender, or regular blender working in batches, puree until smooth.
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Can be served cold as a sauce or warmed as a soup.
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