When Emma was ready to start solids and showed keen interest in feeding herself I scoured the internet for homemade puff recipes and came up empty handed. I decided I would step up to the plate and develop a recipe that would achieve the same results; a healthy, portable snack that my daughter could eat herself. What I came up with is not a replica of puffs as I am not really sure how to get the puff in the “puff”, but it is super easy to make and can be tailored to suit your child’s food preferences, or whatever types of fruits/veggies you have on hand. They are sugar free, egg free, dairy free and gluten free, so everyone should be able to eat them and tote them to any public function.

Recipe

1 cup of oats or oat flour (gluten free if needed)

1/2 pouch of an organic veggie/fruit puree (I used one that was peas, kale and pears)

1/2 to 3/4 cup of fresh fruit (I used strawberries)

1/2 tsp of baking powder

splash of vanilla

I started by pulverizing the oats in the magic bullet, if you are using oat flour you can skip this step. Add the oats and baking powder to a small mixing bowl.

Squeeze the puree into the bowl of oats. Start with a small amount of puree and you can always add more if it is too dry.

Puree strawberries in magic bullet. Add to the bowl with a splash of vanilla. If the mixture seems to runny, you can add some more oats or just wait a few minutes and let the oats absorb the liquid.

You are done! All you need to do is drop little balls of the dough (you can make it as big or small as you wish) on to a parchment lined cookie sheet. Now is the time to start the oven, set it to 350 F and put in the cookie sheet. Set the timer for 5 mins, if they aren’t done, keep checking after 1 min intervals. I got about 4-5 dozen out of the above recipe.

Sorry for the poor photo quality, I don’t know what was going on with my Iphone!

I am happy with the results and I plan on freezing a bunch and then taking a batch out every week.

***Update*** I have re-done this recipe and made it even easier. You can check it out here!