Discover our tasty, easy and healthy fruit snacks with peanuts and nuts for your Mini
Our recipes are specially designed, in collaboration with Happje , to safely give allergens to your baby. Learn how to give your baby a tasty and nutritious start with peanut, egg and nuts!
When can my baby start with fruit purees?
From 4 months you can start with practice bites. To keep the difference with breast or bottle feeding small, you can start with soft flavors.
My baby doesn't like the snack! What now?
It is normal for your baby to get used to new flavors. That is why it is important to introduce your baby to a few flavors first. So, try one type at a time.
Start with vegetables first, then with fruit. It is not strange if your baby does not like the taste right away. It is important to repeat tastes. Research shows that a child sometimes has to taste the taste 15 times before he recognizes it and likes a taste.
Which fruits are suitable for your baby?
Soft and suitable fruits to give to your baby include banana, (cooked) apple, avocado or mango.
Homemade fruit snack with peanuts or nuts
Below you can read how to make a snack with steamed apple and apricots, but subscribe to our newsletter or the Happje app for more inspiration.
Steamed apple with apricots (from 6 months)
What do you need?
- 1 apple
- 2 apricots or 4 dried apricots
- 1 scoop of Vini Mini Follow-up Kit or last sachet of Vini Mini Starter Kit
- Hand blender or blender
What should you do?
- Peel the apple and cut into cubes.
- Also peel the apricots, remove the pit and cut them a bit smaller. You can also use dried apricots. Make sure you use unsulphured apricots and that no sugar has been added.
- Boil or steam (see tip!) the apple together with the apricots (including the dried ones) in a steamer basket or in a pan of water.
- Puree finely with a hand blender or in a food processor
- Add the bag or scoop of flour to your portion of fruit
- This fruit snack will keep for 2 days in the refrigerator and up to 3 months in the freezer.
Steaming or boiling for your baby?
- Steaming is the best way to prepare your Mini's snack, because it retains most vitamins & minerals AND preserves the taste best! Steam the vegetables and fruit for the right amount of time. The cooking time may vary per type.
Is apple healthy for your baby?
Apples are super healthy for your baby, because:
- They contain pectin, which is beneficial for the intestinal flora
- They contain polyphenols (antioxidants) which have an anti-inflammatory effect
- They contain a lot of vitamin C and B6
- They ensure good heart function
Peanuts and nuts are fed according to the Rapley or Kleintjes method
If you would like to give peanuts or nuts according to the Rapley or Kleintjes method, that is of course also possible. In this case, we recommend to puree a small amount of apple and add the Vini Mini peanut or nut powder. Then you can sprinkle the Vini Mini powder over half cooked apples (without peel) and give it that way. This can only be done from 6 months.
