Most of you who read this blog regularly will have seen my post from a few months back about Kiwi fruit in which I bemoaned the lack of fruit options in the winter. Well, once again, I feel like I have fallen into a winter fruit rut. BF loves oranges and kiwis and grapes but to be honest, how many weeks in a row can she eat the same fruit with out getting bored? So ... last night I decided to break us out of our fruit rut with a blueberry/raspberry puree.
In the freezer I had a bag of frozen organic blueberries from Trader Joes and a bag of frozen raspberries that we had picked ourselves last summer. Blueberries are one of those "super foods;" they pack tons of nutrients and antioxidants. Despite what you may think, frozen berries are usually picked, washed, and frozen right away so all of the berry nutrients are retained.
I put a small saucepan on the stove and added the entire bag of blueberries, 1/2 cup of the frozen raspberries, and 1/4 cup of water. I put the burner on low and cooked the berries slowly until they began to melt. Once there was a good amount of liquid in the saucepan I turned up the heat to medium/high and cooked the berries until they formed a thick sauce (about 20 minutes.) Once this mixture was cooled I put it in the blender for a few moments to be sure BF wouldn't have to try and "chew" berry skins or raspberry seeds.
This morning BF had some of the blueberry/raspberry puree with ricotta cheese ... it was a huge hit! I am thrilled that she had something new and interesting to eat that was jam packed with nutritious goodness. Plus, the puree also was fantastic on some multi-grain pancakes we made for ourselves!
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