Applesauce in a slow cooker: preparing a delicious natural treat for children

The introduction of complementary foods frees up parents' hands, expanding their culinary horizons. I immediately want to offer my baby all the most delicious and healthy things. Pediatricians recommend starting complementary feeding with vegetables, gradually moving on to fruits. When the mother has given the baby the opportunity to get acquainted with all the available fruits in raw form, the time comes for culinary delights. The first one is often a baked apple in the oven for a child.

Baked apple

How to bake an apple for a child?

For infants, it is better to use only apples and sugar, without fillers and spices (they can cause an allergic reaction).

• Preference is given to domestic green fruits (fewer products that are harmful to the baby’s digestion are used when processing them).
• It is better to cook seasonal fruits, but even in winter, an inconspicuous fruit, transformed in the oven, will become a storehouse of vitamins.
• The heat-treated version has much more pectin. It has an enveloping property, for which the intestines are “grateful”.

Iron also remains in the cooked apple. For the first complementary foods, you can safely bake the fruit and grind it in a blender. Older children will love apples with “surprises” filled with everything that mom’s imagination can handle.

Baked apples for a child: recipe

If adults have forgotten how to bake an apple for a child, simple tips will help you remember. To begin with, the fruit is thoroughly washed under running water, and when washing imported apples, even a sponge and boiling water are not left aside. Then cut the apple in half (or remove the “cap”) and peel out the core. If they are prepared for babies, the fruits are only sprinkled with sugar, and a little water is poured onto a baking sheet or rubbed with butter, or they can simply be covered with parchment (so that the dessert does not burn).

All! The last word is with the filling.

1. The apple is stuffed with walnuts and honey, and cinnamon is added. If desired, place a tablespoon of cottage cheese with raisins inside. It's delicious, although pediatricians consider this combination not the best. Apples containing iron interfere with the absorption of calcium from cottage cheese. But if you don’t prioritize the benefits, but focus on the taste, then this combination is winning. If the previous recipes concerned children under one year old (provided that honey does not cause an allergic reaction), the following ingredients for fillings will delight older children and their parents, who often have to finish eating for their heirs.
2. A couple of tablespoons of muesli (rice porridge, oatmeal), cherry or maple syrup, jam, cardamom are added to the filling. The dietary and unusual dish is ready.
3. You can stuff the raw fruit with a banana, and put the egg whites and sugar whipped into a thick foam on top.

Recipe No. 4 BAKED APPLES KIEV STYLE

This recipe follows diet number 5.

Advice within the framework of this project: If you are in a period of stable remission due to chronic pancreatitis and the doctor treating you has approved the transition from diet No. 5p to diet No. 5, then this recipe is for you. Tasty and very healthy. Bon appetit!

Ingredients:

• apples – 400 g (4-5 pcs)
• raspberry jam (but you can use any jam) - 44.44 g (1 tbsp)
• sour cream 20% - 110 g (1/2 tbsp)
• egg - 36 g, 1 medium-sized
• flour
• sugar
• powdered sugar

1. We wash the apples under running water, peel and remove the core;
2. Blanch the apples in acidified hot water. This means immersing it in boiling water for 15-20 seconds (you can use a sieve or linen bag for this). Attention, increasing the blanching time may cause the apples to become overcooked;
3. Place the apples on a baking sheet or other thermal container. Fill the depressions formed after removing the core with jam.
4. Prepare egg-sour cream cream: 1) grind the egg yolks with sugar, then add flour, 2) beat the sour cream, beat the egg whites, 4) combine all the ingredients of the cream - sour cream, egg whites and yolks;
5. Brush apples with egg sour cream;
6. Bake in the oven until done.
7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

The benefits of heat-treated apples

1. The acidity of the fruit decreases, which resists the fermentation process in the intestines and excess gas formation.
2. This product is absorbed by the body much faster.
3. When baked, the apple does not lose its fiber percentage, but the level of pectin increases. This promotes the rapid removal of harmful substances and toxins from the child’s body.
4. Baked apples affect the body as immunostimulants.

Adviсe

1. It is not recommended to peel the apple. The peel gives it shape and prevents it from settling.
2. If you are using a purchased product, in particular one purchased in a store, then you need to wash it thoroughly, preferably using a soap solution.
3. Fruits can be prepared by cutting into slices or cutting out the core.
4. When using hard winter varieties, you should allow about seven minutes for preparation. If the fruits are sweet and soft, then three is enough.
5. Baking apples with sauce is much faster than with filling.
6. If you microwave, take care to pierce the peel in several areas. This is necessary so that it does not crack.
7. You can add berries to sweet varieties, such as currants or cranberries.

Cooking in the oven

When I was a child, there were no modern household appliances yet, and my grandmother baked apples in the oven. Let's look at these cooking options first.

With cottage cheese

In the oven for a child, you can bake apples with the addition of curd mass. This dish will be quite high in calories, healthy and very tasty.

1. The apples are thoroughly washed and dried.

   

2. Using gentle movements, cut out the upper part of the fruit, the place with the branch. It will be needed as a lid. Clean out the core.

   

3. Sugar is poured inside each apple so that the bottom is covered.
4. Fill the cottage cheese to the top. Cover with a lid (apple top).

   

5. The oven is heated to 180 degrees, the apples are laid out on a baking dish, pre-greased with butter, and baked for 20 minutes.

   

Rice dish

In accordance with this recipe, you need to take care of purchasing:

Recipe No. 3. Baked apples with rice, carrots and eggs

The dietary dish meets the strict requirements of diet No. 5p for pancreatitis.

Ingredients:

• 3 apples – 120 g each (small, the weight of a medium apple is 150 g-200 g)
• rice cereal – 10 g (1 tsp)
• carrots – 27 g (1/3 of an average root vegetable)
• egg – ¼ egg
• butter - 5.3 tsp
• sugar - 1 tsp.
• milk

1. We wash the apples with running water, then cut out the core so that the apple takes the shape of a cup;
2. Let's prepare the flap rice. (i.e., cook the washed rice in boiling salted water over low heat. And add more water than usual. When the rice is ready, put it in a colander. Rinse with boiling water and drain again);
3. Cut the carrots into cubes and simmer with the addition of a small amount of milk;
4. Preparing the filling for the apples. To do this, mix rice, carrots, chopped eggs and add a little sugar. with rice, boiled chopped eggs, chopped apples, sugar;
5. Fill the cavities in the apples with minced meat;
6. Bake in a preheated oven. Temperature - 180 degrees, time 20-30 minutes depending on the size of the apple;
7. Serve to the table, topped with fruit, berry sauce or sour cream.

Multicooker dish

A baked apple in a slow cooker for a child can be prepared using different fillings. Let's look at two possible options.

With cottage cheese and raisins

You need to prepare:

• apples - three pieces;
• three teaspoons of cottage cheese;
• two teaspoons of sour cream;
• three pinches of granulated sugar;
• Art. spoon of raisins.

1. The fruits are thoroughly washed, the lid is cut off, and the middle is cleaned. This must be done carefully and be sure to leave thick enough walls so that when baking the fruit does not turn into puree.

   

2. Combine cottage cheese with sugar, raisins and sour cream in a container. Mix well.

   

3. Fill the apples with filling.

   

4. Place the stuffed fruit at the bottom of the bowl. Close the lid. Set the “baking” mode. The dish takes thirty minutes to prepare. If this time is not enough and the apples are still a little hard, then turn on the “warm” mode, and the dish continues to cook for another half hour.

   

5. When placing the apples on a plate, you can pour honey over them.

Option with oatmeal

To prepare, take:

• apples;
• two teaspoons of oatmeal for each fruit;
• half a teaspoon of honey for each apple;
• dried apricots;
• boiling water.

1. The dried apricots are thoroughly washed and filled with hot water. Leave for five minutes to swell. Then they are crushed into small pieces.

   

2. Oatmeal is mixed with honey and dried fruit.

   

3. The prepared fruits are placed in a bowl and filled with water. The “baking” program is set.

Cooking using a microwave

Housewives who are not worried about the negative effects of a microwave oven can use this technique to cook apples. Here, as in previous cases, you can prepare any filling. We will look at the most popular options.

Apples with raisins

The recipe for this dish includes:

• six apples;
• two tbsp. spoons of sugar;
• a bunch of raisins;
• five tbsp. spoons of water.

1. The raisins are soaked and given time to become softer.

   

1. The core of the fruit is removed. The remaining parts are cut into slices, about a centimeter thick.

   

2. Place the apples on a plate and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Place raisins from the very top and pour in water.
3. Cover the container with a lid and place it in the oven for four minutes at maximum temperature. After the time has passed, stir thoroughly and cook for another five minutes.

   

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With honey

A baked apple in the microwave can be prepared with the addition of honey. You will need:

Recipe No. 2. How to cook baked apples to your taste

The taste and dietary properties of the dish will depend on the filling, which you will place in place of the core cut out from the apples. Read about what fillings can be prepared for baked apples here.

Ingredients:

• apple - 125 g (sweet, small) Let me remind you that the mass of an average apple is 150 g - 200 g
• filling (see here)

1. Let's take sweet apples. Remove the cores from the apples.
2. Place the pre-prepared filling in place of the cut out core.
3. Place the apples in a baking container and pour them with fruit nectar (you can use juice and pulp) to add juiciness and flavor to the dish.
4. Place the container with apples in a preheated oven - 180 degrees. for 20 minutes.

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Step-by-step recipe with photos

Baked apples are a delicious dish that can be a great breakfast, dessert or snack. Children love different tasty things. And today I will tell you how to prepare baked apples for children, which, nevertheless, will appeal to many.

There is nothing complicated in preparing this dish. The main thing is to choose the right varieties of apples. They should be firm, preferably with a slight sourness. To make the apples more flavorful, I added cinnamon and honey to them. When using honey in dishes for children, be careful, because it is an allergenic product. If for some reason honey is contraindicated for your child, replace it with sugar.

To prepare baked apples for children, prepare the necessary set of ingredients according to the list. You will need firm apples with a slight sourness.

Wash the apples well under running water, dry and cut out the core, not reaching 1-1.5 cm from the end. It’s convenient to do this with a special device, but if you don’t have one, an ordinary kitchen knife will do.

Place the apples in a baking dish suitable for baking. Place honey and a pinch of cinnamon into the holes.

Place the form with apples in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 20-30 minutes. The baking time will depend on the variety of apples and the features of your oven. The finished apples should become soft, but still retain their shape.

Baked apples for children can be served.

Transfer them to a serving plate and let cool slightly. Then pour over the juice released during baking and bon appetit!

Recipe No. 1. Baked apple without sugar (or with a little sugar)

This recipe is traditional and is included in the therapeutic diet of diet No. 5p for pancreatitis.
In order not to violate the requirements of the most strict diets (children under 1 year old, strict medical diets), buy sweet apples, because Sugar should be limited in the diet.

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If you follow a strict therapeutic diet for some time (as well as for children from 1 year old), you can add 0.5-3/4 tsp of sugar and, if desired, cinnamon to the apple. Or sprinkle the finished baked apple with powdered sugar when serving.

Ingredients:

• apple - 125 g (non-acidic variety, small) Let me remind you that the mass of an average apple is 150 g-200 g
• sugar – 8.33 g (1 tsp, “no slide”)

Cooking technology:

1. Wash the apples in running water;
2. Remove the core (you can remove it by cutting through the entire apple, or you can leave the bottom of the apple, giving the apple the shape of a cup);
3. Place sugar and a little water into the hole formed;
4. Place the apples in a baking container or on a baking sheet;
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Nutrient content per 100 grams of dish:

• Proteins - 0.44 g
• Fat –0.44 g
• Carbohydrates – 19.09 g
• B1 – 0.0118 mg
• B2 –0.2367 mg
• C - 1.5383 mg
• Ca- 94.664 mg
• Fe – 2.9583 mg

Bon appetit!

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