Baby Carrots

 Next up on our baby food list... Carrots. These are also another of Marie's favorites. Well, she seemed to really enjoy squash, but it caused her to break out all over in a rash.

On to the Carrots! I'm going to use a different method to freeze these. In case you don't want to put them in an ice cube tray, you can always use a large cookie sheet with parchment. Obviously, this would take up more freezer space, but if you can spare it, they will freeze faster. (Due to the increase surface exposed)

Carrots are another great and inexpensive food to make. If you don't want to use whole carrots, I'm sure you can use baby carrots. Either way, make sure they are peeled and washed well. 

Ingredients:
One Pound of Carrots
Water / Formula / Breastmilk (for thinning purposes... I used about 1 1/2 cups)

Kitchenware:
Vegetable Peeler
Knife
Cutting Board
Saucepan
Steamer Basket
Parchment Paper
Cookie Sheet
Blender / Food Processor / Potato Masher

 Peel and wash your carrots. I used a small bag of whole carrots, which was a pound.

Cut them into equal-sized chunks. You need to cook these, so the more uniform they are, the faster and more evenly they will cook.

 Prepare your saucepan and steamer basket. Put just enough water visible through the steamer basket.

Steam until fork tender. It took roughly 25 minutes over Medium heat for me.

Take out the steamer basket and dispose of the water. I like to use fresh water to puree with, because Nitrates can seep into the water from cooking the carrots.

Puree the carrots to desired consistency. I added in a 1/4 cup of water at a time, amounting to 1 1/2 cups by the time we got where I wanted.

I lined a cookie sheet with parchment (Marie was screaming, so it was hastily done) and then added tablespoons of carrot at a time. A pound of carrots and 1 1/2 cups of water made about 29 tablespoons of carrot.

As you can see, I labeled the pan with what I had and the time I stuck it in the freezer. Since I have an Upright Freezer outside with plenty of room, I put the tray there until I could put them in Ziploc Bags.

Thaw desired quantity and use immediately.