Easy BLW Oatmeal With Blueberries & Apples

Why I Love This Blueberry Oatmeal For Baby-led Weaning 

I’ve been feeding my kids blueberry oatmeal since my oldest was 6 months old. Oatmeal is such a hearty meal to feed babies and toddlers.

It’s very filling so it keeps them full for a long time. It also helps them move their bowels when they’re constipated.

In today’s recipe, I’ll share with you how I make this delicious blueberry oatmeal for baby-led weaning.

My kids never used to like oatmeal when I first started making it. The texture was very strange to them. They didn’t like that it was slimy and chunky all at the same time. So to make it more palatable, I started experimenting with different ways to make oatmeal.

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I used different types of milk, then I added cinnamon, vanilla, and fruits. What I created at the end of the day was an oatmeal recipe that my kids ask for at least once a week. 

For this recipe, I used blueberries and apples as my fruits. You can choose to use any type of fruit you want.

In the past, I’ve used raspberries and strawberries. They all taste just the same to my kids. It’s good to vary things up so it doesn’t get boring.

The benefit of oats for babies and toddlers

Oatmeal has many health benefits for babies and toddlers. It contains many vitamins and minerals which are essential for their growth and development. It also contains carbohydrates, protein, and B vitamins (source). 

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Ingredients for Baby-led Weaning Oatmeal With Blueberries and Apples

• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 ½ cup milk of your choice 
• 1 tsp of cinnamon
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• ¼ cup blueberries
• 1/4 cup apples (optional)

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Cooking Directions

• In a medium saucepan, put in your milk, oats, cinnamon, and vanilla

• Cook on low heat until it just begins to bubble

• Put your blueberries 
• Cook for another 1 minute
• Serve 

BLW Blueberry Oatmeal Recipe Variation

• You can decide to use any other type of fruit you wish. For this recipe, I added chopped apples because I was making it for my toddler who is over 1 year old. I knew he could handle eating chunks of fruit in his oatmeal.
• My infant got a different recipe variation called BLW Baked Oatmeal Fingers.

How To Serve This Baby-led Weaning Blueberry Oatmeal

Serve with fruits

Adding fruits as a side will make this spinach pancake a complete meal. Fruits are very good for baby-led weaning. It provides different textures for babies’ senses. This is important when they’re starting solids. Fruits are also nutritious for kids.

How To Feed Oatmeal To A Baby

How to feed oatmeal to a 6 – 9 month-old baby

You can cook oatmeal and form them into balls. This will make it easier for 6 – 9-month-old babies to pick up and feed themselves. 

You can also make baked oatmeal fingers using my recipe. Oatmeal fingers are easy for babies to grip when doing baby-led weaning.

How to feed oatmeal to a 9 – 12 month-old baby

You can feed oatmeal to 9 – 12-month-old babies using a pre-loaded spoon. At this age, babies can grab spoons and bring them to their mouths successfully. So give them lots of practice with this skill. 

You can also allow 9 – 12-month-old babies to scoop oatmeal out of the bowl with their hands. Note that this may create some mess, so be prepared with shirt bibs and splat mats under the highchair. 

Storage Tips for Baby-led Weaning Oatmeal

This recipe doesn’t keep well so it’s best to eat it warm after preparing it. An alternative is to make overnight oats instead if you want to eat them the next day.

Did you make this baby-led weaning recipe? 

Let me know in the comments how it turned out!