Homemade Oatmeal Baby Cereal
Rolled oats milled to a fine powder, then cooked with water into a smooth, creamy cereal for babies.
Recipe in testing: I'm cooking it in my TM7™ and will update the steps and the photo with my own.
Oatmeal cereal is a gentle, creamy first food, and you can make it at home with nothing but rolled oats and water. Milling the oats into a fine powder first means the cereal cooks quickly and comes out smooth, with no flakes. There is no sugar, salt or honey in it.
The Thermomix® TM7™ mills a whole jar of oat powder at once, then cooks one batch of cereal while it stirs, so there are no lumps. Keep the rest of the powder in the pantry for the next batches. Stir in a little breast milk or formula after cooking, if you like, to make it thinner and familiar.
Made in the Thermomix® TM7™
Homemade Oatmeal Baby Cereal
Makes: About 450 g (1 3/4 cups) cooked cereal, 14 small portions, plus oat powder for 3 more batches
- Prep5 min
- Cook10 min
- Total15 min
- Serves14
Ingredients
For the oat powder
For one batch of cereal
Instructions
- Place the oats in the mixing bowl and mill 30 sec/speed 10, until you have a fine powder.
- Transfer the oat powder to a clean, dry jar with a tight lid, leaving 50 g (1/2 cup) in the mixing bowl. The rest is ready for 3 more batches.
- Add the water to the mixing bowl and cook 7 min/90°C (195°F)/speed 3, until thick and creamy.
- For an extra smooth cereal, blend 20 sec/speed 4-8, increasing speed gradually, with the measuring cup in place.
- Let the cereal cool until lukewarm. Just before serving, stir in a little breast milk, formula or water if you want it thinner, check the temperature on your wrist and serve a small portion in a bowl.
Tips
- Ask your pediatrician before starting solids and about the right texture for your baby's age. Store-bought baby cereals are usually fortified and homemade cereal is not, so ask how it fits into your baby's meals.
- Add breast milk or formula only after cooking, once the cereal has cooled, and do not freeze leftovers that have milk or formula stirred in.
- Keep the plain cooked cereal covered in the fridge up to 2 days, or freeze it in an ice cube tray for up to 2 months. It thickens as it cools; loosen it with a little warm water. The oat powder keeps 1 month in a dry jar.
- Once your baby has tried each food on its own, stir in a spoonful of applesauce, banana, pear or prune puree.
