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25+ Fruit Finger Food Recipes For Babies and Toddlers

Published: August 28, 2014 | Last Updated on: June 4, 2022 | by Dr Hemapriya

So with the Veggie Finger Food  being a great hit with readers, posting this article little earlier than I intended.

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25+ Fruit Finger Food Recipes for Babies and Toddlers
1. Steamed Apple Cubes
2. Baked Apple
3. Roasted Apple
4. Bite sized apple
5. Apple Pancakes
6. Apple Muffins
7. Apple fritters
8. Baked Apple Chips
9. Fried Apple Rings
10. Bite sized Pear
11. Baked Pears
12. Roasted Pears
13. Pear Chips
14. Pear Muffins
15. Pear Pancakes
III. Watermelon
16. Watermelon Fingers
17. Watermelon Popsicles
18. Cut Banana
19. Banana Pancakes
20. Banana Muffins
21. Banana Popsicle
23. Frozen mango pops
24. Mango Muffins
25. Mango pancakes
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I have already discussed the signs of readiness for finger foods in the previous article, for those who have missed it, read below…..

When do I know my baby is ready for Finger Foods?

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Babies usually are ready for finger foods between 7 to 9 months.

1. Baby is able to sit upright.

2. Baby does not thrust the food out. (Tongue thrust reflex)

3. Baby has pincer grasp, so that the food can be held in their fingers.

4. When the baby achieves hand eye co-ordination, so that they can pick the food and put in their mouth.

5. Even if the baby has no teeth, finger foods can be given as they can gnaw and squash the food with their strong gums.

What is an ideal Finger Food ?

1.The guide to the perfect size of the finger food will be the size of the baby’s fist and preferably chip shaped.

2.For slippery foods like banana coat the food with rice flour or wheat flour.

3. The finger food should be cooked in such a consistency that is easily mashable between the gums.

What can be given as finger food?

 Vegetables and Fruits make the best finger foods followed by chicken, cheese and bread.

25+ Fruit Finger Food Recipes for Babies and Toddlers

Fruits make great finger food, they are sweet and juicy and babies love to munch and suck upon them. 

Fruit Finger Food Recipes for Babies and Toddlers

I.  Apple

1. Steamed Apple Cubes

Wash, peel, decore and cube the apples. Steam it and after cooling, give your little one pieces that can be held in hands.

2. Baked Apple

  • Wash, decore the apple, cut them into wedges with the peel (without peel, the apple will turn mushy)
  • Sprinkle cinnamon powder over the fleshy side.
  • In baking pan fill upto 2 inches of water and place the apple wedges and cook at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
  • After it is cooked, peel the skin and serve after cooling.

3. Roasted Apple

  • Wash, peel, decore and cut the apple into cubes.
  • Steam the cubes.
  • In pan, melt butter and roast the apple with little cinnamon powder.

4. Bite sized apple

If your little one loves raw apple, just cube them into bite sized pieces and feed the baby.

5. Apple Pancakes

6. Apple Muffins

7. Apple fritters

  Ingredients

  •   1 apple
  •   1/3 cup flour
  •   1 egg
  •   Bread crumbs
  •   Cinnamon powder –  1 pinch

 Method

  1. Wash, peel and grate the apple.
  2. Mix all the ingredients together
  3. In a tawa, laddle out the mixture into rounds and flatten them a bit.
  4. Sprinkle vegetable or olive oil over the fritters and turn the 2 sides and cook.
  5. Cool and serve.

8. Baked Apple Chips

  • Wash the apple and slice the apple horizontally into round shape slice. No need to decore the apple, just remove the seeds.
  • Preheat the oven at 200 degree.
  • In a pan place the sliced apples, sprinkle cinnamon powder over the apple slices..
  • Bake them for 90 minutes and allow to cool in a wire rack.
  • Crispy chips ready.

9. Fried Apple Rings

This is just like your onion rings but sweet and yummy !!

This can be given to babies above 1 year.

Ingredients

  • 1 Apple
  • 1/4  cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • Pinch of cinnamon
  • 1/2 beaten egg
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • A pinch of salt

Method

  • In a  large bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon and set aside. In another bowl mix egg and buttermilk.
  • Slice the apple into 1/4 inch thick slices and use small biscuit cutters to cut the apple in gradual slices and discard the central slices which have the seeds.
  • Mix the 2 batter and dip the apple rings in them and deep fry them.
  • The rings can be coated with powdered sugar for older children.

II.  Pear

10. Bite sized Pear

Wash, peel and cut the pear into small pieces enough for the baby to hold and munch.

11. Baked Pears

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter the baking pan.
  • Wash, peel and cut the pear into wedges.
  • Sprinkle cinnamon powder over the pear wedges.
  • Bake them for 30 minutes on each side.

12. Roasted Pears

Wash, peel the skin and slice the pear into wedges, in a pan melt little cheese or butter and roast the pears with cinnamon. 

13. Pear Chips

Wash, peel the pears, slice the pears in our regular slicer (that we use for slicing potato for potato chips)

Either bake or deep fry them. Toss with cinnamon powder, a pinch of mishri sugar and serve.

14. Pear Muffins

15. Pear Pancakes

III. Watermelon

16. Watermelon Fingers

Watermelon are very soft and easily pliable, so follow the easy steps to get the perfect watermelon fingers.

How to cut the watermelon for little fingers

a. First cut the watermelon into half

b. Then flip it on one side and cut slices into it.

c. Turn it the other way and cut more slices in the opposite directions, and you can easily pull out the slices.

17. Watermelon Popsicles

Cut the watermelon into triangular wedges, insert a Popsicle stick to the broad end.

IV. Banana

18. Cut Banana

The Banana can be sliced to small pieces and fold in with bread crumbs and serve.

19. Banana Pancakes

20. Banana Muffins

21. Banana Popsicle

Cut the banana into thick wedges, insert a popsicle stick and freeze them. It works out great in soothing teething pain.

V. Papaya

22. Cut papaya into small pieces that can be held by your little one.

VI. Mango 

23. Frozen mango pops

Cut the mango into thick fingers, insert a stick and freeze them. Great soother for teething.

24. Mango Muffins

25. Mango pancakes

VII. Avocado

26. Wash and cut Avocado into two, cut into small pieces and roll in bread crumbs and serve.


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The information presented here is meant as a guide and does not replace professional medical advice. You should always discuss your baby’s dietary requirements with your doctor.

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Comments

  1. Avatar of Shraddha Shashank ShettyShraddha Shashank Shetty says

    March 17, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    How to feed puri bhaji to 1 year old my son still eats mashed food

    Reply
    • Avatar of prpr says

      March 20, 2019 at 5:58 pm

      Hello Shraddha,

      Start introducing your child with Finger foods. Give different textures of foods. Start with ingredients that your child likes to eat. Now that your child is 1 year old you can feed Smoothies, Milkshakes, Noodles, Cutlets, Fried rice, Yogurt, soups with mashed veggies/meat initially later small chunks, Homemade Muffins, Cookies, Biscuits etc can be fed to your child. You can make a tactic of reward system where if your child 1 solid food you can feed your child with favorite dishes, or tire your child out and when your child is hungry give foods which your child normally doesn’t eat.

      Reply
  2. Avatar of MythiliMythili says

    February 15, 2019 at 12:25 pm

    Hi hema,

    My baby doesn’t like eating food at all.. Fed up with all techniques.. Please suggest me some ideas..

    He like good day biscuits and ceralac..

    Reply
    • Avatar of prpr says

      February 15, 2019 at 8:28 pm

      Hi Mythili,

      This is faced by most of the moms dear. Foremost thing is to stop giving snacks or foods with preservatives and artificial sweeteners. That would help in building the appetite. Then gradually give fresh fruits and vegetables as finger foods. Instead of big meals, give small volume of healthy foods frequently.

      Reply
  3. Avatar of Prisha goklaniPrisha goklani says

    July 13, 2018 at 6:06 am

    Mam my lo is 8 months old.. I am really scared of giving finger foods as I think what if he bite bigger size and cause choking, can this happen?

    Reply
    • Avatar of prpr says

      September 13, 2018 at 12:30 pm

      Hi Prisha,
      Please give small pieces of finger foods and supervise. You can first keep in your hand, make him bite little by little, then give him and make him eat in the same way. Please don’t give big pieces.

      Reply
  4. Avatar of NidhiNidhi says

    July 1, 2017 at 6:42 am

    Hey hema….lov ur blog u r helping new mums so much..
    My one year old can’t follow this food chart
    She eats well twice a day just and no mid morning and evening snacks coz m working mom and she doesn’t eat with anyone else
    Is dis okay?
    I feed her after office and before it

    Reply
    • Avatar of Dr HemapriyaDr Hemapriya says

      April 18, 2018 at 12:47 pm

      You have to get her used to eating with someone else when you are at home. Make her comfortable to eat with that person even in your presence.

      Reply
  5. Avatar of SanilaSanila says

    April 13, 2017 at 11:30 am

    Hi dear hema
    Please mention how to make apple smoothie for my 8.5 month old baby

    Reply
    • Avatar of Dr HemapriyaDr Hemapriya says

      May 7, 2017 at 3:20 pm

      Here you go dear https://www.mylittlemoppet.com/watermelon-smoothie-recipe/ and https://www.mylittlemoppet.com/apple-milkshake-recipe/ I have not particularly tried apple smoothie.

      Reply
  6. Avatar of SanilaSanila says

    April 13, 2017 at 11:28 am

    Hi dear hems
    Can u please mention how to make apple smoothie for my 8.5 month old baby

    Reply
    • Avatar of Dr HemapriyaDr Hemapriya says

      February 2, 2018 at 2:02 pm

      HI Sanila, if your looking for smoothie recipes you can check by searching.

      Reply
  7. Avatar of sindhuvinothsindhuvinoth says

    April 6, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    Dear Mam,
    i have a son- 9th month now. he is looking very lean. can u tell me how to increase his weight with his food menu.

    Thanks.

    Reply
  8. Avatar of LavanyaLavanya says

    December 14, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    Hi Hema,

    Can I giv sapota when my 13 months baby has cold.

    Reply
  9. Avatar of PriyankaPriyanka says

    August 9, 2015 at 3:41 pm

    Hi hema

    Can you help me with a substitute for egg pls. My lo loves to try flavours

    Reply
    • Avatar of Dr HemapriyaDr Hemapriya says

      August 13, 2015 at 10:58 pm

      You can check our Eggless recipes here

      Reply
  10. Avatar of Neha DaveNeha Dave says

    June 28, 2015 at 12:48 am

    Hi Doc,

    Sooo many thanks to you. I was looking for ways to make my daughter eat fruits..will try all of these. A little question, which ingredient I can use to substitute egg, especially for fried apple rings. I was thinking to substitute it with milk but fried apple rings also has buttermilk in it, so confused..tia

    Regards
    Neha

    Reply
    • Avatar of Dr HemapriyaDr Hemapriya says

      July 9, 2015 at 1:56 pm

      Hi Neha,

      I will try a substitute for egg and get back to you

      Reply
  11. Avatar of MubarakaMubaraka says

    May 29, 2015 at 2:45 am

    Txs Hema… For different recipe’s.. As of now my Son (now 10months) enjoys eating all the fruits raw as he has very strong gums… He eats fruits like banana, mango,watermelons, papaya. Is it ok to give him chikku…

    Txs a ton..
    With lots of love
    MB

    Reply
    • Avatar of Dr HemapriyaDr Hemapriya says

      June 1, 2015 at 7:35 pm

      You are welcome Mubaraka 🙂

      Reply
  12. Avatar of KavithaKavitha says

    March 28, 2015 at 4:12 pm

    Dear Hema,
    First of all superb article. Thanks a ton.
    Lemme know which all flours can be used in fried apple rings, apple fritters etc???
    Regards,
    Kavitha

    Reply
    • Avatar of Dr HemapriyaDr Hemapriya says

      April 4, 2015 at 10:00 am

      Besan can be used for apple rings and fritters

      Reply
  13. Avatar of aparnaaparna says

    February 3, 2015 at 5:03 pm

    Hi Dr Hema,
    For making fruit pancakes, the flour which is used is gram flour (besan) ? My lo is 8 months plus.Just had this query, giving thm the fruits in cubes/chips form will not get choked for thm. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Avatar of Dr HemapriyaDr Hemapriya says

      February 4, 2015 at 12:52 pm

      Hi Aparna,

      You can make pancakes in Whole Wheat Flour, will be posting the recipe soon. try giving the fruits cut into long thin strips and let them suck like a lolly. Hope this helped

      Reply
  14. Avatar of PriyaPriya says

    January 30, 2015 at 10:39 am

    Hi Dr , from which month can we start avacado ?

    Reply
    • Avatar of Dr HemapriyaDr Hemapriya says

      January 30, 2015 at 5:12 pm

      Hi priya, Avacado is one of the safest foods and you can start from 6 months

      Reply

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