Getting frustrated. Homemade fruit way too tart. Help please?

RSMom32011 · September 2011

Started with peaches, but she didn't like the commercial brand either so I gave those up.

Next was plums. I tried pluots too, they tasted sweeter (still slightly tart) when uncooked, but as soon as I cooked them and froze them, they're like little sour candies.

Now it's blueberries. I tasted the blueberries before I made them. They seemed fine. A little tart, but they weren't sour. I cooked them, pureed them, and I added them to yogurt. And they were WAY sour! I don't know anything about plain yogurt. I've never eaten it. But the yogurt made it worse.

What is going on with my fruits! The only thing I've been able to do right is Apples, Bananas, and pears. Everything else gets so sour.

Does anyone have any tips? Please? I'm tired of wasting food and money.

6fsn · September 2011

Try mixing the sour fruits with the bananas, apples, and pears. With #1 I would do a 2-1 on things like blueberries. I'd also use them with oatmeal and breastmilk.

You could also try vanilla yogurt instead of the plain. When I started yogurt I would also add ground up cheerios to thicken a bit. You might try that for a little sweet.

g00dg0llymsm0lly · September 2011

Try adding some applesauce, or like PP said, vanilla yogurt rather than regular.

shuaytos · September 2011

Try roasting/baking the fruit. It brings out the natural sweetness and concentrates it. You could also try adding a little bit of cinnamon before baking, really yummy with apples.

mesmom2011 · September 2011

I use frozen cubes of pureed ripe banana to sweeten things that my LO doesn't love (avocado, oatmeal. . .)

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