Ques for those that have done their own purees..

rock-elle · January 2012

So I am having trouble with pears, I don't eat a lot of them so I dont know a ton about them. I peeled and sliced a ripe pear and pureed it up in the food processor and within a few minutes the puree started to brown. Is that normal? Is there a way to avoid that?

I've done sweet potatoes and green peas, both with easy success, but these pears are giving me trouble Smile

ksulli · January 2012

I don't 'do' pears, but I would imagine that's normal- I think a raw apple would do the same. If you boil/steam it, it may stay closer to the whiteish color (again, like apples). I think the exposure to air does it.

erinlovesdavid · January 2012

Mine browned too, totally normal. So do apples, bananas and avocados.

Leah&Cole · January 2012

I'm not big on pears myself, but DS loved them. When I made them I steamed the pears before I pureed them (add some cinnamon for extra fun!). I put them straight from the food processor into the freezer and I didn't notice any browning.

rock-elle · January 2012

hmm, maybe the steaming is the key...

Eris-Alexis · January 2012

You could also add a few drops of lemon juice which should keep it from browning when exposed to air. Not sure if boiling it first would help.

damabo80 · January 2012

Even though it's brown, it's shouldn't affect the taste or nutrition. It just looks nasty.

schenkertobe · January 2012

If you steam them first, they wont turn brown. I've done them both ways- steams and raw. The raw pureed ones browned instantly, the steamed ones did not.

Mrs.Albie · January 2012

I steam them and they stay white, tastey looking. I found them to be really thin though, so I always mixed them with some baby cereal to thicken them up when I fed them to DS1. Actually, that was a good one to mix with other veggie or meat purees once you start making combination meals.

sarahandeddiejune212008 · January 2012

I always steamed my pears first. I have the baby berezza, so it was really easy. I never had any issue with it changing color.

dorothy&gail · January 2012

damabo80:
Even though it's brown, it's shouldn't affect the taste or nutrition. It just looks nasty.

This. I have done pears a lot and freeze them, and sometimes they brown and sometimes they don't. I don't know why they only brown sometimes, but I always taste them and they always taste the same and are good.

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