Recipes for Homemade Food Pouches

Fresh food made squeezy

Homemade pouch recipes for the whole family

Simple, real-food blends you can batch-cook, fill with your Fill n Squeeze pouch maker and freeze. Each recipe fills roughly four to six 150ml pouches. Start with smooth purées for first tastes, then add texture as your little one grows.

First tastes

Single veg and simple fruit purées for around 6 months and up. Blend very smooth and add a splash of baby's usual milk or cooled boiled water to loosen.

Silky carrot

6m+ · 20 mins

  • 4 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
Method

Steam for 15–20 minutes until very soft. Blend until completely smooth, loosening with a little of the cooking water. Cool before filling.

Sweet potato

6m+ · 25 mins

  • 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed
Method

Steam or boil for about 20 minutes until tender. Blend smooth with a splash of water or baby's usual milk.

Broccoli and pea

6m+ · 15 mins

  • 1 small head broccoli, in florets
  • 100g frozen peas
Method

Steam the broccoli for 8 minutes, add the peas for the last 3. Blend until smooth. Green veg early on helps little ones get used to less sweet flavours.

Gentle pear

6m+ · 10 mins

  • 3 ripe pears, peeled, cored and chopped
Method

Simmer in a splash of water for 5–8 minutes until soft, then blend. Very ripe pears can simply be mashed raw for older babies.

Fruity blends

Naturally sweet, no added sugar needed.

Apple, mango and banana

6m+ · 10 mins

  • 2 apples, peeled and chopped
  • 1 ripe mango, flesh only
  • 1 ripe banana
Method

Soften the apple in a little water for 6–8 minutes. Blend with the mango and banana until smooth.

Berry and pear

7m+ · 10 mins

  • 2 ripe pears, chopped
  • 150g mixed berries (frozen is fine)
Method

Simmer together for 5 minutes until the berries collapse. Blend, then press through a sieve if you want it seed-free.

Peach melba

7m+ · 5 mins

  • 4 ripe peaches (or a tin in juice, drained)
  • 100g raspberries
Method

Blend the peaches and raspberries until smooth and sieve out the seeds. Lovely stirred into natural yoghurt too.

Tropical sunshine

7m+ · 5 mins

  • 1 ripe mango
  • 150g pineapple
  • 1 small banana
Method

Blend everything until smooth. Pineapple is quite tangy, so start with a little and add more to taste.

Veggie meals

Hearty savoury blends with a little more texture. No salt or stock cubes needed for babies; herbs and mild spices add flavour.

Butternut, lentil and cumin

7m+ · 30 mins

  • ½ butternut squash, peeled and cubed
  • 50g red lentils, rinsed
  • Pinch of ground cumin
Method

Simmer the squash and lentils in about 300ml water for 20–25 minutes until the lentils are soft. Add the cumin, then blend to the texture you like.

Cauliflower cheese

7m+ · 20 mins

  • ½ cauliflower, in florets
  • 30g mild cheddar, grated
  • Splash of whole milk
Method

Steam the cauliflower for 12–15 minutes until soft. Blend with the cheese and enough milk to make a smooth sauce.

Pea, spinach and mint

7m+ · 10 mins

  • 200g frozen peas
  • Handful of baby spinach
  • A few mint leaves
Method

Cook the peas for 4 minutes, wilt in the spinach for the last minute, then blend with the mint and a splash of the cooking water.

Mini ratatouille

8m+ · 30 mins

  • 1 courgette, 1 red pepper, ½ aubergine, chopped
  • 200g tinned chopped tomatoes
  • Drizzle of olive oil, pinch of dried basil
Method

Soften the veg in the oil for 10 minutes, add the tomatoes and basil and simmer for 15 minutes. Blend smooth or leave a little texture.

Toddler and lunchbox favourites

For little ones on the go, school lunches and grown-up snacks too.

Overnight oats pouch

12m+ · 5 mins + overnight

  • 40g porridge oats
  • 150ml whole milk
  • 1 ripe banana, mashed
  • Pinch of cinnamon
Method

Stir together and leave in the fridge overnight. Blend smooth in the morning and fill. A great breakfast on the school run.

Strawberry yoghurt swirl

12m+ · 5 mins

  • 300g natural or Greek yoghurt
  • 150g strawberries
Method

Blend the strawberries and stir through the yoghurt. Freeze the filled pouches for a cool after-school treat.

Tomato and red pepper soup

12m+ · 25 mins

  • 1 onion, 2 red peppers, chopped
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 small potato, diced
Method

Soften the onion and pepper, add the tomatoes, potato and 200ml water and simmer for 20 minutes. Blend smooth. Warm before filling and check the temperature before serving.

Green smoothie

12m+ · 5 mins

  • 1 ripe banana
  • Handful of spinach
  • 100g mango
  • 100ml milk or apple juice
Method

Blend everything until completely smooth. The fruit hides the spinach perfectly.

Pouch tips

Batch and freezeFill a whole batch at once, label each pouch with the date using the marker, and freeze. Thaw overnight in the fridge.
Cool before fillingLet food cool, then fill and refrigerate. Use chilled pouches within a day or two.
Warming upPouches are microwave and bottle-warmer safe. Always stir or squeeze to mix and check the temperature before serving.
Smooth to lumpyBlend less as your baby grows to help them get used to texture, and offer a spoon alongside.
Keep it simple for babiesNo added salt or sugar, and no honey before 12 months. See the NHS Start for Life weaning guide for more.
Easy cleaningRinse straight after use, wash in hot soapy water with the cleaning brush, or pop on the top rack of the dishwasher.

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Ages are a guide only. Every baby is different, so follow your health visitor's advice and always supervise little ones while they eat.