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Once Upon a Farm Snack Pouch "Dupe"
Make your own delicious and nutrient dense snack pouch for your toddler.
Yield: 10
Calories: 128kcal
Equipment
- Blender
- Oven
Materials
- 1 Small Sweet Potato
- 2 Medium Carrots
- 1.5 Cup Fresh Blueberries
- 1 tbsp Beet Powder
- 2 cups Water
- .5 cup Cold pressed juice or apple sauce
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 2 tbsp Coconut cream (optional)
- 1 tbsp Maple Syrup (optional)
- 1 tbsp Coconut Oil for roasting
Instructions
- Start by peeling and dicing both the potato and carrots and tossing in 1 tbsp of coconut oil. Slow roast the vegetables at 350 degrees for 60 minutes. Be sure to check on them frequently and rotate to prevent any charring.
- Cool the vegetables and add carrots, sweet potato, blueberries and 1 cup of water to the blender.
- Blend on high for 30 seconds then add another 1/2 cup water and beet powder.
- To opt for a sweeter taste add 1/2 cup cold pressed juice (I used apple raspberry) and 1 tablespoon of maple syrup and blend
- Add 2 tablespoons of coconut cream and mix on high until smooth.
Notes
To remedy the burnt orange color I opted for red beet powder. This did not add any flavor changes and upped the appeal of the sauce.
Be mindful not to add too much water at a time. The goal is creating an apple sauce consistency. Blend, check, taste.
After tasting the blend I thought the base of the root vegetable still lingered and I added maple syrup and apple juice to taste. This is optional based on your taste test.
If you do not want to add any sweetener my suggestion would be to add 1/2 cup apple sauce and omit 1/2 cup of water.
