What's in it
Tap any ingredient for its safe form at your baby's age — the recipe assumes those preps.
Steps
- 01Soak 1 pitted date in hot water for 10 minutes until very soft.
- 02Mash the date to a fine paste — check carefully for any pit fragments.
- 03Mash the paste into 3 tbsp warm cooked oatmeal with a pinch of cinnamon.
- 04Serve just warm; the date should be fully worked in, never in chunks.
Why it works
One soft-soaked date sweetens a whole bowl of oats the way no syrup needs to — mashed to a paste it's safe from 9 months, with fiber and minerals instead of empty sugar.
Storage
Keeps 2 days covered in the fridge; loosen with water or breast milk/formula when reheating.