Banana-Blueberry Puree with a Crunch and a hint of Maple Syrup

There are many, many things I miss while living in Okinawa. One of them is the restaurant, Crackel Barrel. On my last trip home, the very nice waitresses gave me a few bottles of maple syrup to take with me. I know, there is probably no difference between their maple syrup and the one I find at the grocery store but when I see that label, waffles and pancakes just taste better! Any way, I've told you all of this to explain why I made blueberry waffles with bananas this morning (ha,ha). 
I wanted to "share" my breakfast with my little one and I already had banana, as well, as blueberry puree in my freezer and that's where it began.
Now, my baby doesn't seem to love the texture of banana by itself so I always mix it with another puree. To add some crunch, and to keep the textures similar to my waffle (crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside), I added grounded banana and blueberry puff cereal. I love the plum organics puff cereal! They are so colorful and tasty! I also added a drop of maple syrup. This is totally optional. I did some research online and most agree that maple syrup is okay. Although it is not a process sugar, it is still sugar, therefore, something they can really do without so I leave it to your discretion. Here is a link with more information about maple syrup: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=115
He loved this combination! I couldn't feed him fast enough and ended up having to make him a second serving! 


Ingredients:
Banana Puree
Blueberry Puree
3-4  ground puff cereal (banana and blueberry flavor) or cheerios
1 drop to 1/8 of a tsp of 100% pure maple syrup (optional)

*It's been brought to my attention that crackel barrel no longer serves pure maple syrup, rather a combination of maple and sugar cane syrup....oooops. Make sure, if you use syrup, it is pure maple syrup, instead of misreading, as I did (100% Pure Natural Syrup) =/

To make Banana Puree:

This is super easy!

Just peel a banana (or a few if you want to store for a bit), cut up discarding the end tip and peel, and place in the food processor or blender. Store in the fridge for 3 days or in the freezer for 3 months. Be aware of changes in color, just like avocado, and apples, bananas will turn brown but it is perfectly okay.

To make Blueberry Puree:

Just as easy as the banana puree or even easier! I used organic frozen blueberries (one of the few organic things we have at our grocery store), making sure that there was no sugar added on the ingredients list. Place in the food processor or blender and process. Store in the fridge for 3 days or for 3 months in the freezer.