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Baby’s Pap & Egg Custard

By Chioma 14 Comments

An easy weight-gaining recipe to make for your baby and toddler using dry pap powder. Pap, also known as akamu, ogi or koko in Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa languages respectively is made from corn, which is soaked, ground into a paste and then sieved. Research shows that the process of soaking corn causes fermentation, which actually improves its nutritional value, while reducing the anti-nutrients in the corn that are harmful to the body. I will not go into details here but if you want to know more, always check out my YouTube Channel where I intend to provide information and tips as well as visual recipes…don’t forget to subscribe too. To make this baby’s pap & egg custard, you need to first make your pap and also turn the wet pap into dry form for more shelf life. Get the videos of how to do it here and here.

Pap & egg custard is a nutritious combination of carbohydrate, protein, minerals, vitamins and fat, especially omega-3 fatty acids which are important in baby brain development. So, incorporating this into your baby’s diet is a big plus because it is simple, easy and cheap to make with just pap and egg yolk. You can also make Banana egg custard or incorporate banana or other fruits into this baby’s pap & egg custard too. So, instead of using corn flour to make egg custard, why not use pap.

Baby’s Pap & Egg Custard

Ingredients

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3/4 to 1 cup milk
  • 1-2 tsp dry pap powder
  • Pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg

Method

  1. Put all the ingredients into a bowl and mix together using a whisk.
  2. Put in a pot on medium heat and stir while cooking until it solidifies into a smooth custard.
  3. Remove from heat and sweeten with fruit or date syrup if desired.

Filed Under: 6-7 months, 7-9 months, 9-12 months, All Recipes, Baby Recipes, Nigerian Pap Recipes

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Fumzy says

    19th April 2021 at 3:52 pm

    Can I use wet pap please

    Reply
    • Chioma says

      19th May 2021 at 3:41 am

      You can try it.

  2. Mathilda says

    4th August 2021 at 5:44 pm

    I just your 2 e-recipe books. Do you have a recipe book exclusively for babies? My twins just turned 9 months and i want to start them on Nigerian baby food

    Reply
    • Chioma says

      14th August 2021 at 6:17 am

      I have sent you an email.

  3. Chidinma says

    16th August 2021 at 2:54 pm

    Can I do this for. 3 month old??

    Reply
    • Chioma says

      21st August 2021 at 6:20 am

      No. Solid food should be started only when baby is 6 months old please

  4. Fay says

    25th September 2021 at 10:17 am

    Hello, my egg custard tasted starchy and slightly bitter when I added mashed bananas to it. Is that right please?

    Reply
    • Chioma says

      28th September 2021 at 7:24 pm

      It is not. Check if something else you added maybe by mistake

  5. Fay says

    25th September 2021 at 10:20 am

    Hello, my custard tasted starchy when I added mashed bananas to it, is that right please?

    Reply
    • Chioma says

      28th September 2021 at 7:23 pm

      I don’t understand how banana can taste starchy. It might be from something else

  6. akinsanya olabisi says

    16th November 2021 at 12:29 pm

    Pls can I get ur e recipe book for preparing my baby food,he’s 6 months and three weeks… have bin trying to introduce some solid to him but he won’t eat except for what am eating…thanks ma

    Reply
    • Chioma says

      14th December 2021 at 2:44 pm

      Here’s the link to get it https://selar.co/1frp

  7. Agu Perpetual says

    17th November 2021 at 12:02 am

    Recipe book ma, for baby food

    Reply
    • Chioma says

      14th December 2021 at 2:43 pm

      You can get it via link https://selar.co/1frp

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