Healthy Yogurt Melts for Baby
These 2-Ingredients Healthy Yogurt Melts are great for baby (and toddler) as a cold refreshing treat, as a gumming tool to help ease the pain of teething or for a quick yummy snack! Bonus, that each melt is loaded with protein, probiotics and essential vitamins and minerals from colorful fruits and vegetables!
These little drops of goodness are going to be your new favorite baby food recipe to make for one simple reason – they are easy to make! Not to mention that they are healthy for baby, and beyond cute to look at. Those are just added bonus points.
With the help of my favorite store bought purees from Beech-Nut, I made these little melts in just around 10 minutes! And that’s with my toddler pulling apart my tuberware cabinet and my preschooler sitting on the kitchen counter with her feet in the sink trying to see how much dirt she can get from our only surviving plant into a plastic easter egg. So 10 minutes prep time, give or take.
This post is sponsored by my good friends at Beech-Nut.
To get started, we just mix up a little plain greek yogurt and a spoonful of colorful Beech-Nut puree. I picked 3 different pink purees so I can have an variety of pink melts for Valentine’s day, but any puree color or flavor will work. Then we pour the yogurt into a baggie, snip the end off and squeeze some drops of yogurt onto a baking sheet. Then our work is done. The freezer does the rest of the work and in just two hours your little one will have a fun and healthy treat.
These melts are great for babies around 8 months and are a perfect teething tool to help ease their sore gums. They also make cool treats for snack time for toddlers and older kids.
While these are completely sugar-free and great for babies, if your toddlers over the age of one are looking for a sweeter treat, feel free to add in a drizzle of honey in this recipe for an amazing dessert option.
Get the recipe: Healthy Yogurt Melts for Baby and Toddler
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon baby food puree
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, mix together the greek yogurt and baby food puree until completely incorporated.
- Spoon yogurt mixture into a resealable baggie (also pipping bags or even reusable pouches work great here) and cut the very end of the bag off. At any point your yogurt blend becomes too thin or runny, simply put the baggie back into the fridge for a couple of minutes to harden back up.
- Squirt small round dots into rows onto the baking sheet. When the baking sheet is full, place the baking sheet into the freezer for 2 hours or overnight to harden. Pop the melts off of the parchment paper and store in air-tight container. These melts do melt rather quickly so it's best to only take out a couple at a time.
Notes
- For toddlers over the age of one, you can add in a teaspoon of honey for a sweeter treat.
- I made 3 different batches of this recipe using 3 different purees so I could get a variety of pink melts. I used Beech-Nuts beets, pear & pomegranate puree, just guava, pear & strawberry puree and just apple, strawberry & beets puree. But almost any homemade puree or puree fromBeech-Nut would work great for this recipe.
- Storage: in air-tight container in freezer for up to 4 months
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19 Comments on “Healthy Yogurt Melts for Baby”
Because my 14mo old has never had any commercially produced foods, when I saw this post, I admit that I figured I’d use my own homemade puree vs. the Beech-Nut. When I happened to be standing next to the Beech-Nut baby foods at Target this weekend, though, I picked up a pouch, and was happy to see that in the Banana | Blueberry | Avocado pouch, there were only organic bananas, organic blueberries, organic avocados, and a tee-tiny bit of organic lemon! I purchased one pouch, made up this recipe, and my kiddo, who has never much liked yogurt, is OBSESSED with them! He absolutely loves them! I pulled the container out of the freezer this morning, gave ’em a little shake, and he smiled from ear to ear! I only wish they were less melty so I could send ’em to daycare with him! Thanks for introducing me to the Beech-Nut brand, and thanks for another recipe that’s a winner!
I am so glad your little one loved the recipe and you learned a fun and easy recipe! I truly love BN and recommend their products when you don’t have time to make your own. I have heard you can use this same recipe and use a dehydrator to make them more like puffs and less messy but I don’t own a dehydrator so I haven’t been able to test it yet.
xo, Michele
Because my 14mo old has never had any commercially produced foods, when I saw this post, I admit that I figured I’d use my own homemade puree vs. the Beech-Nut. When I happened to be standing next to the Beech-Nut baby foods at Target this weekend, though, I picked up a pouch, and was happy to see that in the Banana | Blueberry | Avocado pouch, there were only organic bananas, organic blueberries, organic avocados, and a tee-tiny bit of organic lemon! I purchased one pouch, made up this recipe, and my kiddo, who has never much liked yogurt, is OBSESSED with them! He absolutely loves them! I pulled the container out of the freezer this morning, gave ’em a little shake, and he smiled from ear to ear! I only wish they were less melty so I could send ’em to daycare with him! Thanks for introducing me to the Beech-Nut brand, and thanks for another recipe that’s a winner!
I am so glad your little one loved the recipe and you learned a fun and easy recipe! I truly love BN and recommend their products when you don’t have time to make your own. I have heard you can use this same recipe and use a dehydrator to make them more like puffs and less messy but I don’t own a dehydrator so I haven’t been able to test it yet.
xo, Michele
Because my 14mo old has never had any commercially produced foods, when I saw this post, I admit that I figured I’d use my own homemade puree vs. the Beech-Nut. When I happened to be standing next to the Beech-Nut baby foods at Target this weekend, though, I picked up a pouch, and was happy to see that in the Banana | Blueberry | Avocado pouch, there were only organic bananas, organic blueberries, organic avocados, and a tee-tiny bit of organic lemon! I purchased one pouch, made up this recipe, and my kiddo, who has never much liked yogurt, is OBSESSED with them! He absolutely loves them! I pulled the container out of the freezer this morning, gave ’em a little shake, and he smiled from ear to ear! I only wish they were less melty so I could send ’em to daycare with him! Thanks for introducing me to the Beech-Nut brand, and thanks for another recipe that’s a winner!
I am so glad your little one loved the recipe and you learned a fun and easy recipe! I truly love BN and recommend their products when you don’t have time to make your own. I have heard you can use this same recipe and use a dehydrator to make them more like puffs and less messy but I don’t own a dehydrator so I haven’t been able to test it yet.
xo, Michele
Do you a suggestion to use something besides dairy yogurt ? Could use something else like coconut for my dairy free babe? Thank you !! Love your site so much ❤️❤️
I haven’t tried coconut milk yogurt but I would try the thickest brand you can find and I am sure it would work out. If you try it, let me know how it turned out.
xo, Michele
Do you a suggestion to use something besides dairy yogurt ? Could use something else like coconut for my dairy free babe? Thank you !! Love your site so much ❤️❤️
I haven’t tried coconut milk yogurt but I would try the thickest brand you can find and I am sure it would work out. If you try it, let me know how it turned out.
xo, Michele
Do you a suggestion to use something besides dairy yogurt ? Could use something else like coconut for my dairy free babe? Thank you !! Love your site so much ❤️❤️
I haven’t tried coconut milk yogurt but I would try the thickest brand you can find and I am sure it would work out. If you try it, let me know how it turned out.
xo, Michele
How fast do these melt? My 10 month old is just starting finger foods and I am scared to death of her choking! These seem like a choking hazard??
Once in the mouth, these melt really quickly so not a choking hazard at all.
These melt really quick even before my daughter can have them and are cold right out of the freezer for winters.
Do you let them thaw or do can you give these straight from the freezer?
straight from the freezer, or they will melt on you:)
Thanks for sharing this recipe my son loves yogurt melts. So now instead of buying them I can just make them at home for him.
So much cheaper and easier!