Get the recipe: Homemade Breast Milk Popsicles (great for teething!)
Learn how to make the easiest breastmilk popsicles for your baby or toddler. Breastmilk popsicles are super helpful for relieving teething pain, sore throats, or introducing new foods to your baby.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh breast milk or formula
- 3 tbsp fruit or veggie add-ins (optional)
Instructions
- To a small blender, add the breast milk or formula along with any fruit or cooked veggies. I added blueberries and strawberries into the ones pictured.
- Blend for 1-2 minutes or until completely smooth.
- Pour the breast milk mixture into small popsicle molds. Place the popsicle mold into the freezer and let freeze for at least 5 hours, perferably overnight.
- When frozen, take out and serve to baby.
Notes
Age: 4+ months
Yield: 1 cup of popsicle mixture, which was 4 small popsicles
Just Breast Milk Popsicles: if you prefer not to add any fruits or veggies to your popsicles, you can simply pour the breast milk into the popsicle molds and freeze for at least 5 hours.
Using Formula: You can use formula only, breast milk only, or a combination of formula and breast milk for these popsicles.
Fruit or Veggie Add-Ins
- blueberries
- bananas
- strawberries
- spinach
- sweet potato (cooked)
- mango
- carrots (cooked)
- Be sure to use fresh breast milk when making popsicles. It is NOT recommended to use thawed, previously frozen breast milk and then refreeze it into popsicle molds, as this may cause unwanted bacterial growth.
- The mixed consistency of popsicles - both liquid and semi-solid at the same time - may cause some initial coughing for your baby, which is normal. Even with that said, it's always a good idea to use supervision when feeding your baby.
- Smaller popsicle molds like the ones recommended above will be the best serving size and grasping size for little hands.
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