Nutritious and Tasty Teething Biscuit Recipes for Your Teething Baby (2024)

Homemade Teething Biscuit Recipes – Nutritious Teething Biscuits for Your Baby. Think Outside the Box.

Yummy, Tasty & Nutritious Homemade Teething Biscuits

Please note: Many of these recipes will yield a dough that is “not your momma’s cookie dough”. The dough may be very sticky and “goopy” or may seem too thick. This will be common for many of these recipes due to the nature of the ingredients.

IMPORTANT CAUTION: When feeding your infant Teething Biscuits, Baby Finger Foods or any other food that may pose a choking hazard, it is VERY important to watch the child closely. Always ensure the child is in a totally upright sitting position as well. Some parents will tell you one brand or recipe is great while others will tell you the very same brand/recipe was horrible and their child choked due to crumbling or breaking.

There is no brand or recipe for teething biscuits that is guaranteed not to crumble or break off into pieces.
(Visit the substitution links below if you don’t want to use a whole egg, milk or a wheat-based flour

Oats & ‘Naner Drops submitted by Karla

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 1 cup ground oats (grind oats and make a coarse oat flour)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon or ginger or cardamom (we’d try it with all 4 spices.)
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 t baking powder
  • 1 cup (~2) overripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 Tbs oil of choice

Directions:

Mix dry, mix wet, add wet to dry. Drop by the spoonful onto parchment paper or greased baking sheet. Bake 12-15 min at 350. (adapted from a vegan cookbook)

Teething Biscuit Recipes – Eggless Baby Cereal Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup dry infant rice cereal with bananas (or other flavored or
  • unflavored infant cereal)
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil
  • ice water

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat oven 425F

Step 2: Mix flour and cereal.

Step 3: Gradually stir in oil. Mix a little ice water at a time (start with 1/4 cup) until dough begins to form a ball and pull away from the bowl.

Step 4: Roll out to the thickness of a cracker on a floured surface and cut into desired shapes.

Step 5: Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet 10-12 min. or until lightly brown. Cool completely.

Step 6: Store in an airtight container. (you may want to try 1/2 plain and 1/2 flavored baby cereal as the taste when using full flavored baby cereal is very strong.)

I love your site. My son has enjoyed many of the recipes, but his favorite is the Eggless Baby Cereal Cookies.

I’ve made several variations and I just wanted to share a trick I learned in working with the dough.

It is very sticky and difficult to roll out, (especially as I make it with rice flour-we have wheat allergies in the family), so instead of rolling it out and cutting out shapes, I use a pastry bag and pipe out the dough into bars, circles, almost any shape. Logan enjoys the variety and cleanup is much easier. Thanks so much for this wonderful resource. – Katie

04 March 2007

My Favorite Baby Cereal Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 Tbs Shortening
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp water
  • 1 1/2 cup rice baby cereal

Directions:

Step 1: Heat oven to 300 degrees. Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, baking powder, salt, vanilla, and water. Mix until well blended. Gradually stir in cereal.

Step 2: Knead until smooth. Pat into rectangle. Cut into 12 1″ bars, smooth edges so they will not be sharp. Place on ungreased sheet. Bake 20-30 min or until dry.

Step 3: Store in uncovered container overnight. **Freezes Well**

You may need to add some flour to this mixture to stiffen the dough if needed. Add the flour by tablespoonfuls until a more firm and stiff dough is formed.

Homemade Wheat Thins (8 months and up)

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups uncooked oatmeal
  • 2 cups unbleached white flour (you may substitute 1cup of whole wheat flour forthe white)
  • 1 cup wheat germ
  • 3 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. salt (not necessary – omit if you choose)
  • 3/4 cup oil
  • 1 cup water

Directions:

Step 1: Mix all together, and roll out onto 2 cookie sheets. Sprinkle with salt. Lightly roll again to press salt in. Cut into squares or diamonds – a pizza cutter works well.

Step 2: Bake at 350F.

Step3: After 15 minutes begin checking the crackers and remove the ones that are golden brown and hard. Continue checking every 3-5 minutes. Optional sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds before baking.

Eggless Baby Cereal Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup baby cereal
  • 1 cup juice

Directions:

Step 1: Mix ingredients well

Step 2: Roll out and cut into shapes

Step 3: Bake for 20-30 min at350 degrees (F)

Freezes Well*Dough will be very sticky and seem “wrong” and may be hard to work with. This is as it should be so do not panic. You may wish to add more flour and/or cereal to achieve a more doughy consistency.*

Wholesome Wheat Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 4 Tbsp butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 cup plain, untoasted wheat germ
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour, approx.

Directions:

Step 1: Beat together the milk, butter and sugar. Stir in the wheat germ and enough flour to make a dough.

Step 2: Knead until smooth and satiny, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 3: Pinch off balls of dough and roll them into sticks about 1/2 in. thick and 4 in. long

Step 4: Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350°F for about 45 minutes or until browned and hard.

Makes about 20 depending on the size you make them.

Monkey Cookies (may turn out soft)

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup butter/margarine, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 bananas, mashed
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400F degrees

Step 2: Combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Mix well.

Step 3: Add butter or margarine. Mix well.

Step 4: Add remaining ingredients. Mix well.

Step 5: Drop by teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet. Bake around 12 minutes.

Makes about 3 dozen. These are very cake-like and you may wish to add more flour for a stiffer “cookie”.

Teething Biscuits* – Buffalo News

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup instant non-fat dry milk powder
  • 1/2 cup wheat germ
  • 11/2 tsps baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup undiluted, frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

Directions:

Step 1: Combine flour, milk powder, wheat germ, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together.

Step 2: In another bowl, combine sugar and oil. Beat in the egg and orange juice and gradually add flour mixture to make a stiff dough. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.

Step 3: Place greased cookie sheet on damp towel to keep from sliding. Place dough on cookie sheet and flatten, rolling out to within 1 inch of the edge. Cut into 2 by 3/4-inch bars; separating the cookies isn’t necessary. Bake 15 minutes in preheated 375-degree oven until light brown.

Step 4: Remove from oven; re-cut on the same lines. Return to oven. Turn off heat and let set until oven is cool. Makes about 6 dozen cookies that can be frozen and thawed as needed. **Freezes Well**

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Nutritious Teething Biscuits from Vicki Lansky’s “Feed Me I’m Yours.”

Ingredients:

  • 1 beaten egg yolk
  • 3 Tbsp maple syrup or molasses (May be omitted)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp oil
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 Tbsp uncooked oatmeal
  • 1 cup flour (white, wheat or combo)
  • 1 Tbsp soy flour
  • 1 Tbsp wheat germ
  • 1 Tbsp nonfat dry milk.

Directions:

Step 1: Blend wet ingredients, add dry ingredients. Dough will be stiff. Roll dough thin and cut into strips or desired shapes.

Step 2: Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 15 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet.

Step 35: These can be made without the last 3 ingredients, but they add to thenutritional value. **Freezes Well**

What Type of Cooking Oil Should I Use in Teething Biscuit Recipes?

The best type of cooking oil to use would be canola or corn oil. Vegetable oil is also a good oil to use however you should use vegetable shortening sparingly when cooking. Using vegetable shortening in a baked good every so often should not pose any health issues.

Baking with olive oil is a good option as well. You would need to use an extra-light virgin olive oil so that you avoid the taste of the olive oil. A “heavier” olive oil can be used when you are baking a food that is highly flavored such as a spice cake or a gingerbread cake.

Thanks to Kerrie for asking – 22 December 2007

Teething Biscuit Recipes – Try These Banana Bread Sticks

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup mashed banana
  • 1 3/4 cups flour (white, whole wheat, or a combination)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:

Step 1: Combine ingredients and stir only until smooth. Pour into a greased loaf pan.

Step 2: Bake at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour or until firmly set.

Step 3: Cool, remove from pan, and cut into sticks. Spread sticks out on a cookie sheet and bake at 150 degrees F for 1 hour or longer until the sticks are hard and crunchy. Store in a tightly covered container.

Adapted from Feed Me I’m Yours by Vicki Lansky **Freezes Well**

Yummy Rice Banana Baby Cereal Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1-1/2 cups banana rice baby cereal (commercial baby cereal)
  • 2 tablespoon wheat germ
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1-2 teaspoon water

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

Step 2: Beat oil and egg yolks together then add the sugar, mixing well to combine.

Step 3: Add the remaining dry ingredients and fold into wet mixture until everything is combined.

If this seems too dry, add 1 to 2 teaspoons of water. This dough will be very stiff.

Step 4: Knead dough and roll out into a log on a floured surface. Cut 1⁄4-inch slices from log and arrange on the baking sheet. You may make these any shape you like.

Step 5: Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes flipping biscuits over halfway through bake time.

Zwieback Toast

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 c milk
  • 1 pkg active dry yeast
  • 1/4 c sugar
  • 1/4 c butter — melted
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground anise or anise flavoring
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 c flour

Directions:

Step 5: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Scald the milk and when lukewarm add to the yeast.

Step 5: Add the sugar, butter, salt, anise and the eggs unbeaten, and enough flour to handle. Let rise until light.

Step 5: Make into 3 inch oblong rolls, place close together in a buttered pan in rows, two inches apart. Let rise again and bake 20 minutes. When cold cut in 1/2 inch slices and brown evenly in the oven. If desired you can ice with a glaze made from confectioner’s sugaror dust with confectioner’s sugar.

Recipe By: “L.Farrar”, **Freezes Well**

Overnight Teething Biscuits

Ingredients:

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar (white or brown)
  • 2 to 2 1/4 cups flour (white, whole wheat, or a combination)
  • 1/4 cup wheat germ
  • dash of cinnamon

Directions:

Step 1: Break eggs into bowl and stir until creamy.

Step 2: Add sugar and continue to stir. Gradually add enough flour to make a stiff dough.

Step 3: Roll out between two sheets of lightly floured wax paper to about 3/4″ thickness. Cut into round shapes or whatever shape you choose.

Step 4: Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Let stand overnight (10-12 hours).

Step 5: Bake at 325°F (165°C) until browned and hard.

This will make about twelve durable and almost crumb-free teething biscuits.

adapted from Feed Me I’m Yours” by Vicki Lansky **Freezes Well**

A NOTE ABOUT INGREDIENTS:

SUGAR ( view our Sugar Substitutes page )

While some baked good recipes call for sugar, We do NOT advocate adding sugar to any -mealtime- baby food at all. For example, there is no need to add sugar to baby’s applesauce, cereals or sweet potatoes. Using sugar in a baked good product is a personal decision that should be made by the individual parent.

SALT – Salt is often required in baked goods to make them set-up properly. DO NOT add salt as a flavoring to everything and anything that you prepare for your baby. There is no reason to add salt to baby’s mashed potatoes or green beans for example. Remember, as with sugar, a pinch of salt in an entire baked good recipe does not mean that your infant will be consuming that pinch of salt in each bite of baked goods

EGGS – Some pediatricians will say that it is OKto use whole egg in a baked good recipe for an infant over 8 months old who has no history of, or has not shown any propensity to food allergies. Read more about Eggs.

FLOUR – Some pediatricians will say that it is OKto use a wheat based – such as all purpose white – flour in a baked good recipe for an infant over 8 months old who has no history of, or has not shown any propensity to, food allergies. Remember, if your baby has had oats and barley without any trouble, odds are there are no gluten issues. Read our page.

AS ALWAYS – You should consult with your baby’s pediatrician when concerned about specific foods. Generalities may NOT apply to your baby.

Baby Cereal Pancakes (While this is not a biscuit recipe, it’s a great finger food and I just had to include it)

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup baby barley cereal (or other baby cereal)
  • 1 cup formula (or another liquid such as milk)
  • 1/2 cup mashed banana (or fruit of your choice)
  • 1 tbsp melted margarine or butter (unsalted type)
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup baby oatmeal
  • apple juice (about 1/2 cup) Use water if you prefer
  • Add cinnamon, nutmeg, dash of vanilla or other flavorings if you wish.

Directions:

Step 1: Mix all ingredients together and add enough juice to make pancake consistency. Cook on cook top in frying pan as with “regular” pancakes.**Freezes Well**

Read our Baby Cereal Pancakes Baby Food Recipe page to learn some tips when making these.

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Remember, always consult with your pediatrician regarding introducing solid foods to your baby and specifically discuss any foods that may pose allergy risks for your baby.

Photography by Chelsea Foy

Nutritious and Tasty Teething Biscuit Recipes for Your Teething Baby (2024)

FAQs

What are made 4 baby teething biscuits? ›

Made 4 baby teething biscuits are made with real banana, apple and prune puree. They easily dissolve as baby chews and won't crack or crumble. Sore gums are stimulated and soothed as baby nibbles. *WHO average weight of 8.5kg.

Are teething biscuits healthy? ›

The Healthy Babies report identified the foods containing the most heavy metal contaminates that parents should significantly reduce in their infant and child's diet. At the top of the list: rice cereal, rice-based puffs, rice-based snacks and rice rusks or teething biscuits.

What is a good alternative to teething crackers? ›

A simple alternative to store-bought teething biscuits are baby bread sticks. Cut 1-inch slices from your favorite loaf of bread and slice into long sticks. Bake at 200 degrees on an ungreased baking sheet for about an hour until fully hardened.

What are teething biscuits made of? ›

Ingredients for Homemade Teething Biscuits:

Oats– you will want to use regular rolled oats. Banana– a ripe banana works best. It will puree better and add sweetness. Coconut Oil– this is used as a binding agent, and gives the biscuits a creamier texture.

What were old fashioned teething biscuits called? ›

Zwieback is commonly used to feed teething babies and as the first solid food for patients with an upset stomach. The name comes from German zwei ("two") or zwie ("twi-"), and backen, meaning "to bake".

Can I give sweet potatoes to my 4 month old baby? ›

You can introduce sweet potatoes, a stage one food, into baby's diet around 6 months of age–around the same time you can introduce most solid foods into a baby's diet.

What food is good for teething babies? ›

1. Chilled Fruit. Once you've introduced your baby to solid foods, which typically occurs around 6 months, you can help soothe those sore gums with a tasty snack of chilled mashed bananas, applesauce, strawberries, melon, or other soft fruits.

Is Gerber biscuits good for babies? ›

Perfect First Finger Food

A snack that is both tasty and nutritious, the biscuits are fortified with Vitamin E and Zinc that are essential for your child's growth and development. Nestlé Gerber Arrowroot Biscuits are recommended for children from 10 months, or children who are accustomed to chewing solid foods.

What is a teething rusk? ›

Teething biscuits are biscuits that do not crack or crumble. Instead, they dissolve on contact with your baby's gums, stimulating and soothing them in the process.

How do you make homemade teething soother? ›

Cold Towel: Wet a clean dishcloth or towel and refrigerate for several minutes. Allow the baby to use this towel as a teething chew toy. As they chew, the coldness will relieve swelling and help ease some of their pain. The cold towel acts like a safe ice pack for their gums.

What is the best finger food for baby with no teeth? ›

Good finger foods for babies include soft, easy-to-swallow foods like steamed veggies; soft fruits; whole-grain bread, pasta, or cereal; crackers; chicken; cheese; and scrambled eggs.

Are teething biscuits necessary? ›

Although teething biscuits can increase the risk for cavities, they also have some benefits, such as helping your child learn to chew and get used to solid foods. If you decide to give your baby biscuits or crackers to help him or her through the teething process, there are some options worth trying.

What biscuits do babies eat? ›

Baby & Kids Biscuits & Bars
  • 60g. Heinz Golden Multigrain Biscotti Snack 7+ Months. ...
  • 42g. Bickiepegs Teething Biscuits for Babies 6+ Months. ...
  • 60g. Heinz Apple Biscotti Baby Food Snacks 7+ Months. ...
  • 150g. Heinz Farley's Rusks Reduced Sugar Baby Food Snacks 6+ Months. ...
  • 150g. Heinz Original Baby Food Snacks 6+ Months. ...
  • 60g. ...
  • 100g. ...
  • 60g.

What crackers are good for 8 month old? ›

Serve soft crackers that do not have sharp edges and soften on contact with saliva. These include cream crackers, oyster crackers, papadam, and water biscuits, among others. Crackers in the style of Goldfish crackers, Ritz crackers, and Saltines also work for this age.

What do they put in baby teethers? ›

These are the classic teethers. They can be solid or filled with sterilised water. Look out for those made free from BPA, PVC and phthalates, which might be harmful . As there are many different plastics, check the packaging to find out whether you can cool or heat the one you buy (for soothing or cleaning).

Can I give my 4 month old teething biscuits? ›

At What Age Should I Introduce Teething Biscuits? While you can start introducing some types of solid foods by the time your baby turns six months old, that's still too early to give your little one a teething biscuit. MedlinePlus recommends that you shouldn't introduce teething biscuits until 8-12 months of age.

Are baby teething wafers safe? ›

While there is no evidence to suggest that teething biscuits are unsafe for babies, the NHS says: 'It's best to avoid rusks because nearly all brands contain some sugar. ' So if you are looking into using teething biscuits, be sure to check the ingredients first and opt for ones with as little sugar as possible.

What are teething toys made of? ›

Most modern teethers are silicone, but can also be made of wood or rubber. Some teethers are filled with a fluid or gel that can be frozen or refrigerated.

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