Press flat on cookie sheet before baking. They are kind of sticky and a little hard to shape but press on. It is worth it. Bake 17 minutes. The cookies should be chewy and soft, not crunchy. Your oven might be a little more or less so keep an eye on them. Pour yourself a glass of milk and nosh. I'm desperate! However they are good so 2 is not a stretch! Thanks so much!
Join now to personalize. Breastfeeding Support and Help Freezing lacation cookies and brewers yeast k. Original poster's comments 3. See all replies 1. They are yummy!
My recipe uses no flour so mine are not dry if baked then frozen. Congrats momma! Thank you! Hi Jessica! Please email me at info thebakermama. Would I be able to make a large amount and then freeze them and just thaw them out when i run low?
Hi Deyanira! Are there substitutes I can use instead of peanut butter to bind all the ingredients? Hi Missy! You could use almond butter, sunflower seed butter, blended dates, or really any nut or seed butter that you might like.
The fat concentration of breast milk changes over a feed — in the beginning it is lower in fat, called foremilk, and the last bit is higher in fat, called hindmilk.
So when he got you to express you might not have pumped long enough to get all the hind milk! Your baby is also more efficient at removing milk than a pump. Hi Jenni! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did when I was nursing. My pediatrician was spot on as well as my lactation consultant. My milk always looked skim almost more like water and the layer of separation on top looked more like milk than anything close to cream. I have friends who pump exclusively too and every ounce they pump looks and stores like cream.
And I have friends who produce milk like something in between. So based on the way my milk looked and the lack in weight gain from all of my babies when I was breastfeeding exclusively, I do believe I make skim milk. I never made hardly any milk for my other 2. My first I tried fenugreek, teas, prescription meds, and pumping after every feeding. Nothing increased my supply and always had to supplement. My second I always supplemented and gave him what little tiny bit of milk i made while I could, only a couple weeks.
Hope that makes sense. Hi Stephanie! Congrats on 3! Everything in them is good for you, whether nursing, pregnant or neither. Hey mommas! Lol On our 13th month! Have a blessed day! These are deeelicious!! Trying to get my supply back up after a 4 day nursing strike from my 9 month old!! Thanks for the yummy, and super easy recipe!! Are the chocolate chips a necessary ingredient or just for taste? Hi Sara! The chocolate chips are just an addition for taste.
You can definitely leave them out. I love love love these lactation bites. They are delicious and so easy! Hi Yessi! I eat raw old-fashioned oats all the time. Thank you so much for the recipe. I hope that it will help boost my milk supply up. I am trying to figure out the nutritional value per ball, do you have that worked up? Just had my baby boy 5 weeks ago. Hi Britt! Congrats on your baby boy! Says it can be used for drinks or in food.
Is this the same or different? Hi Natasha! It has very similar benefits though. I think you can order it online too. I absolutely love these lactation bites and make them every single week! Thanks for an amazing recipe.
Was just wondering how long these are good for in the fridge? Hi Lindsay! Wow- these are good! So, I substituted them and added 1. They are seriously SO good. The only problem will be keeping my husband and daughters away from them!
Hope they work as I love all the ingredients and have just started searching for ideas to help with milk supply…. Substituted the chocolate for raisins and accidently bought flax seeds whole instead of milled …still taste okay. Your story is inspiring — thank you for sharing! I have a recipe very similar to yours. They are sticky in the end, but I throw mine in the oven at a low temp for 8 minutes.
They lose their stickiness and are more like cookies :. I have made these at least four times in the last two weeks. I have found that mixing the chocolate chips in with honey, PB and vanilla keeps them from dropping out of the cookies. I then add that to everything else. I also press then into a square silicone pan, cool them, take them out and cut them. These are so much more than lactation bites. Just plain healthy. Hi Diane!
Do these hold up in the freezer and if so for how long? Im 9days from my due date and wouldnt mind having some of these on hand. Hi Katherine! Absolutely, just place the bites on a cookie sheet and freeze for about one hour. Remove from cookie sheet and place in an airtight freezer bag or container. Congrats and best wishes! Hi Lesley! They have similar nutritional benefits, but vary greatly in taste.
Nutritional yeast has a cheesy flavor that might not taste so great in these bites. Hello, Just curious how long you think it would take to start seeing any sort of increase if these were to be effective? Hi Dawn! Everyone is so different so it would be hard to say. I personally noticed the increase pretty quickly and the more often I ate them, the more it would increase. Hi Bharghavi! Hi, sorry if this is a silly question, do I have to cook the oatmeal before use it to make the lactation bites?
No, as long as you are using old-fashioned rolled oats or quick cooking oats there is not need to cook them. If you are using steel cut oats, you would need to cook those first. Hi just a quick question. I ran out of honey and vanilla extract. There is anything else I can substitute them in the meantime? Hi Joanna! Maple syrup would be a great substitute. No need to worry about the vanilla extract. Or you could try agave. Just found these after searching through all the lactation cookie recipes that have regular flour and sugar in them!!
Soooo happy to find whole ingredients and something so fast and easy to make!! I was in love before I even finished mixing them up. Instead of choc chips I used raw cacao I had on hand and I am literally overjoyed!
Thank you for this awesome recipe and presenting it so loosely. I literally lived for them and my babies, of course! Continue to enjoy and best wishes! Just made these today and they are delicious! My husband and my 2 year old daughter love them too. Omg these are sooo amazing. Thank you for the recipe. I substituted the choc chips with one tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder and they still taste amazing! Thanks again!!! They do help keep you regular which I thought was a nice benefit in addition to the boost in supply I got.
Hi Arria! No, you can use any peanut butter you prefer. Hi Heidi! Hi bakermama, what about steel cut oats?
Im 2 months into breastfeeding and loving it, albeit exhausting it is working really well for me. Hi Bianca! Steel cut oats are best cooked first. You can certainly mix the ingredients in a mixing bowl with a sturdy mixing spoon. Love these!! Hi — what can I use instead of the peanut butter or almond butter?
Thank you so much for sharing this story. It is truly inspiring! I just tried out the recipe and these lactation bites are so yummy! Thank you for this inspiring story and recipe. The flavors in these bites are rich and so delicious! Thank you SO much for the recipe! I like the dried cranberry idea someone had posted, I will totally try that in the next batch. I used a cookie scoop to portion out the bites a bit better dang OCD and we got a good out of them this way and still seem to be a pretty good size as well about bites big!
Hi, I plan on making these for my second baby to nurse with but was wondering if you could freeze them? I want to make them ahaead of time and have them ready! I dont need to increase supply, I make plenty of milk. Hi Jen! Would you happen to have a substitute? So excited these peaked your interest! You can either leave them out or if you want the added nutrition and crunch of a seed, chia seeds are a great substitute.
Any idea? Hi Annette! Did you check the health and beauty section of Whole Foods? Fingers crossed you find some and best wishes to your daughter-in-law. Hi Amy! Just set then out at room temperature to defrost. I made these last night and used steel cut oats.
They are absolutely fantastic! The steel cut oats give a wonderful crunch and texture. Hi Alison! What kind of steel cut oats did you use? And did you cook them first? Continue to enjoy! Thank you so much, these are going to help 2 of my friends who are breastfeeding moms! One of my friends baby is in the nicu and she needs to produce more since she has to pump.
As a nicu mom myself I had a friend deliver these to me and they were amazing and my milk supply was amazing!
I just went out yesterday and bought ingredients for making lactation cookies for the first time. I saw this recipe and knew I had to try them first! The texture was perfect and they taste great.
I made them smaller than the recipe calls for and ended up with more than 2 dozen 33 to be exact. Update: Wow, these worked like a charm! I made then yesterday and when I double pumped today, I got a total of 6oz! This recipe is definitely a keeper! Took me all of 5 minutes to throw these together and they are delicious I already ate 3 before putting them in the fridge!
Thanks for the great recipe! Looking forward to eating lots of these in the coming months. Hi Kara! First of all, congrats and best wishes for a smooth and safe delivery followed by lots of sweet snuggles with your new baby. I had my baby January and have made these twice. These look delicious!
I just discovered he has an oat allergy. The cookies have been amazing for my supply. Hi Copley! Hi Thanks for sharing your experience and recipe! Hi Alana! I started eating them while I was still pregnant, mostly for the nutritional benefits, but maybe consult with your doctor first just to make sure.
Also used dairy free mini Enjoy Life chocolate chips. Very good. Very happy to have a recipe that is easy to make. I subbed the chocolate for raisins and dried berries and added 1. This is a recipe I will be making for a long time. Thank you for sharing! Followed the recipe as is and they turned out amazing! Used regular bitter brewers yeast and thought that the sweetness from the honey, vanilla and Pb masked it well.
My husband loved them too. Will make again! Hi Lindsey! Hi Meng! I apologize if you had this information somewhere and I overlooked it.
How many do you suggest to eat a day?!? Hi Kari! I personally would each 2 each time I nursed our babies, but I needed a lot of extra calories to increase and keep my supply up. I hope you enjoy them though. Hi Savita! Hi Antonet!
About Our Club Tips. A little info on this recipe I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to "icky" sounding ingredients Sift: dry ingredients, except oats and choc chips. Bake minutes at degrees.
Then you can make a few at a time when needed. NOTE: These cookies tend to dry out after 24 hours - even in an airtight container.
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