My little girl is trying to cut her first two teeth. Some babies, like my oldest child, did great with teething, but my middle guy and baby girl, not so much.
Baby girl is constantly chewing on her hands, or anything she could get a hold of. She is persistently irritable, refuses to sleep, gets ill, and just plain stopped being her happy, sweet, funny self. I know once the teeth pop through she will start feeling better. Until then, we are in for some long days (and nights).
In the past I had purchased teething biscuits but was surprised by some of the ingredients listed—sugar, corn, multiple sources of wheat, soy, the list goes on and on. The great thing about making your own teething biscuits is that you know precisely what is in them and what your baby is eating. This is a simple and delicious way for babies to practice with eating and get a little relief from the discomfort of teething.
Ingredients
- 1 cup infant rice cereal
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup applesauce
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 8 tbsp water
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Mix flour, cereal, water and applesauce together in a medium size bowl.
- Slowly add the oil and spices to the mix.
- Mix well until a dough forms.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface until about ½ inch thick.
- Using a cookie cutter, cut out dough shapes or cut into squares.
- Place biscuit on a parchment lined cookie sheet
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let biscuits cool completely and store in an air-tight container or freezer.
**Any teething biscuits can pose a choking hazard. It is extremely important that you watch your baby directly when giving teething biscuits as pieces can break off. Always make certain your baby is in an upright sitting position when they are consuming any type of solid food or teething biscuits.
15 responses to “Homemade Teething Biscuits”
Yummy! Pinning for the future. Thank you for sharing with us. I’ll have to start making these soon. My daughter is 2 months.
These look to be a great recipe, I’ve added it to my repertoire for when my little one starts teething.
They really are great.
I never though of making teething biscuits. My baby is 4 months old and that time will be coming soon. Thanks for the recipe!
It all started when I started making homemade baby food.
Wow – my grandson is just starting his teething. I can’t wait to make these for him. Thank you so much for sharing.
Try to use organic ingredients to make them even more healthy. You can play around with flavors too.
We’re past this stage, but I’m so happy you shared this! It’s great to see a healthy recipe for babies. I agree that the store-bought teething biscuits are often very processed.
Thank you.
I loved making my daughter homemade baby food but never thought to make teething biscuits. These are great!
Thank you! My little one loves these.
i only have oatmeal baby cereal on hand, will that work in place of the rice infant cereal?
Yes it will work.
Can I leave out cinnamon and nutmeg?
Can I use all purpose flour?
How Long can these biscuits keep?
No, the recipe needs to be followed as written. The biscuits keep for up to a month in an airtight container.