Custard is definitely a lovely dessert to complete a meal, especially for older babies who can comfortably eat and digest solid foods. Soft in texture and thick in consistency, the dish is easy for kids to gum up and swallow. If feeding custard to your little one has been on your mind lately, ensure that you start with a small portion of an age-appropriate custard recipe and increase the quantity slowly.
Until your baby is an active toddler crawling at high speed, running or walking, it is not advisable to introduce custard to their diet. As your baby grows, he can easily digest all the foods you feed him. Then, you could go for different types of custard as dessert for your baby after each meal. Here are some custard recipes you can make for your little one.
If you haven’t already fed your baby custard, you are probably wondering how you can feed it to you baby. Read on to find out some recipes of homemade custard for babies. These recipes are not only popular among babies, but even grown-ups enjoy having them.
Please note, all the recipes given below are for one serving only. You may want to increase the quantity of each ingredient for making more servings.
Oats custard is a calcium-rich custard made with a combination of egg yolk, milk and oats. This recipe is wholesome and nourishing and is sure to become your baby’s favourite dish.
Preparation Time: 5 to 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes
Appropriate for Age: 1 year and above
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An easy and nutritious recipe, egg custard is a delicious dish for babies too, and we promise that you will never reach out for the ready-made custard once you have tasted a homemade version of it.
Preparation Time: 15 – 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Appropriate for Age: 1 year and above
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This recipe is yet another delicious yet healthy custard recipe for babies. You can choose to add any fruit you like in this recipe and feed it to your baby. You can feed most of the fruits to your baby if he does not like eating fruits.
Preparation Time: 10 to 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Appropriate for Age: 1 year and above
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Apple custard is another calcium-rich custard with the goodness of apples, almonds, milk and egg yolk. It is a perfect dessert to meet the dietary requirements of your toddler.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes
Appropriate for Age: 1 year and above
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Banana is a good alternative for eggs. This recipe is a fantastic eggless dessert recipe made with banana, milk and custard powder – a great option for vegetarians.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 to 25 minutes
Appropriate for Age: 1 year and above
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Banana coconut custard is yet another delicious custard recipe your baby is sure to love if he is about 1.5 years or older. This recipe can be a good dessert option to introduce babies to the taste of coconut.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 to 35 minutes
Appropriate for Age: 1.5 years and above
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Custards can be given to babies, but it is better to wait until you have an active toddler. Meanwhile, a pudding would be a healthy alternative to satisfy their sweet tooth and feed them something healthy too.