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🧀 Brie for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat brie? Only when it has been cooked until steaming hot. Brie is a mould-ripened soft cheese, and served cold it carries a listeria risk, so NHS advice is to cook it thoroughly for babies and young children.
Good source of: Calcium, Protein, Vitamin B12
How to serve brie by age
6 to 9 months
Offer brie only cooked until steaming hot, for example melted into a pasta bake or a vegetable gratin, then cooled to a safe temperature.
9 to 12 months
Offer brie melted into hot dishes such as a leek and potato bake, then cooled.
12 months and up
Keep serving brie cooked until steaming hot, such as baked brie with toast fingers. Cold brie is best avoided in young children.
Choking safety
Melted brie is soft. Let it cool fully before serving, and remove the rind if it is chewy. Brie that has been baked becomes runny and can be very hot inside, so test the temperature.
Gagging is common and noisy while babies learn to eat. Choking is usually silent. Always stay with your baby while they eat, sitting upright. How to help a choking baby (NHS).
Good to know
- Mould-ripened soft cheeses like brie must be cooked until steaming hot.
- Milk is a common allergen.
Introducing it as an allergen
It contains milk, one of the 14 major allergens. How to introduce milk
Easy ideas
- Brie baked into a pasta bake
- Melted brie on toast
- Brie and leek tart
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat brie?
Can babies eat brie? Only when it has been cooked until steaming hot. Brie is a mould-ripened soft cheese, and served cold it carries a listeria risk, so NHS advice is to cook it thoroughly for babies and young children.
Can toddlers eat cold brie?
It is not recommended. Cooking brie until it is steaming hot kills listeria.
Why is brie risky for babies?
Mould-ripened soft cheeses can carry listeria, which can make young children very unwell. Cooking it thoroughly removes the risk.
Sources
- NHS Start for Life: Weaning
- NHS: Foods to avoid giving babies and young children
- NHS: Food allergies in babies and young children
OBubba gives general information based on UK guidance. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose anything. Every baby is different. If your baby has a known allergy, severe eczema or a medical condition, speak to your doctor or health visitor before starting solids. Learn baby first aid, and in an emergency call your local emergency number (999 in the UK).