First foods database
🥣 Crème fraîche for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat crème fraîche? Yes, from about 6 months, as long as it is pasteurised. Crème fraîche is a mild, slightly tangy cream that will not split when heated, so it is handy for making creamy sauces for babies without salt or stock.
Good source of: Fat, Vitamin A, Calcium
How to serve crème fraîche by age
6 to 9 months
Stir a spoonful of pasteurised full-fat crème fraîche into vegetable purées, pea mash or porridge to add creaminess and energy. Offer it on its own once first, as milk is an allergen.
9 to 12 months
Use it to make creamy pasta sauces with peas, mushrooms or salmon, or as a dip for steamed vegetable sticks.
12 months and up
In family sauces, soups, dips and bakes. A dollop on a mild chilli or curry cools it down for toddlers.
Choking safety
Crème fraîche is smooth and low risk.
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
- Milk is an allergen.
- It is rich: use as part of a meal rather than by the spoonful.
Introducing it as an allergen
It contains milk, one of the 14 major allergens. How to introduce milk
Easy ideas
- Crème fraîche and pea pasta
- Creamy mushroom and thyme sauce
- Herby crème fraîche dip with cucumber sticks
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat crème fraîche?
Can babies eat crème fraîche? Yes, from about 6 months, as long as it is pasteurised. Crème fraîche is a mild, slightly tangy cream that will not split when heated, so it is handy for making creamy sauces for babies without salt or stock.
Is crème fraîche safe for babies?
Yes. Pasteurised crème fraîche, which is standard in UK shops, is fine from about 6 months.
Full-fat or half-fat crème fraîche for babies?
Full-fat is best for babies and young children, who need the energy from fat to grow.
Sources
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).