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🥞 Crumpets for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat crumpets? Yes, from about 6 months, but crumpets are quite high in salt, so they are best as an occasional food rather than a daily breakfast.
Good source of: Carbohydrate, Calcium, Protein
How to serve crumpets by age
6 to 9 months
Toast lightly and cut into strips that are easy to hold. Spread with unsalted butter, nut butter or mashed fruit. Lightly toasted crumpet strips are easy to grip.
9 to 12 months
Offer crumpet strips or small pieces with a thin spread of nut butter, cream cheese or mashed avocado. Top with mashed fruit instead of jam.
12 months and up
Serve half a crumpet with toppings like banana, cheese or egg as part of a balanced breakfast. Choose lower salt brands. Crumpets with cheese make a quick light meal.
Choking safety
Crumpets are soft and spongy, which can make them compact into a ball in the mouth. Toast them lightly and offer strips.
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
- High in salt for babies; keep to occasional small portions.
- Contain wheat, a common allergen.
Introducing it as an allergen
It contains gluten, one of the 14 major allergens. How to introduce gluten
Easy ideas
- Crumpet fingers with peanut butter
- Crumpet with mashed avocado
- Crumpet with scrambled egg
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat crumpets?
Can babies eat crumpets? Yes, from about 6 months, but crumpets are quite high in salt, so they are best as an occasional food rather than a daily breakfast.
How much salt is in a crumpet?
A single crumpet can contain a significant part of a baby's daily salt allowance, so offer small amounts occasionally. Keep them as an occasional breakfast rather than a daily one.
Are crumpets dairy free?
Many UK crumpets are made without milk, but recipes vary, so check the label if your baby has a milk allergy.
Sources
- NHS Start for Life: Weaning
- NHS: What to feed young children
- NHS: Food allergies in babies and young children
- NHS: How to stop a child from choking
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).