First foods database
🍑 Peach for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat peach? Yes, from about 6 months. Ripe peaches are soft, sweet and fragrant, easy to mash, and give vitamin C to help your baby absorb iron from other foods.
Good source of: Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Fibre, Potassium
How to serve peach by age
6 to 9 months
Peel and mash ripe peach, or steam firmer peaches until soft and purée. For finger food, offer large ripe peach halves or wedges with the stone removed; leaving a little skin on helps grip. Frozen peach slices that have been fully thawed are a handy out-of-season option.
9 to 12 months
Offer soft bite-sized pieces of ripe peach, or mix chopped peach into yoghurt and porridge. Grated firm peach is another way to serve it raw.
12 months and up
Serve slices of ripe peach, plain or with yoghurt, oats or ricotta. Ripe peach is also delicious grilled or baked until soft, served with yoghurt.
Choking safety
Always remove the stone, which is a choking hazard. Firm unripe peach can break into hard chunks; choose ripe fruit that squashes easily or cook it first. Peach skin is fuzzy and can be peeled if your baby gags on it.
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
- Tinned peaches should be in juice rather than syrup.
Easy ideas
- Peach and ricotta toast
- Peach and oat crumble without sugar
- Mashed peach with greek yoghurt
Goes well with
Recipes with peach
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat peach?
Can babies eat peach? Yes, from about 6 months. Ripe peaches are soft, sweet and fragrant, easy to mash, and give vitamin C to help your baby absorb iron from other foods.
Can babies eat peach skin?
Yes, but it can be fuzzy and chewy. Peel it for young babies or leave a strip on whole wedges to help them grip.
Are tinned peaches OK for babies?
Yes, choose those in juice not syrup, drain them and mash or slice.
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).