First foods database
🫐 Raspberry for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat raspberries? Yes, from about 6 months. Raspberries are soft, hollow and easy to squash, and their bright tang pairs beautifully with yoghurt and porridge. They are packed with vitamin C and fibre and need no cooking at all.
Good source of: Vitamin C, Fibre, Manganese, Folate
How to serve raspberry by age
6 to 9 months
Squash raspberries flat with a fork or mash them into yoghurt, porridge or mashed banana. Ripe raspberries can also be offered whole when squashed slightly between your fingers first.
9 to 12 months
Offer whole or halved soft raspberries for pincer practice, or stir into pancake batter.
12 months and up
Serve whole, in yoghurt, on pancakes, blended into smoothies or baked into simple low-sugar muffins.
Choking safety
Ripe raspberries are soft and break apart easily, so they are low risk. Squash firm or very large ones first. Frozen raspberries should be thawed before serving to babies.
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
- Wash well before serving.
- Raspberries go mouldy quickly; check them and use within a couple of days.
Easy ideas
- Raspberries squashed into Greek yoghurt
- Raspberry porridge
- Raspberry and banana pancakes
Goes well with
Recipes with raspberry
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat raspberry?
Can babies eat raspberries? Yes, from about 6 months. Raspberries are soft, hollow and easy to squash, and their bright tang pairs beautifully with yoghurt and porridge. They are packed with vitamin C and fibre and need no cooking at all.
Can babies eat frozen raspberries?
Thaw them first. Thawed raspberries are soft and easy to mash, while frozen ones are hard. Thawed frozen berries are just as nutritious as fresh and great value.
Are raspberry seeds safe for babies?
Yes. The tiny seeds are fine, and you may spot them in nappies afterwards, which is normal and nothing to worry about.
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).