First foods database
🔴 Redcurrants for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat redcurrants? Yes, from about 6 months, squashed or cooked. These tiny jewel-like berries are very tart, so they work best mixed into sweeter foods such as banana, pear or yoghurt, and they bring a good amount of vitamin C.
Good source of: Vitamin C, Fibre, Potassium
How to serve redcurrants by age
6 to 9 months
Strip the berries off their stalks, then squash flat or cook down gently with a little water into a soft compote and stir into yoghurt or porridge. Blending with ripe pear softens the sharpness.
9 to 12 months
Offer squashed redcurrants or cooked compote spread on pancakes. Whole soft ones can be tried with supervision as pincer practice.
12 months and up
Serve whole, sprinkled on yoghurt or porridge, or in fruit salads with sweeter fruit.
Choking safety
Redcurrants are small and round, so squash them for young babies and toddlers and remove the stringy stalks, which are hard to chew and can cause gagging.
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
- Very tart: no need to add sugar, mix with sweet fruit instead.
Easy ideas
- Redcurrant compote swirled through yoghurt
- Redcurrants and banana porridge
- Redcurrants with ricotta
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat redcurrants?
Can babies eat redcurrants? Yes, from about 6 months, squashed or cooked. These tiny jewel-like berries are very tart, so they work best mixed into sweeter foods such as banana, pear or yoghurt, and they bring a good amount of vitamin C.
Are redcurrants safe for babies?
Yes, squashed or cooked and with stalks removed. Their sharp flavour is a good new taste experience even if your baby pulls a face at first.
Do I need to add sugar to redcurrants?
No. Mix them with ripe banana, pear or apple for natural sweetness. Babies do not need added sugar.
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).