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Making homemade teething biscuits for your baby will save you some money. More importantly though, you will know exactly what they are made of. These homemade sweet potato teething biscuits are inexpensive to make and take minimal effort to whip up a batch.
Makes 12 – 18 biscuits
Ingredients
1 cup flour (you can use brown rice flour, wheat, or even all purpose)
½ cup pureed sweet potato
1 Tbsp. olive oil or coconut oil
Water
Note- Pureed fruits or vegetables can be substituted for the sweet potato. Cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, parsnips, apples, or even strawberries can be used as an alternative. The choice of what natural flavoring you would like to use in these Homemade Sweet Potato Teething Biscuits is dependent on what you have on hand and what your baby likes to eat.
Directions
1. Place all ingredients in a large bowl. Add water, a few tablespoons at a time. Mix together until a soft dough forms.
2. Roll out the dough. It should be between 1/8 to ¼ inch thick. Place on a greased cookies sheet.
3. Use a pizza cutter to score the biscuits into large pieces that are easy for a baby to hold.
4. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 30 minutes. Check to see if they are firm and to your liking.
5. They must be soft, but not doughy.
6. Remove from oven to cool completely.
This recipe will yield 12-18 biscuits, depending on the size and thickness you choose. Cool completely and place in plastic container or plastic snack-type bag. Store in refrigerate for up to two weeks.
What age of baby are these recommended for?
Babies who have a couple of teeth already and may be experiencing a lot of pain cutting the side teeth.
How many biscuits does it yield?
And how do you recommend storing them and for how long?
Thanks so much for the idea. My 10 months old baby loves them!
What’s the best way to store these?
In Ziploc bags or an air tight container.
How long can we store it ? In frigo or in foot storage ?
Really depends on whether you double the batch. I would suggest that you store them in a plastic food storage container, suitable for freezing. Take out what you think baby would eat within a couple of days, say five biscuits. Place them in a resealable plastic bag and give to baby when suitable.
Hi, if I make a large bag, should I put the ziplock in the fridge or leave it out on the counter? How long do they last?
Why not put a few of the Sweet Potato Teething Biscuits in a small to medium size plastic bag to leave at room temp and refrigerate the rest. Replenish the supply as needed.
I made these for my 7 month old and she loves them. But the surprising part is my 4 year old can’t get enough. He loves the texture! He ate so many I have to make more for them.
Thank you for sharing. I used a half cup rice cereal and a half cup flour instead of a cup of flour. They turned out perfect. My 7 month old can’t get enough.
Also I used blueberrys bananas spinach carrots peaches pineapple and pumpkin. All turned out great. Had to use more water with the bananas.
Can you use baby cereal (oatmeal) instead of part or all of the flour?
I would try making a small batch at first. I would also suggest to use half oatmeal and half flour because the flour would be more of a binding agent. Let me know how they turn out!
My baby doesn’t have teeth yet but is chewing on anything he can get his hands on. I’m scared if I were to make these Nd give it to him, he might choke. He’s never had whole food like this Nd only has some kind of teething ring to chew. How hard does the biscuit turn out? Should I make it on the thicker side so he can’t bite a chunk off of it so I don’t worry about him choking, or would that be a bad idea?
He is 8 months. I’m thinking since he is drooling A LOT! He should be ok, right? I’m such a worry wort. Hes my first child.
They are a little firm. I would suggest making a batch to try. Roll them out a little thicker if you wish or you could lessen the baking time slightly. I understand your concern about potential choking. Make sure to give the baby half of the teething biscuit and watch him while he gums it. Learning to eat is something that all babies learn over time. The biscuit will soften up with the baby’s saliva (drool). Once he learns how to eat it as babies do, he should be fine.
Hi, I’ve just tried making these and they turned put super dry and to bite even for me 🙁
You could add a little applesauce to the mix before baking, However, they are supposed to be dry and a little hard as they are homemade teething biscuits and not a soft cookie.
Is this 350 degrees Celsius of Fahrenheit please?
It is 350 degrees Celsius.
Wouldn’t that be over 650 degrees Fahrenheit then? Don’t think that’s correct.
They are supposed to be baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Just made these waiting for them
To bake- was really gooey and hard to roll ended up using water on my hands and patting them outA any tips?
If the dough appears to be too gooey, gradually add in a little more flour to the mixture. Be careful on how much you add though as you want the main ingredient to be the sweet potato. Chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes and then proceed to roll out the dough.
If I didn’t want to use grains (westin price/paleo) would potato flakes or coconut flour work in place of the flour?
To be honest, I have not tried neither of those. However, I would recommend using coconut flour over the potato flakes (as an alternate) because you need to use a flour for the basis.
Do you think it would work with oat flour?
Are you thinking about replacing the sweet potato with oat flour? If so, I do not know why it would not work. Just remember to add only enough water to make a medium thickness porridge consistency. You still will need to roll out the dough. I would suggest making a small batch to test out the end result.
Thanks for sharing! Do I need To precook the sweetpotatoe?
Yes Kathrin. The sweet potato needs to be washed, peeled, cut into small pieces and then cooked in boiling water until fork tender. Drain them well and then mash or blend until they are pureed. Then follow the recipe ingredients and instructions. Hopes this helps!
Made these several times for my son since he was 7-months old. He’s now 15m and still loves these. Thanks for sharing!!
You’re very welcome. So glad that he is still enjoying them! Thanks for the great feedback.
My 8 month old loved these & so did my partner and I! So easy and quick to make. Thank you
So glad you liked them! Definitely a healthy choice. Enjoy.
Sooooo mine turned out very dense and the texture is like pizza dough, but I was just following your instructions loosely thinking it will probably turn out the same. I’m not usually a baker, can you please let me know what happened?
I pureed some cooked yam, added some coconut oil (an arbitrary amount) while the yam was hot so it could melt. Then I mixed in enough flour until it wasn’t sticky anymore, then rolled it flat. Baked for 30 min and it wasn’t crispy so I baked for another 10 min, but it didn’t seem to make a difference. The exterior is dry like bread while the interior is chewy. I can’t taste the yam at all. I wish I can take a picture.
So what is the purpose of the coconut oil? Was I wrong to melt it before mixing? Could I have over kneaded? Is water necessary? Maybe I should’ve baked for longer?
Most types of baking needs a form of shortening to be able to get the right consistency. These cookies are no different. Therefore, the coconut oil gives it a cookie texture. You would have gotten better results using the measurements given in the recipe. Coconut oil is semi-soft unlike vegetable oil and should have been added to the cooled yam right out of the measuring cup. Then you cream the two ingredients together. Not whip. Cream together with a fork until blended. The water measurement should have been the amount in the recipe, added to the wet ingredients (the cooked, cooled yam and creamed coconut oil mixture) then added to the bowl with the dry ingredients. It should then be mixed just until everything is incorporated together. Then baked as instructed. I would recommend that you try the recipe again, following these instructions as well as the instructions and measurements in the recipe post. Let me know how they turn out this time.
I don’t understand…. I don’t see any of this in the above directions. Nothing was mentioned about coconut oil…. not in directions nor in ingredients. What am I missing?
Please read the ingredient list again. Coconut oil is on the list. Perhaps you missed it?
How much water should I add? Thanks.
You add a few tablespoons at a time and mix the dough. It should not be sticky but a well-formed dough ball. The amount of water you add will depend on the type of natural food you use as the base (flavoring) of the cookie itself. Some fruits and vegetables have a more watery consistency when pureed than others. Hope that makes sense.
Can these be made with almond flour?
I would suggest that you first test the recipe with a split of half flour half almond flour equal to the amount of flour called for in the recipe. All purpose flour is a heavier flour than almond flour and will help the cookie hold together. However, almond flour is good to use in some cookie recipes such as shortbread, wedding cookies, and other specialty cookies where you want that melt in the mouth effect. Hope that helps. Try my recommendations and let me know how they turn out!
Hi, I am excited to try making these! My question is, can I use sweet potato baby food instead of cooked sweet potato? Thank you!!
I would recommend using the cooked sweet potato rather than the baby food. This way you get the correct consistency as the baby food is pureed and of a thinner consistency.
My dough was too sticky. How do I correct this?
Make sure you strain as much water as you can from the boiled sweet potato. If you have done so and you have used the correct amount of flour as the recipe calls for, add a little more flour to the pureed sweet potato and mix well. Remember a little at a time or the dough will be too stiff. Let me know how the next batch turns out!
They are still “bendy” post bake (@30 mins, 350) do I bake longer in the future? Should they be wafer like?
Yes, bake them a little longer. Seven minutes more should work!
Until age 1, babies mostly lack the enzyme, amylase which helps them digest grains like wheat or rice flour. A lot of teething biscuits are made with arrowroot powder but it’s not a 1:1 ratio with flour (much less). The rest of the ingredients in your recipe are the best I’ve seen so far for teething biscuits!!!!
So what does this 1:1 mean? How would you substitute arrowroot powder?
1:1 means equal amounts of a certain item. For example: 1 cup sugar and 1 cup flour. To substitute a product means to replace it with a product that is equiliavent in taste, appearance and texture. Replacing one flour for another one is commonly done in baking.
I just want to say these came out great! Thank you!
Thanks so much my daughter and my niece both love them, even without teeth they just suck on them. I keep them in the freezer and sometimes give them cold for teething. I am going to try with a little cinnamon would be good?