Baby Banana Biscuits (Teething-Friendly & Actually Eaten)
Jasmine LimShare
✨ Quick Summary
This recipe exists because babies need snacks, bananas are always turning brown, and no one has time for complicated baking while supervising a tiny human with zero survival instincts.
I make these when teething is feral, the snack cupboard is empty, and I want something soft, safe, and not covered in mystery ingredients.
Perfect for babies confident with solids, teething gums, and toddlers who eat six snacks before lunch.
📋 At a Glance
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: Minimal brain required
Serves: ~12 finger biscuits or ~20 small discs
Best For: Teething babies, baby-led weaning, toddler snacks
Freezer Friendly: Yes
Lunchbox Safe: Yes (for toddlers)
🛒 Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana (the browner, the better)
- ⅔ cup oat flour
- 1 egg
That’s it. No sugar. No nonsense. No “just a dash of something you don’t own.”
🍳 Method
Step 1
Preheat your oven to 170°C and line a baking tray with baking paper. (Yes, even if your tray is “non-stick.” We’ve all been lied to before.)
Step 2
Add 1 ripe banana, ⅔ cup oat flour, and 1 egg to a bowl or food processor (here's the one I use).
Mash or blitz until smooth and combined.
Step 3
Optional but helpful: Spoon the mixture into a piping bag — or a poor man’s piping bag (aka a ziplock bag with a tiny corner snipped off).
Step 4
Pipe the mixture onto the baking paper in finger-sized biscuits (easier for babies to hold and gum).
Alternatively, spoon the mixture into small blobs if you cannot be bothered — they’ll bake into little flat discs.
Step 5
Bake at 170°C for around 10 - 15 minutes.
If your oven is dodgy (no judgement), keep an eye on them so they don’t burn.
Step 6
Remove when they’re lightly golden on the outside but still soft in the centre.
Let cool completely before serving — unless you enjoy testing your reflexes.
🍽 How I Serve Them
- Straight from the fridge for sore teething gums
- As a mid-morning snack that buys me five minutes
- Crumbled up for toddlers who suddenly “don’t like that anymore”
- Sometimes with a dip of runny peanut butter, almond butter or yoghurt on the side if you're feeling fancy
🧠 Why This Works for Busy Mums
- Three ingredients
- No added sugar
- Soft texture for teething
- Easy to hold for baby-led weaning
- Uses up sad bananas before they rot in judgment
Also: minimal clean-up, which honestly is the real win.
🧊 Storage & Reheating
- Fridge: Up to 3 days in an airtight container
- Freezer: Yes — freeze in a single layer, then transfer to a container
- Reheat: Not necessary, but you can let them thaw or serve chilled
🔄 Easy Swaps
- Swap oat flour for finely blended rolled oats
- Add a pinch of cinnamon for toddlers
- Make smaller discs for younger babies, bigger fingers for confident eaters
🛍 Tools I Use
- Food processor : I use this big (2.1L) food processor for larger batches (because my kids mow their way through 2-3 servings of these in a couple of day) or this smaller (750ml) food processor one for single batches.
- Baking tray + baking paper
- Ziplock bags as a piping bag and storage (multitask queens)
🧡 Real Mum Notes
These are not café biscuits.
They are functional biscuits.
They soothe gums, fill bellies, and stop you Googling “is dry toast a meal” at 9am.