Boost your milk supply with these No-Bake Lactation Cookies! Made with brewer’s yeast, oats, and healthy fats, these dairy-free breastfeeding cookies are soft, chewy, and naturally sweet, an easy snack to support milk production while breastfeeding.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins
- 👪Serves: 7
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 170 kcals and 5 grams of protein
- 📋Main Ingredients: Rolled oats, flaxseed meal, brewer's yeast, cashew butter, and almond flour.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and can be made vegan-friendly.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: These lactation cookies with brewers yeast are packed with nourishing ingredients that support milk supply while making a quick, wholesome snack for busy moms.
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An easy no-bake lactation cookies recipe every expecting mama should have ready. These milk-boosting cookies taste great, come together quickly, and freeze well, making them a perfect snack to keep on hand while breastfeeding.
Not only do these no-bake lactation bites help support milk production, but they’re made with more natural sugars too, making them a healthier option for new moms. Pair them with other helpful ideas like these amazing breastfeeding snacks and this guide to dairy-free breastfeeding.
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Ingredients and Substitutions
While there are quite a few foods that support breast milk production, these are the ones in the no-bake lactation cookies recipe:
- Flaxmeal: Flax is a healthy fat that naturally supports a new mom. It also contains estrogenic properties, which support breastmilk production
- Brewers Yeast: A classic food for boosting breastmilk! Brewers yeast (different from normal yeast), contains iron, proteins, vitamin B, etc (learn more about brewers yeast).
- Almond flour: Healthy fats are key to breastfeeding. Make sure to learn the difference between almond flour and ground almonds, though. Both will work, but almond flour will have a smoother texture.
- Nut butter: Cashew butter is used in these lactation cookies, but any nut butter will work! We love almond butter or almond-hazelnut too.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Flavor Variations
Peanut butter: I personally love everything peanut butter, so you can easily make these a PB and honey cookie by making them with no oil peanut butter.
Salted Chocolate: Add 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder to the cookie batter and sprinkle sea salt on top.
Vegan: If you need these brewers' yeast lactation cookies to be vegan-friendly, use coconut syrup in place of honey. It will give you the same texture, though you may need a dash more sweetness.
How To Make No-Bake Lactation Cookies
Step 1: Combine all the dry ingredients, including the cranberries in a large bowl.
Step 2: Add the melted coconut oil, nut butter, and honey into the bowl and stir until sticky and combined.
Step 3: Use a trigger ice cream scoop to portion the cookies onto parchment paper.
Step 4: Press the cookies down with a fork and place them in the fridge to set.
No-Bake Lactation Cookies FAQs
While the ingredients in these cookies have been shown to increase milk supply, each mom is different. Thus, what works for one may not work for another. However, while these cookies are geared towards boosting breast milk, they’re also loaded with healthy ingredients to support new moms. Healthy fats, plant-based proteins, and lots of flavors. New moms are classically ravenous. These cookies help curb hunger while being delicious!
Actually, yes! While these cookies are geared towards increasing milk supply, more is not always better. Because they’re high in fats, too much of a good thing can cause symptoms like an upset tummy or diarrhea. Most of the time this won’t be the case. However, if you didn’t eat a high-fat diet previously, all of a sudden binging on fats might be too much for your system. One to two cookies each day is plenty.
Expert Tips
This yeast has a mild beer-like flavor, which is often covered up in lactation bites recipes with excess sugar. While these easy lactation cookies do have some sweetness to them, I tried to find a balance between unnecessary sugar and taste. Give them a taste test and add more honey to them if needed.
Both rolled oats and quick oats can work for the cookies. Quick oats will give a softer texture, whereas rolled oats will give a chewier one.
Don't want cookies? This recipe can be made into little lactation energy bites, too!
Storing: These lactation cookies can be stored in the fridge or the freezer in airtight containers. They do freeze solid, so if stored in the freezer, let them thaw before eating. While in the fridge, the cookies do firm up; at room temperature, they are slightly sticky.
More Foods to Increase Milk Supply
Breastfeeding (or pumping) can be a struggle for many moms, and truthfully, in many different ways. However, using food to help increase milk production is a great start if you’re struggling.
Obviously, brewers' yeast is a great help, but so are herbal supplements like fenugreek and milk thistle. I used Fenugreek with my first, and it definitely helped increase my supply in the short term.
From what I’ve read, there’s a lot that goes into keeping breast milk production high:
- Lots of healthy fats
- Water intake
- Specific milk-boosting foods
Quick fact: if you're super nervous about breastfeeding or pumping, check out this online breastfeeding class. It's video-based and goes over everything you need to know to put your mind at ease. Stacy even has a course on boosting milk supply.
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Easy Lactation Cookies (dairy-free, gluten-free)
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Equipment
- Silicone baking mat
Ingredients
- ½ cup oats gluten-free as needed
- ⅛ cup flaxseed meal
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 1 tablespoon brewers yeast
- ¼ cup cashew butter
- 1 tablespoons cashew butter yes you need both
- 1 tablespoons coconut oil measured solid
- 3 tablespoons Honey
- ⅛ cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Melt the coconut oil in the microwave or a small pot on low. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Whisk the honey and cashew butter in with the coconut oil until smooth.
- Pour wet into dry and mix until combined. Add in the cranberries.
- Use a trigger ice cream scoop to portion the cookies onto a parchment-lined cutting board.
- Press the cookies down with a fork and place them in the fridge for one hour to set (or pop them into the freezer).
Notes
- Mix until everything is sticky, if the mixture is crumbling, add just a splash (1 teaspoon) of almond milk.
- These lactation cookies can be stored in the fridge or the freezer in airtight containers. They do freeze solid so if stored in the freezer, let thaw before eating.
- While in the fridge the cookies do firm up, at room temperature they are slightly sticky.
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
Shelby S says
I used these cookies all the time while breastfeeding my second and third because they just tasted so good!