Oh my goodness mammas! I just created the most amazing peanut butter and chocolate lactation bars. Who doesn’t love chocolate and peanut butter!? And then add some oats, and brewers yeast to *possibly* boost milk production. Use dates and walnuts to make a dough to make this gluten free.
So many of the lactation cookies out there are loaded with processed sugar, trans fats, and hydrogenated oil (which explains why those store bought lactation cookies have a long shelf life…). I wanted to make something that was healthy, but also delicious.
Are you interested in trying some other healthy *possible*milk boosting foods? Try my Nutritious Lactation Bars or my Green Lactation Smoothie
Now, just because I call these lactation bars, they are still cookies and this doesn’t mean you should indulge. I also want to make the disclaimer, that consuming these bars alone, will not magically increase your breastmilk. You MUST remove that breastmilk from your breasts by either nursing or pumping FREQUENTLY and EFFICIENTLY. That is what really boosts your milk supply. The more frequently and efficiently you remove that breast milk, the more your body will produce. You can eat all the ‘lactation’ cookies, bars, smoothies, herbs, supplements, teas in the world, but if your milk isn’t being removed by either nursing or pumping EFFICIENTLY, then it’s not going to do much.
These bars are filled with a variety of nuts and seeds as well as coconut oil, which helps with baby’s brain development. They also have cocoa powder, which is filled with antioxidants, and the oats and brewers yeast are galactagogues, which may help with milk production.
So what’s in these lactation bars that may help with milk production and what makes them “healthy”?
These bars are filled with a variety of nuts and seeds as well as coconut oil, which helps with baby’s brain development. They also have cocoa powder, which is filled with antioxidants, and the oats and brewers yeast are galactagogues, which may help with milk production.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Lactation Bars
Dairy and gluten free lactation bars. Can be made vegan as well
Ingredients
The Base
- 2 cups dates
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup oats
- 1 tbsp brewers yeast (optional)
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 2 tbsp flax seed
- 1/4 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup honey (or sub maple syrup)
- 2 tbsp water (or more if too thick)
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
Topping
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tbsp honey (or sub maple syrup)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 F
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In a food processor, blend dates and walnuts until its a mealy/flour texture
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In a bowl, add all the bar ingredients and mix
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Pour into a greased 8×8 pan and push in to create a firm bar
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Put in the oven for 15-20 mins
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Take it out and let cool
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Once the bar/base has somewhat cooled, mix all the Topping ingredients and pour over the cooled bar
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Put it in the fridge and let it harden
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Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Feel free to add a variety of nuts and seeds such as almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts, sunflower seeds etc in the blender. Also feel free to melt your own chocolate chips for the Topping instead of using coconut oil and cocoa powder.
Are you interested in some other lactation boosting recipes?
I’ve got a nourishing Green Lactation Smoothie, because let’s be real, who has time to make cookies with a newborn when you can quickly whip up a smoothie. I’ve also got my original Nutritious Lactation Bars, which are sugar free, dairy free, gluten free, vegan, oil free etc. Let me know what you think in the comments!
If you’d like one on one support and help trouble shooting your low milk supply, feel free to contact me
