Chock full of oats, sesame seeds, dried apricots and nuts, these Homemade Vegan Lactation Bars are a delicious way to fuel your mommy duties!
Welp.
I never thought I'd write the word "lactation" in a blog post, but I guess when you become a breast feeding mama, things change!
I have to start this post by saying that I am not a scientist or nutritionist who has studied lactation and what helps promote good milk production. Duh. I am just your average mom googling what foods help promote milk production and putting those foods into one handy, grab-and-go granola bar...Homemade Vegan Lactation Bars at that!
I will also say that these bars might not be for everyone, especially if tahini isn't your thing. I happen to love tahini...and oats...and apricots...and flaxseeds...so these Homemade Vegan Lactation Bars would be right up my alley whether I cared about breast milk production or not.
Thankfully I haven't had an issue with production and Harper is growing like a weed, but I love having these bars on hand just in case. But then again, maybe these bars are the reason I'm not having issues?! Or maybe its the massive bowls of oatmeal with flaxseed that I eat every morning. Or both!
Whether your a breast feeding mama or not, these Homemade Vegan Lactation Bars are a sweet and hearty snack for anytime of day. If your not currently breast feeding, you can easily make some easy swaps to tailor these granola bars to suit your tastes. If you don't like tahini, use peanut butter. If dried apricots aren't your thing, use raisins. If you don't have or care about brewer's yeast, add in extra oats. Get creative and use this recipe as a base for some yummy, tailored-to-you bars!
Vegan Lactation Bars Photos
If you end up making these Homemade Vegan Lactation Bars, please let me know! Leave a comment or take a photo and tag #theconscientiouseater on Instagram so I can see your creation. I'd also love to know if any of you mamas out there have had success with certain foods or have any other knowledge regarding breast feeding that you'd like to share.
📖 Recipe
Homemade Vegan Lactation Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ¾ cup ground flaxseed
- ¾ cup chopped dried apricots
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips or cacao nibs
- ¼ cup black sesame seeds
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
- 3 tablespoons brewer’s yeast
- pinch salt
- ¾ cup tahini
- ¾ cup sticky liquid sweetener brown rice syrup, honey if not vegan
Instructions
- Add in the tahini and sweetener and mix until a uniform, sticky dough forms.
- Press the dough into a parchment paper-lined 9x13 inch pan until compact and evenly flat.
- Place the pan in the fridge for about an hour before removing the bars and cutting them into whatever shape you desire.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Hannah says
Hiya. These look great! Are they suitable for freezing? Looking to make double for when baby arrives!
Faith says
Hi Hannah! I haven't tried freezing them, but I'm almost positive they'd freeze great! You can just take them out of the freezer in batches and have them thaw in the fridge, or they may even taste good frozen. I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes well!
the best lactation bars says
amazing site
Faith says
Thank you! And I've been looking into your bars...I would love to try some!
Miss Polkadot says
The dried apricots aside, these sound really good. Especially with the black sesame and almonds. When my sister had given birth, I brought her two different kinds of lactation balls, too. One of them contained various types of freshly ground grains, cooked brown rice, honey and butter. Maybe some dried fruit, too? Or maybe that was the other one. Either way, I'm happy you and Harper have no trouble feeding :).
Faith says
Dried apricots aren't my favorite dried fruit either, but I gotta do what I gotta do...and apparently they are a dried fruit that helps with milk productions. You could easily swap out some dried dates or raisins though, and that would be delicious. The bars you gave your sister sound awesome!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
I love watching you new mammas saying things you never thought you would. LOL! I also just love these bars - the yeast and tahini sound amazing!
Faith says
Oh man. And we love to talk about our kids pooping and peeing schedules too haha! Glad these bars are up your alley!
oscar says
Nope, not making anything with the word lactation in it 😮
Faith says
Haha, fair enough Oscar!