Avocado for Babies: How to Serve It at Every Age
- From around 6 months
- Not a common allergen
- Soft when ripe
Ripe avocado is a good first food from around 6 months. It is soft, rich in healthy fats, and easy to serve mashed or as a finger food. Choose an avocado that gives a little when you press it gently.
📲 33 Bibful recipes with avocadoHow to serve it by age
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6–8 months
✋ Finger food (BLW)
Cut thick spears of ripe avocado. If they are slippery, roll them in finely ground oats.
🥣 Purée or spoon
Mash ripe avocado smoothly with a fork, on its own or mixed with banana or vegetable purée.
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9–12 months
✋ Finger food (BLW)
Cut into soft bite-sized cubes of about 1 cm.
🥣 Purée or spoon
Leave the mash lumpier, or spread it thickly on a strip of toast.
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12+ months
✋ Finger food (BLW)
Offer toast fingers with mashed avocado, or thin slices.
🥣 Purée or spoon
Mix mashed avocado into pasta or spread it on bread.
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33 Bibful recipes with avocado
Avocado & Yogurt Dip3 min · from 6 months
Avocado, Banana & Blueberry Purée5 min · from 6 months
Avocado & Butter Bean Mash5 min · from 6 months
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Preparation tips
- Check ripeness. A hard avocado is not soft enough for a baby. Wait until it gives a little when pressed.
- Slippery pieces? Roll cubes in finely ground oats or ground seeds to make them easier to pick up.
- Browning is fine. Cut avocado darkens in the air. A squeeze of lemon slows it down, and it is still fine to eat.
Frequently asked questions
When can babies eat avocado?
From around 6 months, as soon as your baby has started solid foods.
How do I serve avocado for baby-led weaning?
Offer thick spears of ripe avocado at around 6 months. From about 9 months, cut it into small soft cubes.
More first foods
- 🍎 Apple
- 🍌 Banana
- 🥩 Beef
- 🫐 Blueberries
- 🍞 Bread
- 🥦 Broccoli
- 🎃 Butternut squash
- 🥕 Carrot
- 🍗 Chicken
- 🥚 Egg
- 🫛 Green beans
- 🫘 Lentils
- 🥣 Oats
- 🥜 Peanut
- 🍐 Pear
- 🐟 Salmon
- 🍓 Strawberries
- 🍠 Sweet potato
- 🥛 Yogurt
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This page is general information, not medical advice. It follows NHS Start for Life and World Health Organization guidance on introducing solid foods. Always stay with your baby while they eat, and speak to your health visitor or GP if you have concerns about feeding, allergies or choking.