Courgette for Babies: When to Start and How to Serve It by Age
- From around 6 months
- Not a common allergen
- Cook until soft
Courgette (zucchini) can be offered from around 6 months, once your baby has started solids. Steam or roast it until it’s soft all the way through; raw courgette is firm and can snap into hard pieces. Leave the skin on: it helps soft batons hold together. Start with thick batons to hold, then move to half-moons and small pieces.
📲 61 Bibful recipes with courgetteHow to serve it by age
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6–8 months
✋ Finger food (BLW)
Thick batons of courgette, skin on, steamed or roasted until very soft.
🥣 Purée or spoon
Blend cooked courgette with potato, peas or lentils.
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9–12 months
✋ Finger food (BLW)
Soft half-moons or small pieces of cooked courgette.
🥣 Purée or spoon
Grate courgette into pasta sauce, risotto or scrambled egg.
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12+ months
✋ Finger food (BLW)
Soft courgette pieces from family meals, or small courgette fritters.
🥣 Purée or spoon
Courgette in pasta sauces, soups and stews.
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61 Bibful recipes with courgette
Courgette, Pea & Mint Purée13 min · from 6 months
Cheesy Courgette & Spring Onion Rice13 min · from 6 months
Courgette 'Pasta' with Lemon Butter13 min · from 6 months
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Preparation tips
- Soft all the way through. A cooked baton should squash easily between your finger and thumb.
- Skin on. The skin helps soft batons hold their shape, so your baby can grip them.
- Grate it in. Grated courgette disappears into sauces, fritters and muffins.
Frequently asked questions
When can babies eat courgette?
From around 6 months, once your baby has started solids, cooked until soft.
Can babies eat raw courgette?
Raw courgette is firm and can snap into hard pieces, so cook it until soft for babies. Finely grated raw courgette mixed into food is fine.
Do I need to peel courgette?
No. The skin turns soft when cooked and helps batons hold together.
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- 🥛 Cow’s milk
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- 🥔 Potato
- 🦐 Prawns
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- 🍚 Rice
- 🐟 Salmon
- 🥬 Spinach
- 🍓 Strawberries
- 🍠 Sweet potato
- 🥄 Tahini
- Tofu
- 🍅 Tomato
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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.