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These boobie balls are a delicious way to nourish your milk-producing body while you nourish your little bundle of joy.

Boobie balls, or lactation bites, are little balls of delicious bliss stuffed with nourishing milk-producing ingredients like oats, brewers yeast, flax seeds and more.

boobie balls in a white bowl with some spilling out onto some parchment paper

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What are Boobie Balls?

no bake boobie balls in a white bowl with half covered in coconut flakes and half not

Boobie balls are lactation bites, similar to bliss balls, only these are packed with something called “galactagogues” which are foods that increase milk supply.

Equipment You’ll Need

All you need for this super easy boobie balls recipe is a bowl and a spoon to mix.

Recipe Highlights

No special equipment needed
Easy and quick recipe
Delicious and easy snack
Easy to eat while nursing
Can increase milk supply

How to Make Boobie Balls

These boobie balls are rich and chocolatey with the creamy flavors of peanut butter. The nutrients from the oats, nuts and seeds will help to boost your milk supply as well as nourish your body during those round-the-clock nursing sessions.

Boobie Ball Ingredients

ingredients used to make boobie balls with labels saying what each one is

Creamy peanut butter – get the no-sugar-added kind and make sure it’s pretty runny.
Pure maple syrup – get the good stuff for a really rich flavor.
Vanilla extract – I use vanilla bean paste instead of extract, but use whatever you have on hand.
Cacao powder not cocoa, unless that’s all you have on hand. You can get cacao powder here – healthier and more nutrient-dense than cocoa powder.
Brewers yeast – this is one of the big milk producers of this recipe!
Ground flax seed – another great milk producer!
Chocolate chips – a little treat for mama.
Organic Sprouted oats – rolled oats work fine too but sprouted are better digested since we aren’t soaking the oats in this recipe.
Coconut flakes – unsweetened is the way to go!
Super seed blend chia, hemp and pepita seed mixture – I get mine here from Amazon

Step by Step Instructions (with photos)

Pour the maple syrup, vanilla extract and peanut butter in a large bowl and stir until combined.

maple syrup and peanut butter mixed together in a glass bowl with a spatula resting inside

Add the cacao powder, brewers yeast and ground flax to the mixture and stir to combine.

cacao powder and brewer's yeast in a glass bowl about to be mixed to make boobie balls

Then add your coconut flakes, super seed blend, oats and chocolate chips and stir until it’s all well combined.

boobie ball mixture all mixed up and ready to be chilled

Refrigerate the mixture for 30 minutes.

Take a piece of the mixture and roll into desired size balls.

Roll the balls into shredded coconut and enjoy!

rolled up boobie balls with coconut flakes on the outside

How to Store Boobie Balls

Storing boobie balls is so easy and makes for a quick snack on the go, or while nursing your sweet baby.

rows of boobie ball lactation bites in a pyrex container

Refrigerator

Store the boobie balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. If you have to layer the balls on top of each other, separate them by a piece of parchment or wax paper.

Freezer

Freeze boobie balls in a plastic bag for up to 3 months. Remove from the freezer and defrost at room temperature for an hour then enjoy.

In a Pinch Ideas

boobie balls stacked on top of eachother in a bowl with some on the outside of the bowl on top of parchment paper

My favorite in a pinch tip for making boobie balls is to use gloves while rolling the balls to make for easy clean up! Other than that, if you don’t have one of the ingredients, it can likely be substituted for something else (see ideas in the section below).

Boobie Balls Tips

Boobie balls are truly so easy to make, however, there are a couple tricks to make the job even simpler.

close up of boobie balls in a bowl with some on the outside of the bowl

Do refrigerate the mixture prior to rolling into balls. Your boobie balls will turn out prettier and it will make your life much easier when rolling.
Wearing gloves helps. I love wearing gloves when rolling the boobie balls so my hands don’t get sticky and the balls turn out more uniform.
Be sure to follow the mixing order in the instructions – this ensures all the ingredients are well-combined and there are no clumps (nobody wants a taste of clumped-up brewer’s yeast – ick!).

How do Boobie Balls Increase Milk Supply

The ingredients I call for in this recipe are very strategic – they are either amazing galactagogues (increasing milk supply) or they help to mask the flavor of brewer’s yeast and add to the delicious flavor of the balls.

lactation bites in a white bowl stacked on top of eachother and some on the outside of the bowl

Oats are a galactagogue that contains fiber and iron and helps to stabilize blood sugar levels as well as support the immune system and the lactation hormones, improving your flow.
Brewers yeast – This galactagogue contains iron, folic acid, and protein and for that reason is one of the most popular ingredients to increase milk supply.
Ground flax seeds – Aside from being a galactagogue, flax seeds contain healthy fats, fiber, and antioxidants.
Peanut butter – This protein-packed ingredient is great to sustain your calorie-burning body while nursing, but also does a great job of masking the bitter taste of brewer’s yeast.
Super seeds – Chia, hemp, and pepitas are all seeds packed with nutrition important for nursing mothers such as fiber, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, iron, and calcium.

How to Make Boobie Balls Healthier

Boobie balls are made with nutritionally packed ingredients and are already quite healthy. See the list below on how you can make them even healthier.

Use sprouted oats – Sprouted oats are more easily digestible than regular rolled oats, especially since we aren’t soaking the oats in this recipe.
No-sugar-added – when it comes to the coconut flakes, peanut butter and maple syrup you use, be sure there is no sugar added for each ingredient. The peanut butter should just contain peanuts and sea salt, the maple syrup should be pure maple syrup and coconut flakes with no added sugars.
Use organic ingredients – Organic matters, particularly for the oats in these boobie balls. Oats are heavily sprayed by glyphosate and should always be purchased organic to avoid those toxic chemicals.

Boobie Balls Substitutions and Types

boobie ball with a bite taken out of it sitting on top of more boobie bites

Swap peanut butter for any other type of nut butter.
Swap chocolate chips for dried fruit of your preference (or another type of chocolate).
Instead of coconut flakes, use crushed almonds, walnuts or pecans.
Replace the super seed blend with the same amount of any other type of nut or seed of your preference.

*To ensure you still get the lactation benefits of these boobie balls, be sure to not sub out the brewer’s yeast, oats, or ground flax seeds as those are the main galactagogues in this recipe.

How else can I increase my milk supply?

Boobie balls and other lactation foods are a great way to support your milk supply in addition to the below tips for increasing milk supply.

Do lots of skin-to-skin with your baby
Feed on-demand
Pump after feedings to stimulate more milk production
Try power pumping
Get enough calories in your diet (especially protein) based on your own body/needs
Eat and drink whole, raw dairy
Hydrate and replenish your mineral stores with coconut water and orange juice
Stay active with light exercise
Keep stress levels low
Eat within 30 minutes of waking up
Eat a high-protein snack before going to bed
Trust that your body CAN do it!

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