✨Bake Along With The Milk Pantry ✨
The Milk Pantry: Alternative Recipe Ideas
Quick, nourishing and flexible ideas for breastfeeding & pumping mums using The Milk Pantry range.
🍪 With Our Cookie Mixes (Choc Chip, White Choc & Macadamia)
Lactation Bliss Balls (No-Bake)
Time: 15 mins | Makes: ~16 balls | Calories: ~120 per ball
Ingredients:
- 2 cups baked Milk Pantry Choc Chip Cookies (cooled & crumbled)
- ½ cup smooth nut butter (or tahini for nut-free)
- 2 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
- Optional: ¼ cup finely chopped dark chocolate
- Desiccated coconut or cacao for rolling
Method:
- Combine cookie crumbs, nut butter, sweetener and coconut oil until mixture holds.
- Roll into small balls, coat in coconut or cacao.
- Chill 30 minutes before serving.
Storage: 1 week in the fridge or 2 months frozen.
Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches
Time: 20 mins + freeze | Makes: 10 sandwiches | Calories: ~260 each
Ingredients:
- 1 batch Milk Pantry White Choc & Macadamia Cookies (about 15 small cookies)
- 1 L vanilla or caramel ice cream, softened slightly
- Optional edges: choc chips, crushed nuts, sprinkles or even Mumma Shake powder
Method:
- Scoop ice cream between two cookies and press gently.
- Roll edges in chosen coating.
- Freeze 1–2 hours before serving.
Cookie Crust Cheesecake Slice (No-Bake)
Time: 20 mins + chill | Makes: 12 slices | Calories: ~290 each
Ingredients:
- 3 cups Milk Pantry Choc Chip Cookies, baked crisp and crushed
- 90 g melted butter
- 500 g cream cheese
- ½ cup Greek yoghurt
- ½ cup icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Optional: Mumma Shakes mixed in to create a flavoured cheesecake
Method:
- Mix crumbs with butter, press into lined tin, chill 15 mins.
- Beat cream cheese, yoghurt, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread over base.
- Add Mumma Shakes mixed in gently. Refrigerate 3–4 hours.
🥤 With Our Mumma Shake Blends (Salted Caramel, Vanilla, Chocolate)
Salted Caramel Overnight Oats
Time: 5 mins + overnight | Makes: 2 jars | Calories: ~360 per serve
Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds
- 2 scoops Salted Caramel Mumma Shake
- 1½ cups milk of choice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Toppings: banana, berries, nut butter
Method:
- Mix oats, chia, shake powder, milk and vanilla.
- Divide into jars and refrigerate overnight.
- Add toppings before serving.
Vanilla Smoothie Bowl
Time: 7 mins | Makes: 1 serve | Calories: ~420
Ingredients:
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 cup frozen berries or mango
- 1- 2 scoops Vanilla Mumma Shake
- ½ cup milk of choice
- Toppings: Mumma Muesli, coconut or fruit
Method:
- Blend fruit, shake powder and just enough milk for a thick consistency.
- Pour into a bowl, add toppings.
Chocolate Energy Bites
Time: 10 mins | Makes: ~18 bites | Calories: ~110 each
Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 10 Medjool dates
- ½ cup almond butter
- 2 scoops Chocolate Mumma Shake
- 1–2 Tbsp water if needed
Method:
- Blend oats + dates into crumbs.
- Add almond butter + shake powder, pulse into sticky dough.
- Roll into bites, chill 20 mins.
🍫 With Our Brownie & Pancake Mixes
Brownie Truffles
Time: 25 mins + chill | Makes: ~20 | Calories: ~150 each
Ingredients:
- 1 baked pan of Milk Pantry Brownies, cooled
- 120 g cream cheese (or thick yoghurt)
- 200 g dark chocolate, melted
Method:
- Crumble brownies, mix with cream cheese.
- Roll into balls, freeze briefly.
- Dip in melted chocolate and set.
Pancake Muffins
Time: 10 mins prep + 15 mins bake | Makes: 12 muffins | Calories: ~150 each
Ingredients:
- 1 batch Milk Pantry Pancake Mix (prepared)
- ½ cup blueberries or choc chips
- 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease muffin tin.
- Pour batter into holes, add toppings.
- Bake 12–15 mins until golden.
Layered Dessert Jars
Time: 10 mins | Makes: 4 jars | Calories: ~320 each
Ingredients:
- 2 cups brownie chunks (Milk Pantry Brownies)
- 2 cups Greek yoghurt (or whipped cream)
- 1 scoop Vanilla Mumma Shake (stirred into yoghurt)
- Fresh berries or banana
Method:
- Mix shake powder into yoghurt.
- Layer brownies, yoghurt and fruit in jars.
💧 With Our Hydration Powders (Watermelon & Mint)
Watermelon & Mint Ice Blocks
Time: 10 mins + freeze | Makes: 10 blocks | Calories: ~45 each
Ingredients:
- 1 L water or coconut water
- 4–5 scoops Watermelon & Mint Mumma Hydration Powder
- Fresh fruit slices
Method:
- Whisk powder into water, pour into moulds.
- Add fruit slices, freeze 4–6 hrs.
Sparkling Hydration Mocktail
Time: 3 mins | Makes: 1 tall glass | Calories: ~60
Ingredients:
- 1 scoop Watermelon & Mint Mumma Hydration Powder
- 300 ml sparkling water
- Ice, lime wedge, mint leaves
Method:
- Stir powder into sparkling water.
- Add ice, lime and mint.
Electrolyte Jelly Cups
Time: 10 mins + set | Makes: 8 cups | Calories: ~55 each
Ingredients:
- 2 cups boiling water
- 3 scoops Watermelon & Mint Mumma Hydration Powder
- 2 Tbsp honey (optional)
- 2 Tbsp gelatine powder (or agar-agar)
- 1 cup cold water
Method:
- Dissolve powder and honey in boiling water.
- Bloom gelatine in cold water, whisk into hot mix.
- Pour into cups, set 3–4 hrs in fridge.
🌿 Cookie & Shake Parfait
Time: 5 mins | Makes: 2 serves | Calories: ~380 each
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Greek yoghurt
- 1 scoop Salted Caramel Mumma Shake
- 4 Milk Pantry Cookies (any flavour), crushed
- Fruit to layer
Method:
- Stir shake into yoghurt.
- Layer yoghurt, cookie crumbs and fruit in glasses.
Protein Pancake Sandwiches
Time: 20 mins | Makes: 6 sandwiches | Calories: ~260 each
Ingredients:
- 1 batch Milk Pantry Pancake Mix (prepared)
- 1 scoop Chocolate Mumma Shake (whisked into batter)
- Filling: banana + nut butter, or yoghurt + berries
Method:
- Cook 12 small pancakes.
- Sandwich with chosen filling.
Notes for Mummas
- All recipes are designed to be breastfeeding-friendly and flexible.
- Use dairy-free milk/yoghurt if preferred.
- Store leftovers well to save time on busy days.
- Calories are approximate and based on average ingredients.