8 Alternative Uses for Breastmilk | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn

When I heard a few years back about a New York restaurateur making breastmilk cheese, I was among the chorus of “ewwww!”s.

Cut to the present day with a 6-month-ancient, much more education on the virtues of creature milk, and a freezerful of expressed milk. I can’t help but find for myself searching for ways to use the stockpiled “liquid gold”:

If the milk is stored properly and is not too ancient (a excellent rule of thumb is 6 hours at room temperature, 6 days in the fridge, and 6 months in the freezer, and 12 months in a deep freezer), milk banks for mothers who cannot provide their babies with their own milk are a very worthy first option. If looking for alternative ways to feed extra milk to a growing baby, toddler, or even adults, check out these thoughts:

• Make butter! Just place a few ounces of milk in a clean jar and shake vigorously until you have butter.

• Ice cream can be made by simply substituting creature milk for cow’s milk. A fantastic option for moms on a dairy-free diet who are craving ice cream.

• Freeze it into popsicles or ice cubes for summertime or teething babies.

• Make cheese like the chef who first set off the media firestorm years ago.

• Use it as a creamer for coffees and additional drinks.

• Substitute for cow’s milk with creature milk in baking or cooking recipes.

• Donate it to chemo patients, whose digestion can be aided by breastmilk.

• There is a seemingly-endless list of non-food uses for creature milk with its antifungal properties, from removing makeup to relieving scrapes and burns.

Related: Cooking With Colostrum

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