Hot Brown Rice Breakfast
You know what’s fun? Browsing the aisles of a well-stocked grocery store. Especially the whole-food/health-oriented type of grocery store that always seems to offer a new twist on an old favorite. (Or a fervently-wished-for twist, like the organic 100% whole-wheat panko crumbs I stumbled across recently. A far, far better option than the canistered commercial bread crumbs wherein the ingredient list runs the full length of the canister!)
My latest find was brown rice flakes. Turns out they’re a lot like quick-cooking oats: they’re grains of brown rice that have been steamed and flattened, and they’re made the same way quick-cooking oats are. Just simmer them for 3 minutes in a liquid of your choice (dairy milk, coconut milk, nut milk, grain milk, you name it) and add any toppings you’d like. I decided to try mine with organic raspberry jam and cinnamon, but you could just as easily go with maple syrup and nuts. Or dried fruit and flaked unsweetened coconut. Or cocoa nibs and date sugar. Really, whatever you think of will probably work. Plain yogurt and fresh fruit would be divine stirred into the warm flakes.
Winter is the perfect time for a hot, filling, and quick breakfast. Next time you come across a bag of brown rice flakes, give them a try! And yes, in case you were wondering, brown rice flakes are gluten-free.
Enjoy!
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Hello,
Thanks for the info on brown rice flakes. I found some (Eden brand) at a local grocery, but the package says they are not gluten-free because they are processed in the same machines as wheat. I can’t seem to find a brand that is gluten-free. What brand did you use that was gluten-free? Thanks! Clare