It’s official; I am obsessed with blended grains now. I love the pudding-like consistency.
Today I finally was able to try blended wheatberries as a stand-in for oatmeal, and OH MY GOODNESS, were they ever good! The creamy goodness was just so overwhelming that I had to pinch myself to make sure I was really experiencing such deliciousness (No, don’t worry; I didn’t really pinch myself). I know I’m acting a little crazy; after all, it’s just a food. But hey, you can’t judge me unless you try it– and you ALL should try it!
Wheatberry Heaven
Method:
1. Cook 1/4c dried wheatberries at least until they pop (in other words, until they break apart so you can see the white/inside part).
2. Drain the wheatberries, but either leave a little extra liquid OR add some non-dairy milk or some juice. At this point, you can also choose to add some other “oatmeal” mix-ins (or you can add them later if you don’t want them pulverized). I left some of the cooking liquid, and I added a little salt and some melted banana to mine, which yielded a gooey caramelized result.
3. Get out your hand-blender, or put the wheatberries in a food processor and mix until smooth. The longer you whip it, the creamier it gets.
4. Add any other oatmeal mix-ins you want. Eat hot or cold. Enjoy every creamy bite.
Heaven in a bowl.
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All right, I will stop bombarding you with all my “blended grains” posts. I think I’ve beaten the topic to death (no pun intended).
What should I post tomorrow? Perhaps some fondant-decorated cake pictures are in order?
What should I cook the 1/4c dried wheatberries in?
or is it almost like you are roasting them?
I love the wheatberries myself Special K! You know, when I cook mine, they don’t have a white part – they sort of explode, but it’s all brown… maybe they’re different here? Either way, wheatberries in my breakfast make me a happyfish!
Yes! Fondant decorated treats, please!
Cool, thanks!
Yeah, me 2! It’s not too often I find another female vegan so into hockey. 🙂
I’ll have to give the wheatberries a try.
I believe I have an open bag of wheatberries languishing in my cupboard, so I should give this a try. Sounds wonderful!
I sort of love watching this obsession evolve.
Now you’ve got me on the blended bandwagon–I had blended barley for breakfast (try saying THAT five times)–and boy, was it delicious! What a great way to get cooked whole grains into your system! 🙂
that sounds so good! i still need to try wheatberries. too bad anything that goes in a blender always sounds way too intimidating for me. I think it’s the whole clean up process!
happy friday CCV!
All Hail the Queen! 🙂
Fondant decorated cakes? I vote YES!
HEY!!! that sounds so great.. especially because wheat berries take sosososo long to absorb water!