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?
evestirs says
What should I cook the 1/4c dried wheatberries in?
or is it almost like you are roasting them?
shellyfish says
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!
sweetpotato says
Yes! Fondant decorated treats, please!
evestirs says
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.
Vegyogini says
I believe I have an open bag of wheatberries languishing in my cupboard, so I should give this a try. Sounds wonderful!
Erin at caretoeat.net says
I sort of love watching this obsession evolve.
Ricki says
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! 🙂
glidingcalm says
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!
River says
All Hail the Queen! 🙂
Fondant decorated cakes? I vote YES!
Vegan On Stage says
HEY!!! that sounds so great.. especially because wheat berries take sosososo long to absorb water!
Em says
keep these oatmeal posts comin!
selina says
ive never had wheatberries. i crave oatmeal something fierce in the dead of winter… i’ll have to keep this in mind.
shelby says
Uhh, now I must go find some wheatberries! This looks amazingly delicious =)
Joanna says
a fondant cake?!?!??! i’ve never used fondant before. i can’t wait to see what you’ve made.
Gina says
i can’t find wheatberries here!! 🙁 maybe i will order some??
i think the fondant cake pics are a GREAT idea!
Emma says
I am dying to try wheatberries now! That looks really scrummy!
eatingbender says
Yum! I love the looks of the blended wheatberries – best one yet! Oh, and love the pun – even if it was unintentional ;o)
I’m excited to see some fondant!!
Brooke says
Katie, you are adorable. I am the same way with some food that I discover and love. You are not alone! 🙂
I have yet to try wheatberries, but I look forward to experimenting with them for breakfast, and blended! They look incredibly creamy in the picture.
About the maple syrup, it is a must in oats! Even with plain cinnamon it is simply love 🙂
Andrea says
mmmm yay for decorated cake. i think some chocolate is in order 😉 haha that or your mad frosting skills lol
Vegan_Noodle says
Can you believe I’ve never had wheatberries? I need to get with the program!
Sanja says
Quite a while ago I started blending porridges too and I love it. How long do you need to cook the wheatberries before they pop (approximately, I’m just not good in waiting for my breakfast, so I need to know if I should prepare something in advance…)