3 Tasty and Wholesome Vegan Cereal Recipes

Here are are 3 tasty and wholesome vegan cereal recipes that are done with a Vitamix blender. You can use any type of blender, but we prefer the Vitamix. Click here to learn more about what a Vitamix is. Feel free to experiment with all of these vegan milk recipes.

Vegan Apple-icious Whole Grain Cereal Recipe

• 1/4 cup brown rice
• 1/4 cup wheat kernels
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup apple cider
• cinnamon stick
• 1/2 apple, quartered and peeled
• 2 tsp walnuts
• sweetener of choice (optional)

Directions: Place wheat, rice and salt in dry container and secure lid. Select Variable 7 and turn machine on. Blend for 15 seconds.

Place liquid ingredients and cinnamon stick into a pan and bring to a boil. Stir in wheat and rice mixture. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered for 20 minutes.

Place walnuts and apple in wet container and secure lid. Select Variable 4 and turn machine on. Blend for 5-10 seconds, or until apple is finely chopped. Add to wheat/rice mixture with 5 minutes left in cooking process.

Vegan Apricot-Brown Rice Cereal Recipe

Yield: 3 1/2 cups

1 cup brown rice
3 1/2 cups (840 mL) water
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 dried apricots
2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Place brown rice in the DRY container. Secure 2-part lid. Select VARIABLE speed #1. Turn on machine and quickly increase speed to #7 or #8. Grind to desired degree of fineness, about 10 seconds. If a finer cereal is desired, grind longer. In a saucepan, heat salted water to boiling. Slowly add cracked rice to boiling water, stirring constantly with a wire whisk. Reduce temperature to LOW, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir frequently.

While rice is cooking, use the WET blade container to chop apricots. Secure 2-part lid. Select VARIABLE speed #1. Turn on machine and quickly increase speed to #5 or #6. While machine is running, drop apricots through the opening in the lid. Turn the stove off and add chopped apricots, sunflower seeds and almond extract to the cooked cereal, stir. Cover and let stand for an additional 5 minutes.

Vegan Creamy Rice Cereal Recipe

Yield: 1 3/4 cups (420 mL)

• 1/2 cup rice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups (480 mL) water

Place rice in the DRY blade container. Secure 2-part lid. Select VARIABLE speed #1. Turn on machine and quickly increase speed to #7 or #8. Grind to desired degree of fineness, about 10 seconds. If a finer cereal is desired, grind longer.

In a saucepan, heat salted water to boiling. Slowly add cracked rice to boiling water. Sitr constantly with a wire whisk. Turn heat to LOW, cover and simmer 8 to 10 minutes . Stir frequently.

Cook’s Note: For a very fine toddler cereal, turn speed to HIGH, and grind to desired degree of fineness.