Very common in children’s cereals, some of them great successes in the industry, puffed rice has not only been present in our lives in this form for years, but also also as toast, pancakes or as a snackvery often converted into an easy and quick mid-morning appetizer, although it is in its sweet version that we usually know them the most.
Today, to get rid of part of the industry, we teach you to make homemade puffed rice to make it crispy and crunchy —which are not the same— and that you use it to your liking in dessert, cake or even as the main ingredient to make some nougat.
It is not a difficult recipe, although it is laborious but the result is worth it for save us the usual calories that we would see in cereals as popular as the famous krispies from Kellogg’s and that will also allow us to add what we like the most, such as a little honey or even a touch of ham that will emulate a famous appetizer that we all have in mind.
In addition, this recipe for homemade puffed rice will allow you make a good amount that will last quite a while if we keep it in an airtight container and keep it away from light, heat or sudden odors, so you can have homemade cereals without complications.
Bring the water to a boil and cook the rice for 20 minutes when it has started to boil. After that time we strain and drain as much as possible with a strainer and colander.
When the rice is very dry, place it on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and spread it perfectly so that it is not piled up and place it in the oven with a fan at 70ºC for approximately 90 minutes: the more dehydrated the rice is, the better it will be in the end.
Finally put the oil to heat and fry in small batches with the oil very hot and as soon as it stops bubbling quickly strain the rice so it doesn’t burn.
We take out on blotting paper and add salt to taste.
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How to use homemade puffed rice
Either as breakfast or snack with a glass of milk they will be perfect, but we can also mix them with other elements such as muesli, granola or crushed nuts or turn them into powder to make homemade energy bars.
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