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Healthy Corn Flakes Recipe

Easy recipe for homemade corn flakes that is sprouted, easy to digest, and loaded with nutrition. 

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword healthy, sprouted
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 150 kcal
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, warm enough avocado oil so that it is about an inch deep. Heat to 300-325 °F (148-162 °C). Take care to not to let the temperature rise above 425 °F (218 °C) as this is the smokepoint of avocado oil. Free radicals begin to form in the oil if you exceed the smokepoint.

  2. Check the temperature using a food thermometer or just keep the tortillas on a very light sizzle as they are frying, and you will know that you are in the safe temperature range.

  3. Place several tortillas at a time into the heated oil. Fry until light brown. This will happen very fast - only a minute or so!

  4. Remove fried tortillas from the oil with stainless steel tongs and place on plates covered with an unbleached white towel. Very lightly sprinkle with sea salt. 

  5. Continue the process until all 24 tortillas are fried.

  6. When the tortillas are cool to the touch on the towel lined plates, break each of them up into small, bite sized pieces.

  7. Serve homemade corn flakes immediately in a bowl with whole grassfed milk (preferably RAW) and a bit of whole sweetener or fruit. 

  8. Store the remaining cereal in a glass jar or bowl with a tight-fitting lid. I store in the refrigerator here in Florida, but a cool, dry pantry also works.

Recipe Notes

Be sure to use organic corn tortillas. Nonorganic corn is usually genetically modified (GMO).

If you wish to use nonsprouted corn tortillas, that is fine, but corn tortillas made with sprouted corn flour are much more nutritious and digestible.

Nutrition Facts
Healthy Corn Flakes Recipe
Amount Per Serving (0.25 cup)
Calories 150 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g
Potassium 106mg3%
Carbohydrates 26g9%
Fiber 2g8%
Protein 2g4%
Calcium 68mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.