Cracked Wheat Cereal: What’s In It and How to Make It

Cracked Wheat Cereal and More Recipes

Cracked wheat is made from whole-wheat grains crushed or “cracked” into tiny pieces. These are then used to make a cracked wheat cereal that is best for a quick but heavy-loaded breakfast.

If you’re looking for new ways to eat your morning cereal grains, look no further! This article will let you know more about how to make cracked wheat and everything you need to know about it.

Why You’ll Love Cracked Wheat

Cracked wheat cereal is a promising food you might want to include on your meal plans. Not only will this give off nutrients but it also carries a great deal of nutrition and fiber since it includes the fiber and nutrient-rich outer bran and germ of the wheat.

This type of cereal is also easy to prepare and can go well when added with some dried fruits or nuts, especially walnuts. Additionally, this can be made if you have leftover wheat berries, crushing them into small pieces using a blender, thus it’ll cost you much less. 

Making cracked wheat cereal is another idea you can add to your breakfast list. If you are into a whole-grain diet, this can be a great way to alternately take in these nutritious grains.

Why You’ll Love Cracked Wheat
How to Make Cracked Wheat
Cracked Wheat Recipes
  Cracked Wheat Cereal Recipe
     Key Details of the Recipe
     Ingredients
     Instructions
     Nutrition Info
  Mediterranean cracked wheat salad
     Key Details of the Recipe
     Ingredients
     Instructions
     Nutrition Info
Conclusion

How to Make Cracked Wheat

The instructions below are blender-specific steps using the Vitamix blender. But you can use another blender or food processor. You just have to watch out while the grains are pulsed until the right consistency is achieved.

1. Place whole kernel wheat into the Vitamix Dry Grains container and secure the lid.
2. Select Variable 1.
3. Turn the machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 7 or 8.
4. Grind to the desired degree of fineness, about 15 seconds.
5. Take out from the blender and cook according to the desired recipe.

Vitamix blender:

Cracked Wheat Recipes

And because you already know how to produce cracked wheat, you can now recreate dishes and follow recipes that are made from cracked wheat. Since this kind of grain is already crushed into tiny pieces, cracked wheat has an edge in the cooking time since it cooks faster than the other types of wheat including whole-grain wheat. Cracked wheat is sometimes used as an ingredient in making multi-grain bread, pilafs or stuffing because of its crunchy texture and nutty flavor. It is also used as a base in making bulgur. Below are more recipes you can try using your cracked wheat. 

Cracked Wheat:

1. Cracked Wheat Cereal Recipe

Key Details of the Recipe

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup cracked wheat
• 1 cup cold water
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts

Instructions

• In a small pot, bring 1 cup of water to a boil.
• Once boiled, pour in the cracked wheat along with the salt and walnuts.
• Let it simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Stir often so the grains can properly absorb the water.
• Serve while hot. 

Nutrition Info

Serving Size: 1 (277) g

2. Mediterranean cracked wheat salad

Key Details of the Recipe

Ingredients

For the Dressing:

• 1 lemon
• 1 large clove garlic minced
• 1/4 cup parsley chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• Pinch of red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons olive oil

For the Salad:

• 1 cup cooked cracked  wheat
• 1 3/4 cups boiling water
• 1 8-ounce can of garbanzo beans rinsed and drained
• 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
• 1/2 cup celery finely diced
• 1/2 cup radishes julienned
• 1/2 cup kalamata olives seeded and halved
• 1/2 cup pepperoncini peppers chopped
• 1/3 cup red onion finely diced

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, put the cooked cracked wheat along with the rest of the veggies and ingredients.
2. For the dressing, zest the lemon and place it in a separate small bowl.
3. Juice the lemon in another small bowl where the garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, oregano, and red pepper should be added.
4. Add in the olive oil and whisk all together.
5. Pour the dressing over the mixed grain and vegetables.
6. Serve immediately or chilled.

Nutrition Info

Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 388mg | Potassium: 264mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 535IU | Vitamin C: 26.5mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1.2mg

Conclusion

Wheat is one of the most ancient food crops cultivated worldwide and still retains its popularity even up to this day. It has withstood the test of time and has become the world’s most commonly grown food crop for many years in a row. 

Cracked wheat is one of the many byproducts that whole wheat can make. Thus, storing wheat grains in your pantry is a wise idea to make since there are a lot of dishes you can make from this nutrient-dense grain.