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Cauliflower FauxMeal

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I’m officially off my veggie rocker. Or really it’s cauliflower. I am cauliflower obsessed! I’m obsessed with finding creative and inventive ways to use cauliflower and I cannot be stopped. First it was Spanish Cauliflower Rice. Then as a Parmesan. THEN as Beer-Battered Tacos. Now as Cream of Wheat?! A Cauliflower FauxMeal: this is complete insanity. No, wait, don’t go anywhere! You might not be a believer yet but stick with me, okay? 

This completely grain and nut free hot cereal is filled with unsuspecting fruits and veggies! Sneak some extra nutrition into your kids' breakfast with this Cauliflower FauxMeal.

Why cauliflower and why a Cauliflower FauxMeal? It’s the perfect option for those little ones who cannot eat grains or nuts. Completely free from both, this hot cereal gets its great texture from a banana and unsweetened applesauce; and it’s great flavor from a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg. Process it through a blender and you immediately have a creamy, fruit and veggie-packed breakfast, similar to Cream of Wheat. You won’t even KNOW there’s cauliflower in it! 

This completely grain and nut free hot cereal is filled with unsuspecting fruits and veggies! Sneak some extra nutrition into your kids' breakfast with this Cauliflower FauxMeal.

This completely grain and nut free hot cereal is filled with unsuspecting fruits and veggies! Sneak some extra nutrition into your kids’ breakfast with this Cauliflower FauxMeal:

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Cauliflower Cream of Wheat

  • Author: Fork & Beans
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Yield: Serves 4 1x
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Description

This recipe was originally created 4/11/13 for the GoodVeg site (now no longer in existence) and has since been updated.

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Ingredients

  • 2 c. cauliflower rice
  • 1 1/2 c. dairy free milk
  • 2 small bananas, just ripe
  • 6 Tbsp. unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Throw everything into a high-speed blender until some-what smooth. If you need to add more milk, do so by the tablespoon until right consistency.
  2. Place into a small saucepan and heat up for approx 5 minutes.
  3. Top with fresh fruit and chopped pumpkin seeds (optional).

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 125
  • Sugar: 15g
  • Sodium: 17mg
  • Fat: 3.3g
  • Carbohydrates: 24.5g
  • Fiber: 3.8g
  • Protein: 3g

This completely grain and nut free hot cereal is filled with unsuspecting fruits and veggies! Sneak some extra nutrition into your kids' breakfast with this Cauliflower FauxMeal.

If you are ever so brave to test this out and see for yourself that yes you can have your veggies in a bowl for breakfast, give this recipe for Cauliflower FauxMeal a try!

Looking for more unique cauliflower recipes? Give these a try:

Cauli Parmesan

BBQ Cauliflower Salad

Cauliflower Spanish “Rice”

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  1. Can you post this cream of wheat recipe because the goodveg website is not loading anymore. I would love to know what the recipe is! Thanks 🙂

  2. Cara, you mention that you are all about the cauliflower. So I wanted to pass this on to you, on Home and Family, they had a guest who made pizza crust from just pureed cauliflower, no flour at all. They did use eggs and a little cheese, but after following you and your recipe creations, I have no fear that you could do this pizza crust vegan style and blow theirs out of the water. I don’t know if you are interested, but just in case. Suzie

    • Hi Suzie! Thank you for this comment 🙂 I am continually fascinated by what you can do with cauliflower… I will definitely look into it and see what I can do. Thank you again! xo

  3. Cara, you mention that you are all about the cauliflower. So I wanted to pass this on to you, on Home and Family, they had a guest who made pizza crust from just pureed cauliflower, no flour at all. They did use eggs and a little cheese, but after following you and your recipe creations, I have no fear that you could do this pizza crust vegan style and blow theirs out of the water. I don’t know if you are interested or not, but just in case. Suzie

  4. dude, just made this. subbed in paleo ingredients. SO BOMB. for reals gunna be a staple breaky. i heart your face.

  5. I saw this lens on good veg and followed it here. I just made this and it is yummy. I substituted stevia for brown sugar, added 1 tbs cocoa powder, 1 tbs peanut flour (pb2), and 1 tsp maple extract. It is pretty good! i cannot taste the cauliflower at all. oh, I also stirred in some chia seed.

  8. Girl, you may have gone over board with this one! Haha! Actually, it’s probably delish, it’s just making me a little scared! xx

    • You can’t! It also depends on how ripe of a banana you use so if you had the taste of bananas, use a less ripe one.

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