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Brown Rice Cereal

February 28, 2011

Like a lot of moms, I started feeding my kids brown rice cereal when they were 6 months old. I never even thought about making it homemade. The baby food companies perform some of their most impressive marketing when it comes to this tried and true first food, because while I bought it by the boxful, it never occurred to me just how easy it would be to make it on my own. I don't know why I never thought of it before because all you need is a blender and brown rice. It truly is THE easiest thing you can make your baby.

Packed with iron, magnesium and other vitamins and minerals, brown rice cereal makes a perfect first food. No more nutritionally stripped white rice cereal or spending way too much money on pretty packaging and advertising. Make it on your own and you'll have a simple food that your baby will love!

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Brown Rice Cereal  (4-6 servings)

  • Prep Time:1 minutes,
  • Cook Time: 4 minutes,
  • Total Time: 5 minutes,

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup short grain brown rice (i like to use organic brown rice)

Preparation

  1. 1. Place the brown rice in a spice grinder or blender for 45 seconds-1 minute or until finely ground.
  2. * At this point you can store the rice powder in a sealed container in the refrigerator or in a cool dark place.
  4. To make 1 serving for a 4-6 month old baby:
  5. 1. Bring 1/2 cup of water to a boil and sprinkle in 2 tbsp of the ground brown rice.
  6. 2. Whisk continuously for 30 seconds and then occasionally for 4-5 minutes or until the mixture is thick and creamy to prevent any lumps from forming.
  7. 3. Serve as is or with one of the additions below.

Accompaniments: Breast Milk Formula Molasses Banana, mashed Rice or Almond Milk Apple Sauce Baby Food Puree

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  1. Jordyn

    June 14, 2013 at 7:31 pm

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    So since the blended rice has to be refrigerated, how long does it keep for? I am wanted to making a bunch all at once and just store it then in jars. (Quinoa, oatmeal, and rice)

    • catherine

      June 17, 2013 at 10:43 am

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      Refrigerate for up to 5 days, freeze for up to 3 months!

  2. Nadia

    June 12, 2013 at 3:29 pm

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    How would you make this recipe if daycare doesn’t have an oven/stove to warm water? They only have a microwave…..

  3. Ashley

    June 9, 2013 at 7:31 pm

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    I can’t find short grain brown rice, maybe I’m overlooking it. Is it normally in the regular aisle for rice or would the kind you get be with the organics?

    • catherine

      June 10, 2013 at 4:24 pm

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      I get it from Trader Joe’s in the rice section!

  4. Amanda

    June 9, 2013 at 9:09 am

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    Where do you buy your organic brown rice?

    • catherine

      June 10, 2013 at 4:26 pm

      Reply

      Trader Joes!

  5. Shivani Sikri

    June 8, 2013 at 1:23 pm

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    Brown rice is known to be very healthy. Can brown rice be replaced with any other cereal like well grounded normal white rice since they are more easy to digest.

  6. Jennifer

    April 8, 2013 at 7:57 am

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    Hi! Is there a particular spice grinder you’d recommend?

  7. Emilie

    March 15, 2013 at 11:46 am

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    Hi Catherine,

    I am surprised no one else asked this. I have the Cuisinart 4-cup Food Processor that you recommend on your site and amazon shop. It took me 15 minutes to grind the rice to 2 different textures (at the same time, so the rice separated in 2 different things): a powder and small white balls (maybe the size of semolina/couscous). I sieved out the powder and put it in a jar. Do I use the pearls as well? Can I mix both? They would obviously cook differently… no? Also, it was pretty noisy and I had to ask the nanny to take the kiddo in his room while I was grinding otherwise he would cry :(
    Trader Joe’s sells those small packages of Farro and Barley now. I was wondering if those are also a good cereal to grind and cook similarly. They would seem softer than the rice which really felt like grinding ice. :)
    Thank you for your advice on my oh so many questions.
    Take care and keep inspiring us for our babies!
    Emilie

  8. Shenelle

    February 26, 2013 at 10:58 pm

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    Dumb question: do I add the rest of the half cup of rice 2 tbs at a time? Or all of it after whisking ?

    • catherine

      February 27, 2013 at 1:44 pm

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      The 1/2 cup of ground up rice is for you to store for future uses so that you have it on hand for a whole. If you look under “preparation” there is the second section that says, “To make 1 serving for a 4-6 month old baby” so that 2 tablespoons of rice powder you’re using is to make one serving for your baby to eat. Store the remaining rice powder in an airtight container to make for your baby later! :)

      • Shenelle

        February 27, 2013 at 3:28 pm

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        Thanks, I just wanted to make sure as I already had done 2 other recipes which ended up as a big glob lol

  9. Amanda

    January 22, 2013 at 9:38 am

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    Quite question — could this stuff be made ahead of time and then reheated in the microwave?? Mine wee one gets fussy waiting for it to cool. It end up sticking it in the freezer to quicken the cooling period! And she just gets irritated — she’s fine once she gets her rice cereal for the day — but the waiting is tough on her — and confusing.

    • catherine

      January 22, 2013 at 1:01 pm

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      You can reheat it. It will get thicker after sitting in the fridge, but just add some more water or other liquid to thin it out! It will keep for about 4-5 days in the fridge!

    • Amanda

      January 22, 2013 at 9:39 am

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      Make that “Quick” question. Mommy didn’t get much sleep. Wee one eats my brain cells!

  10. Melissa

    January 20, 2013 at 11:14 pm

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    Wonderful recipie, but instead of cooking it with water, could I cook the powder with some breast milk? ( I was thinking I can make porridge for adults w/ cows milk, so why not brown rice cereal with breast milk for baby?)

    • Amanda

      January 22, 2013 at 9:36 am

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      I cook mine with formula. I mix the formula in a bottle ahead of time and stick the bottle in the fridge just like I would normally. Then pour it in the pot and I’m good to go.

      1/4 cup water = 1 Tablespoon rice powder = 1 scoop formula. (same as a 2 oz bottle)
      1/2 cup water = 2 Tablespoon rice powder = 2 scoops formula (same as a 4 oz bottle)
      1 cup water = 4 Tablespoon rice powder = 4 scoops forumla (same as 8 oz bottle)

    • catherine

      January 21, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      Reply

      Yes you can! That is actually a recommendation in the recipe!

      • Andrea

        April 16, 2013 at 9:46 pm

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        Such a great idea! And just in time, we’ll be starting in a couple of weeks :) Regarding the use of breast milk, would you recommend cooking in water and then adding the milk (since it is not recommended to heat breast milk in this way)? Or could you add it straight into the ground rice cereal without cooking, as you can with the packaged version? Thanks so much!

        • catherine

          April 16, 2013 at 11:14 pm

          I would cook it with water and then add the breast milk to thin to your desired consistency!

  11. Rene

    January 9, 2013 at 6:05 am

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    Loving the site.
    Have a quick question, can long grain brown rice be used instead of the short grain?

    • catherine

      January 9, 2013 at 11:47 am

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      Yes, you can use long grain rice! Short grain rice is ideal because it cooks up softer than other types of rice. :)

  12. hillary

    January 4, 2013 at 7:37 pm

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    this cereal has all the nutrients that store bought does?

    • catherine

      January 7, 2013 at 1:25 pm

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      It does! It has all the nutrients of brown rice plus all the nutrients of the milk or formula you use to cook it!

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  16. Leigh

    November 26, 2012 at 8:00 pm

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    I milled minute brown rice, can I turn that into cereal for my baby?

    • catherine

      November 26, 2012 at 8:10 pm

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      You can! It will cook much faster!

  17. Marília

    November 21, 2012 at 5:23 am

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    Thanks so much for this. I needed a diary and gluten free cereal for my daughter and this is so easy to do. She loves it!

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  19. Laura

    October 8, 2012 at 11:22 am

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    Can I use pre cooked brown rice?

    • catherine

      October 8, 2012 at 11:42 am

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      No, it needs to be uncooked rice so that you can grind it!

  20. martinac57

    October 2, 2012 at 6:33 pm

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    I have a question I just made this recipe and it’s delicious I actually added some salt and pepper and am eating it with my dinner…lol will have to make more for my 9 month old tomorrow I guess…but my question is: How do you keep it from sticking to bottom of pan?? I whisked it often should I have lowered the flame???? Please help I really want to keep making this

    • catherine

      October 2, 2012 at 6:38 pm

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      When you’re stirring it make sure to scrape the bottom of the pan. Yes, lowering the flame will also help! :)

  21. martinac57

    October 2, 2012 at 6:17 pm

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    how much would you make for a 9 month old? and I can really do the same thing with oatmeal???

    • catherine

      October 2, 2012 at 6:40 pm

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      Yes you can! Follow the directions for the rice. I’ll be putting up the full written version for the oatmeal soon! The amount to give your baby really depends on him or her and how much they eat in one sitting. I would start with 1/2 cup water plus 1/4 cup of the ground rice!

  22. Beckys56

    July 24, 2012 at 8:07 pm

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    Can’t find short grain brown rice anywhere. I use long grain brown rice. Would that work?

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  24. Joan

    July 9, 2012 at 12:41 pm

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    I have brown rice flour which I use for baking sometimes – would I be able to use it to make cereal for baby instead of grinding my own?

  25. Katie

    June 9, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Reply

    I have precooked parboiled rice, can I use that?

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