Homemade brown rice cereal

Rice cereal, along with fruit and yoghurt, is often one of the first foods for babies. This recipe shows you how to make your own rice cereal at home.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup brown rice

    uncooked

  • 2 cups water

Equipment

  • 1 food processor
  • 1 saucepan

Instructions

  1. Place the brown rice in a food processor until it forms a powder.
  2. In a small saucepan, bring rice powder and 2 cups of water to the boil while stirring constantly.
  3. Place lid on saucepan and simmer on a low heat for ten minutes until you have a nice creamy consistency. You may need to add a little more water to adjust the consistency.

Notes

Tip
This rice cereal is a great way to make sure your baby is getting the required iron from first foods.
Storage
You can process a few cups of rice to store in an airtight container for later.

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