Breadcrumb Replacement

[carriecraig]

Good Morning,

Just wanted to give a tip on replacing breadcrumbs in foods such as meatloaf, meatballs, etc. My husband crushed up Corn Chex and added a splash of milk, and added it to the meat mixture, and the meatloaf came out great!

Any other substitutes that you have found to work?

[angel-jd1]

My husband crushed up Corn Chex and added a splash of milk,

Chex are not gluten free. They have barley malt extract in them which is not safe for the gluten free diet. You can read the corn chex label here: Open Original Shared Link

Some other alternatives for meatloaf and meat balls are quinoa flakes and minute rice

-Jessica

[specialdiets]

I bought Erewhon's Crispy Rice cereal and decimated them into a breadcrumb-like consistency. It turned out terrific. Then I just added some herbs and spices to it. I have used this to oven bake pork chops and chicken and it worked just like regular breadcrumbs. I hear you can do the same with corn flakes too, but haven't tried it yet.

[carriecraig]

Thanks for letting me know Jessica. I am still learning what to look for on food labels.

[gf4life]

You can get gluten free Corn Chex style cereal at most healthfood stores (and some regular stores also carry this) it is made by Health Valley and called Corn Crunch-Ems. They also make Rice Crunch-ems. They look identical to the chex cereals, but don't have the barley malt in them. We love them both at my house!

For breadcrumbs I have used dry toasted gluten-free bread, and crushed cereal. Also I have gotten the Rice crumbs that are seasoned from the Gluten Free Pantry, and those work great when I am in a hurry. I have used potato flakes also (instant mashed potatos).

God bless,

Mariann