This cream of wheat made with fresh milled flour is a breakfast classic. It’s a filling breakfast that can be customized to your liking with butter, fruits, and your preferred sweetener or enjoyed as a savory dish, too!
Fresh milled cream of wheat is a great way to start your day. Since it is the whole grain and includes all 3 parts: the endosperm, bran, and the germ, it is packed full of nutrients to keep you fueled until your next meal.
A single batch of this recipe for cream of wheat made with fresh milled flour will yield 2 cups. This recipe can easily be doubled, tripled, and so on if you need more.
How To Make Cream of Wheat
I like to coarsely mill my wheat berries in my Komo Mio. I have pictured below how far I turn my hopper. You can go as fine or coarse as you’d like. This will vary with your preference and the mill you have. If you go too fine you will end up with more of a gravy….ask me how I know.
Add your coarsely milled wheat into a small to medium saucepan (depending on how big of a batch you’re making). Add in your liquid – water, milk, or both, and a pinch of salt.
Stir together and cook over medium heat while mixing with a whisk. You’ll want to stir pretty consistently so it doesn’t burn to the bottom or get clumpy. Cook until the mixture thickens and bubbles. This will be a shorter time for a single batch and it will take a little longer for larger batches.
When it’s done add your favorite add-ins.
Milk or Water?
You can use water, milk, or a combination of both for your liquid. I generally do half water and half milk. If I have a lot of milk on hand to use up, I will make it with all milk. It’s going to be all up to you and your preference. Water is more of a plain flavor, but no worries you can add butter, fruit, syrup, or anything else you’d like to flavor it. Making it with part or all milk adds a rich creaminess and flavor to it. Play around with it and see what you prefer.
Jump to RecipeAdd In Ideas For Cream of Wheat Made With Fresh Milled Flour
Sweet:
- Butter
- Sugar/Maple Syrup/Stevia/Honey
- Fruits (strawberries, bananas, cherries, peaches
- Peanut Butter
- Pumpkin Spice
- Nuts/Seeds
- Coconut
- Jam/Jelly
- Cocoa Powder for homemade Coco Wheats
Savory:
- Butter
- Cheese
- Fried Veggies (onions, bell peppers, broccoli, etc.)
- Spinach & Feta
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Cream Of Wheat Made With Fresh Milled Flour
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup wheatberries (hard white, hard red, einkorn, spelt, etc.)
- 2 cups water or milk
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Coarsely mill your wheat and add into a small to medium saucepan (depending on how big of a batch you're making). Add in your liquid – water, milk, or both, and a pinch of salt.
- Stir together and cook over medium heat while mixing with a whisk. You'll want to stir pretty consistently so it doesn't burn to the bottom or get clumpy. Cook until mixture thickens and bubbles. *This will be be a shorter time for a single batch and it will take a little longer for larger batches.
- When it's done add your favorite add-ins. Enjoy!
So I used regular einkorn flour, I had a little bit of cinnamon and nutmeg cooked it in water, but I did it in the microwave. I just had to keep taking it out to stir. It took less than four minutes, added a little bit of syrup and a little bit of oat milk to it and I even added a little bit of pineapple extract and it tasted just like a pudding. It was so beautiful. It was so good creamy wonderful I love this. Thank you.
That’s great! Thanks for sharing your method!
So simple, yet so very good! I’ve been making it for breakfast this past week. Try it!
It is!
I used spelt, raw milk, maple syrup and cinnamon. So good! Thank you for this recipe!
You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
I grew up on cream of wheat but just started milling our grains & followed this recipe…….yum….so good!!!
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Yum! This is so good! I used spelt berries. I cooked in water because I didn’t have any milk. Next time I’ll try 1/2 water and half milk. Butter and brown sugar
Yum!
I grew up with the boxed cream of wheat, but this was incredibly simple and so filling. I used spelt, milk and a little cane sugar. So much better than my memories.
Isn’t it?!?! I grew up loving boxed cream of wheat, too. Didn’t know any different. We love the flavor of our fresh stuff!
I’m going to try this in the morning! I made it once without any recipe and it turned out great. I made it again and it ended up being a very gloopy gravy consistency that I just threw away LOL. So, I don’t have to ask you how you know, cause I about gagged on it myself LOL. Glad to know it was purely the fact I just ground it too fine lol.
Yes! You don’t want it so fine that it turns into gravy! LOL
I’ve only made donuts once. These were awesome. Love FMF.
Love your cream of wheat and your donut recipe. FMFis awesome.
Love making fresh milled cream of wheat, thank you so much for the recipe! 10/10!😃
You’re welcome! <3
This was so good! I loved cream of wheat as a kid and this is so much better! I used spelt, all milk for my liquid and served with maple syrup. Such a great filling breakfast on a cold winter morning.
Yum! We love the flavor that using all milk gives!
Always loved the cream of wheat since a child. But I went gluten free for a while due to digestive issues. After a long time research and prayer, I found out the truth behind gluten and healthy ways of cooking and baking with fresh milled flour. I’m so thankful I can again have the cream of wheat towards my health. Can’t wait t make your recipe! Thank you for sharing. God bless you!
Enjoy! So glad you are able to eat fresh milled flour!
Looks amazing! I can’t wait to introduce fresh milled cream of wheat to my grand babies. Thank you!!
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Great recipe! It was so tasty and will be incorporating it into my weekly routine.
Awesome!
Cream of Wheat was a favorite growing up but for many many years I couldn’t have any until I found your recipe.
It’s so amazingly good and I totally feel the nostalgia every time I make it!
Thank you 😊
It is such a cozy breakfast! So glad you enjoy it!
Best hot cereal ever. I used hard red and hard white. I used water but then added half and half, salt and Amish butter once it was done.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello,
Thank you so much for sharing all these wonderful recipes. I tried this recipe and milled my berries on the coarse setting, but after boiling it it had the gravy texture. I don’t know what I did wrong.
Maybe it needs to be coarser?
I have made this so many times. It’s our weekend favorite. Top it with maple syrup. With or without butter. I like to make extra to food prep breakfast for weekdays. Thanks for the recipe. We love it.
Glad you enjoy it! We love it on the weekend for breakfast, too! It’s delicious and filling.
Did you use the coarsest setting on the Komo?
I go a couple clicks to the right of the center.