Rice Cakes with Peanut Butter make a great breakfast or snack. Airy, crispy multigrain rice cakes get a schmear of protein-rich peanut butter for an energy boost that will get you to your next meal. Feel free to add sliced banana on top to add to the filling factor. Keep reading for expert tips, including how to choose the best peanut butter.
Tips from the EatingWell Test Kitchen
These are the key tips we learned while developing and testing this recipe in our Test Kitchen to make sure it works, tastes great and is good for you too!
- We recommend using peanut butter as a topping, but there is so much more you can do with them. You can top the peanut butter and melted dark chocolate, sliced bananas or a drizzle of honey. Or instead of peanut butter, slather on berry preserves, yogurt with sliced fruit or strawberries with cream cheese. You can also create open-faced sandwiches by adding mashed avocado and a fried egg, tuna salad, chicken salad or sliced turkey and your favorite condiments.
- For a fun kids’ snack, let them use various sliced fruits and breakfast cereal shapes to create animal and happy face designs on top of the peanut butter.
- You can use any flavor or size of rice cake you prefer. For a bite-sized snack, use mini rice cakes.
- Rice cakes can quickly go stale, so store them in an airtight container until ready to use. Alternatively, you can store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. If you have stale rice cakes, try restoring their crunch by heating them for 30 seconds in a toaster oven.
Nutrition Notes
- While rice cakes don’t add a whole lot of nutrition, they are a great vehicle for nutritious protein- and fiber-filled toppings—like peanut butter. Choose rice cakes made with whole grains to provide a bit more fiber than rice cakes made with white rice. Rice cakes are gluten-, nut-, soy- and dairy-free, making them a food that can be enjoyed by many.
- Filled with heart-healthy fat, peanut butter is also a great source of plant-based protein. The combination of healthy fat and protein is a great combo to slow digestion and stabilize blood sugar. There are several types of antioxidants in peanut butter, which means it may help reduce inflammation. The vitamin E in peanut butter acts as one of the antioxidants and may help reduce inflammation in the skin.
