These Crispy Chili Rice Cakes with Farmer Cheese are the answer to all your mid-day munchies and cravings. They deliver a balanced dose of complex carbs, complete protein thanks to Lifeway Farmer Cheese, and healthy fats with a savory, spicy touch. Topping your rice cakes (or toast) with Lifeway Farmer Cheese is an excellent, satisfying way to add some protein to your snacks as well.
Our cheese digests easily, yet slowly, so it won’t spike blood sugar levels and stays with you longer throughout the day. It’s a fantastic way to nourish your gut thanks to its live and active cultures and makes for a delightful pairing with easy-to-digest whole grain rice cakes.
Rice cakes are topped with our farmer cheese, a drizzle of hot sauce, chili flakes, sesame seeds, and avocado. These delicate little cakes are secretly packed with goodness, so what are you waiting for? Bite into these brilliant little snacks next time the cravings hit, and watch those hunger pangs dissipate in no time!
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health: vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our kefir, we also offer our artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt for optimal heart-health benefits.
Prep Time: 2 mins Servings: 4-6Ingredients
- 12 mini whole grain brown rice cakes
- 1 cup Farmer Cheese
- 1 avocado, peeled and pitted
- juice of a lemon
- your favorite hot sauce
- black sesame seeds
- red pepper flakes (chili flakes)
- Chili Crunch Seasoning (any brand you love)
Directions
- Spread a little farmer cheese on top of each rice cake.
- Slice your avocado into small pieces (you may have some left over). Put it in a bowl, and squeeze the juice of a lemon over it (this helps prevent browning!). Remove and place the avocado pieces over your rice cakes with farmer cheese.
- Drizzle each rice cake with hot sauce, a sprinkle of red pepper flakes (chili flakes) and the sesame seeds. Add a bit of Chili Crunch Seasoning (made by multiple brands), if desired. Enjoy!
