Oats, a versatile food that is not widely known!

Oat flakes, do you know them? This food that we find in our porridges in the morning, which we add to our plant-based yogurts, our soft bars, our muffins... Did you know that there are many other uses for this common ingredient?

Have you ever thought of adding this product to savory recipes, replacing animal protein?

At Mi Corazon, oat flakes are an ingredient of great importance; they are even one of the main ingredients behind our famous vegan cretons!

The nutritional value of oat flakes

Although small, oat flakes are an ingredient full of benefits! Indeed, for 100g, we find 14 grams of protein and 11 grams of fiber, in addition to being an excellent source of iron and vitamin B1.

Oat flakes are known to help lower cholesterol, improve energy and nerve impulses, and promote collagen production.

Adding oat flakes to your recipes is therefore an excellent healthy choice!

How to prepare oat flakes

The beauty of oat flakes is their versatility. You can add them to your favorite baking recipes (muffins, pancakes, soft bars, cookies, etc.), you can serve them as oatmeal for breakfast, or you can use them as a base for vegan dishes.

One trick we want to give you when cooking with oat flakes is to hydrate them well: make sure the ingredient can absorb enough liquid to reduce the dryness in taste! Whether with plant-based milks, hot water, or vegetable broth, you need to find the right level of hydration, otherwise your dishes might turn out very dry...

Oat flakes + lentils = perfect vegan mix

Pro tip: to get a perfect consistency for your vegan hamburger patties, your fake chicken nuggets, your meat-free meatloaves, don't just rely on lentils. Add oat flakes to the mixture – you'll get a much more stable texture that holds together better. Shaping your base into the form you need will be all the simpler!

Vegan cooking is, among other things, about exploring new horizons and discovering other techniques! Feel free to modify the recipes you find, add certain ingredients, and try incorporating oat flakes.

Give it a try

In short, oat flakes are an easy-to-use ingredient with many benefits, and they are used in many recipes as vegan alternatives.

For the skeptical, we invite you to taste our vegan cretons or our mushroom pâtés. They will surprise you with their similarity to real traditional cretons or pâtés! To find a sales point for our products near you, check out our map.