Turn corn flakes into your next casserole topping.
Crushed cornflakes make an excellent, low-fat and healthy alternative as a topping to hash brown casserole recipes. Often hash brown casserole recipes can call for greasier toppings like crushed potato chips or fried onion strings or even bread crumbs tossed in melted butter, all of which taste great but add fat and calories. A few cups of crushed cornflake cereal is an inexpensive, simple and healthy way to make a crunchy topping that pairs well with hash brown potato casserole dishes.
Instructions
1. Measure 2 cups of cornflake cereal into a gallon-size airtight plastic bag. Press all air out of the bag and seal it shut.
2. Lay the bag with cornflakes on a flat surface, such as a kitchen counter. Roll a rolling pin across the bag three or four times, crushing the cornflakes. If you do not have a rolling pin, you can substitute a tall glass and roll that across the bag, crushing the cornflakes.
3. Look at the flakes and determine if they need further crushing.While some will remain about 1/4-inch in diameter, many should be finely crushed, almost to the consistency of bread crumbs. If your cornflakes are not yet this size, roll the rolling pin or glass across the bag an additional two times and check again. Continue rolling until you achieve the desired consistency.
4. Make your hash brown potato casserole as your recipe calls for, following preparation instructions. After filling the casserole dish, top the casserole off with crushed cornflakes by opening the bag and gently sprinkling them across the top.
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