ecoEat 100% Cricket Powder Flour 1/2lbs Bag High Protein (227g), Healthy Edible Cricket Powder

My wife is a high school biology teacher and makes cookies with cricket powder every year. (She makes sure she knows if anyone if Vegan or shellfish allergies so as not to feed them any.) The students have no idea they are eating cookies made from crickets. The flavor is no different than regular flour. The texture, though, is a bit more dense than with normal flour. Once again, my wife has made these. This year, not one single kid was grossed out and refused. Every year I know she is making them and it gives me the heebie jeebies. But it doesn't stop me from having 1-2.

It's a nice addition to baking to add a little extra protein.

horrible taste

Great addition to the sourdough we make at home

Good stuff, add to a can of clam chowder! delic!

ecoEat 100% Cricket Powder Flour: We used the whole packet of this cricket powder flour to make cookies, but I was only able to eat one, and that was a bit of a struggle. We found the flavor to be horrible. I'm an avid cookie consumer and have a very sweet tooth. We added lots of butter and brown sugar to the mix, but nothing masked the flavor, which we consider to be like charred cardboard. Perhaps we should have only used this product along with a larger proportion of regular flour, but as we couldn't see anything on the packet (there's nothing on it regarding cooking) or on the suppliers listing that suggested that it couldn't or shouldn't be used to make cookies, we went ahead. Perhaps we had a bad batch? Sorry to report this less than positive feedback, as, in principle, we are right behind the use of alternatives to meat (particularly red meat). We will try this (or similar) again soon, as we hope this kind of option can become mainstream.

I've heard about insect-based proteins for a while and I just had to try this. I must say I am pleasantly surprised. On it's own it's a very very fine powder and has a very nutty taste. If I didn't know what this was and had to guess I'd say it might be ground almonds or some other nut. I ended up making a banana bread with this, which turned out great! See my attached photos. Here's the recipe I used Ingredients 3 large ripe bananas 1 1/4 cup flour 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/3 cup almond milk 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted (I substituted unsweetend applesauce, fewer calories!) 1/4 cup coconut sugar (I just used regular white sugar) 1/4 cup cricket powder 2 tbsp ground flaxseed (I skipped this, I didn't have any) 2 tbsp maple syrup 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp fine sea salt Dried fruit or nuts, to taste Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F. Mash the peeled bananas with a fork, then mix well with the flax seeds and wet ingredients (almond milk, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla extract). Add the dry ingredients flour, oats, cricket powder, coconut sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt) one by one, mixing every ingredient well. Add the dried fruit or nuts and mix. Bake in a greased loaf pan, uncovered, for 45-50 minutes (until lightly firm and gold on top). Let it cool down in the loaf pan on a cooling rack for 30 minutes. Then, remove it from the pan and let it cool on the cooling rack until fully cooled. Slide the banana bread and enjoy!

I ordered the "ecoEat 100% Cricket Powder Flour 1/2lbs Bag High Protein (227g), Healthy Edible Cricket Powder" when I was sick and knowing I needed to find a way of getting some protein in me even when I wasn't feeling well. The 7g of protein per approx. 2 teaspoons (10g) lured me in. I have to admit I had second thoughts by the time it arrived. LOL Although, I have not made anything with it yet I have tasted it a few times. It tastes slightly nutty, almost like a light powdered peanut powder. It smells good. I'm hoping that by the time I am back to normal I'll be over the ick factor and able to make something with it. For now, I'll keep tasting it here and there in hopes of getting used to the idea. This wasn't one of my brighter ideas for a way to increase protein while sick! It arrives in a foil pouch with a ziplock-type closure that works great. From the packaging, the info on their website, the looks, smell, nutrition panel and few tastes I appreciate this is probably a good choice for those looking to purchase cricket powder. I received my package in February 2024 and the Best Before date is Sept 25, 2025. Country of Origin: Thailand