Its been a while since my last post. We have been traveling and celebrating and eating and cooking up a storm! I have a lot of new recipes to share with you and I wanted to start with this one. There seems to be a movement happening in this funny world of healthy eating. I've noticed a lot of people gravitating towards a lower grain and sugar diet and experiencing more clarity and energy, as well as less bloating. I have eaten a low sugar diet since 1996 when I was diagnosed with candida. I don't think about it much anymore, its just become the way I eat, or at least a constant in the ever evolving and changing way that I eat! This recipe has been an amazing addition to my morning routine. Its very very versatile so I am going to give you a basic recipe that you can feel free to add to. Here are some ideas for additions: Ground nuts or seeds (sesame or sunflower), dried fruits, fresh berries and/or other chopped fruits, raw honey, maple syrup, coconut palm sugar, hemp seeds, nut or any other milk (you get the idea...you could add anything). I hope you enjoy it, let me know what changes you make to the recipe~
Warming Grain Free Breakfast Cereal
ingredients:
1 tablespoon ground flax
1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons shredded coconut
2 teaspoons chia seeds
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of sea salt
1 vanilla bean seeded (optional)
7 drops liquid stevia (vanilla crème or plain) or ½-1 teaspoon raw honey (or any other sweetener you desire)
½ bosc pear chopped
1 tablespoon goji berries
coconut milk
preparation:
Grind flax seed into a fine meal and set aside (I usually grind about a cup and then just have it stored in the refrigerator for later). You can use a hand blender like the magic bullet, a Vitamix dry blade, or a food processor.
Place pumpkin seeds, coconut, chia, cinnamon, vanilla and sea salt in a food processor and process until finely ground (see below).
Transfer ingredients to a bowl and cover with hot water. Mix in ground flax seeds and stevia or other desired sweetener. Drizzle with coconut milk, top with chopped pear and goji berries, enjoy.
yield: 1 serving
Often I will make a large batch of this and keep it in my refrigerator in a mason jar so that is ready to go in the morning.
Source: www.phytofoods.blogspot.com
inspired by Andrea Nakayama of ReplenishPDX
4 comments:
Yumma, yumma, yumma. It's good to have "cereal" again!
Admittedly, I was a little skeptical about the texture of the cereal as I first read the recipe, but I was curious. So I whipped it together and was pleasantly surprised. It does form somewhat of a gel-like texture from the seeds, but it's not too noticeable when eating it. It's a challenge keeping the gluten-free, egg-free breakfasts interesting when attempting to follow a lower grain diet. This is a nice new addition to our repertoire. Thanks!
Im so glad you like it! Its been a staple here in my house this winter. The great thing about it is that you can add/delete things easily. Sometimes I leave the flax out and it still gels up nicely. Enjoy!
We are going to Hawaii in a few weeks and between the allergies and food preferences in our family, eating out is basically not an exciting option, so we've been thinking up simple things to bring with us. I think this will travel great and get us through at least the first week in the hotel since we only need to add hot water to make a lovely cereal. I was thinking to make a few different varieties to spice things up a bit. Thanks for the great idea at a good time!
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