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Creamy Banana Almond Hot Cereal
Today’s recipe is a creamy banana almond hot cereal. It is warm and soft which make it easier to digest, yet the banana and almonds make it more dense and heavy so I would recommend having at least a moderately strong digestion for this meal. To support a weak agni (digestion) I would recommend my cleansing winter pear hot cereal. Anyways this is a great breakfast to start your day off with. I make it with Bob’s Red Mill mighty tasty hot cereal, one of my favorite hot cereals. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do.
With love from my kitchen to yours,
Kayley
Creamy Banana Almond Hot Cereal
AuthorKayley O'BrienCombine hot cereal, water, and salt in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes.
Then, uncover and add all of the remaining ingredients, except for flaxseed oil. You can control the texture by the amount of almond milk you add. For a creamier wetter cereal add more almond milk, for a thicker cereal add less. The hotter and longer you cook your cereal, the thicker it will become. Play with this to get the texture you like. I like to add a generous splash of almond milk and cook it over medium heat for about 4 minutes. This also breaks the grains down further, which I really like.
As you continue to cook your cereal, uncovered, mash the banana slices with a fork and stir well to get it creamier. Once your banana is mashed and hot cereal is to your desired consistency, remove from heat and stir in flaxseed oil. Flaxseed oil is not a high heat oil, so we don't want to add it till the end to get the maximum nutrient out of it. Now serve up your nice warm bowl of hot cereal and enjoy
Ingredients
Directions
Combine hot cereal, water, and salt in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes.
Then, uncover and add all of the remaining ingredients, except for flaxseed oil. You can control the texture by the amount of almond milk you add. For a creamier wetter cereal add more almond milk, for a thicker cereal add less. The hotter and longer you cook your cereal, the thicker it will become. Play with this to get the texture you like. I like to add a generous splash of almond milk and cook it over medium heat for about 4 minutes. This also breaks the grains down further, which I really like.
As you continue to cook your cereal, uncovered, mash the banana slices with a fork and stir well to get it creamier. Once your banana is mashed and hot cereal is to your desired consistency, remove from heat and stir in flaxseed oil. Flaxseed oil is not a high heat oil, so we don't want to add it till the end to get the maximum nutrient out of it. Now serve up your nice warm bowl of hot cereal and enjoy
Notes
Nutrition:
| Ingredients | Cals | Fat | Carbs | Protein |
| ¼ cup Bob’s Red Mill Mighty Tasty Hot Cereal | 150 | 1g | 32g | 3g |
| 2 tbsp homemade almond milk | 13 | 1.1g | 0.6g | 0.5g |
| 3/4 banana (88.5g) | 78.8 | 0.3g | 20.3g | 1g |
| 12 tsp almond butter (10.7g) | 65.7 | 6g | 2g | 2.3g |
| 2 tsp syrup | 33.5 | 0g | 8.9g | 0g |
| 5 almonds (6.5g) | 38.5 | 3.4g | 1.4g | 1.4g |
| 1/2 tsp flaxseed oil | 20 | 2.3g | 0g | 0g |
| Total | 399.5 | 14.1g | 65.2g | 8.2g |
Notes:
- Nutrition is based on the products I use. I provide a nutrition table so that you can quickly check to see if your food products match or so that you can easily calculate the nutrition for any changes you want to make to the recipe. I think this helps if you have very specific diet goals and/or fitness and/or health goals. I also wanted you to be able to see exactly where I get the numbers for my nutrition facts so that you can see that they are reliable and learn more about macro breakdowns of food.
Works Cited
1. Nutritionix. Gladson. https://www.nutritionix.com/ Accessed 21 January 2019.
2. “Nutrition Label of Maple Syrup.” Trader Joes, Monrovia, CA, 2019.
3. “Nutrition Label of Might Tasty Hot Cereal.” Bob’s Red Mill, Milkwaukie, OR, 2019.
About Kayley
Kayley is a certified gut health nutrition coach who helps people to overcome their chronic gut and digestive issues at the root using the principles of ancestral nutrition and holistic health. (Continue Reading Here)
