Fruity Whole Grain Breakfast Porridge
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 9 hours
Total Time 9 hours 15 minutes
Ingredients
- ¾ cup dry steel cut oats
- ½ cup dry wild rice
- ¾ cup dry pearl barley (or dry farro)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 2- inch slice dry orange peel
- 1 Tbsp . raw honey (or pure maple syrup)
- ½ tsp . sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
- ¼ cup chopped dried apricots (or dried cherries, dried apples, or raisins)
- ¼ cup unsweetened dried cranberries
- 6 cups water
- 1 cup chopped raw walnuts (or almonds, pecans, or cashews)
- 4 cups unsweetened almond milk
Instructions
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Place oats, wild rice, barley, cinnamon stick, orange peel, honey, salt, apricots, cranberries, and water in a 3-quart slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low temperature for 7 to 9 hours, stirring once or twice (if you are up).
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Before serving, mix well. Serve each portion topped with 2 Tbsp. walnuts and ½ cup almond milk.
Tip:
Use a vegetable peeler to remove just the outer part of the orange peel, avoiding the white pith which can be bitter.
Nutritional Information (per serving):
Calories: 315
Total Fat: 12 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 240 mg
Carbohydrates: 45 g
Fiber: 6 g
Sugars: 9 g
Protein: 9 g
Containers
2½ Yellows
1 Blue
*Recipe from Beachbody Blog