breakfast

Spiced Apple Oatmeal

October 24, 2014

Fall weather means (or almost) sweater weather. :)
However…it also means lots of heart-warming fall flavours aka cinnamon, nutmeg, apples, pumpkin, spice and everything nice!

So, I am sharing with you guys a heart-warming breakfast for a guaranteed great start to a chilly Fall day: spiced apple oatmeal.  It basically tastes like a delicious APPLE PIE IN A BOWL but with a bit more spice (because I loooove cinnamon)!  This recipe can be vegetarian and vegan friendly if you omit the egg whites.


The thing I love about oatmeal is that you can top them with whatever you want!  I topped my spiced apple oatmeal with a dried fig, apple slices, granola, coconut, dark chocolate, almond butter and some almonds.  If you really want...you could even sprinkle some more cinnamon on top!


Chow & Enjoy!

Spiced Apple Oatmeal
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 Serves 1

1/3 cup almond milk
1/3 cup water
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/3 cup oats
1 apple (cut half of the apple into cubes)
2 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
1 to 2 tbsp rainsins/sultanas
1 tsp natural vanilla extract
Optional:1/4 cup egg whites for some extra protein


Pour almond milk and water into a pot.  Stir in cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.  Bring the liquid and spices to a boil. Stir in oats, cubed apples and apple sauce.  Turn the heat down to low and let the oats and apple cook for about 10-15 minutes or until they're fluffy and cooked.  You can add a splash of almond milk if you like (to thin it out).  After the oats are cooked and apple is soft, stir in raisins/sultanas, vanilla extract and egg whites (if using). Let it simmer for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, slice the other half of the apple and use them to top off your oatmeal. Serve warm.

breakfast

Vanilla Lemon-Coconut Buckwheat and Oat Porridge

May 30, 2014

One of my most favourite things to have for breakfast is a nice warm bowl of oatmeal.  However, recently I have started mixing up other grains with my oats to change up my mornings!

So why did I add lemon peels into my oatmeal?  Well, my mom knows that I like to place lemon slices into my water but she tells me to not do it often since there is actually a lot of pesticide and what not on the lemon peels.  However, recently we have started to buy organic lemons. So now, she tells me to not waste the lemon peels because we can actually eat them now without eating other nasty unwanted chemicals and get all their nutritional benefits!  Anyways, so I am not hardcore like my mom who eats the lemon peels plain lol.  So, one morning I decided to chop up the lemon peels and tossed them into my oatmeal and it turned out delicious! 





Vanilla Lemon-Coconut Buckwheat and Oat Porridge 
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makes 1 serving 

¾ cup water or coconut water
2 tbsp. rolled oats
2 tbsp. buckwheat groats
1 to 2 tbsp. lemon peel (depending on how strong you want the taste to be), grated or finely chopped
Your milk of choice (I used almond milk)
½ banana, mashed
1 tsp unsweetened coconut shreds
2 drops pure vanilla extract
1 eggwhite
1 tsp. flaxseeds (optional)


Place the rolled oats and buckwheat groats in a pot.  Pour in the water and bring to a boil.  Place the lemon peel into the pot.  Add a splash of your milk of choice.  Then, turn the heat down to low and let simmer for 8 to10 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Meanwhile, mash ½ banana if it is not mashed already.  After 8 to 10 minutes, you can add milk if you like a thinner consistency.  Mix in the mashed banana, coconut shreds and vanilla extract and let simmer for another 5 minutes or so.  Next, stir in the eggwhite and keep stirring for around 1 minute or until eggwhite is well mixed in and cooked.  Then, stir in 1 tsp. of flaxseed (optional).

Top with any kind of toppings you like: nuts, fruits, nut butter, granola, hemp seeds, etc.  OR you can just eat it plain and it will taste just as good!
Chow and enjoy!