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Spiced Buckwheat Breakfast Porridge

This spiced buckwheat breakfast porridge is like a cozy hug in the morning. The spices make the porridge feel grounding and warming, they are anti-inflammatory, and have several other health benefits to boot. You sweeten and garnish this one to taste.
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Servings: 4
Course: Breakfast
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup organic buckwheat groats presoaked in a bowl of water in fridge overnight for 12 + hours
  • 2 cups almond milk you could also use a can of coconut milk with 1 1/4 cups of water as an option for the liquid mix too
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp Ceylon cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pumpkin spice
  • few saffron threads if you happen to have (I add for the health benefits)
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 3 grinds on the pepper mill to help activate turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground clove
  • pinch vanilla bean powder or 1/4 tsp vanilla if your milk doesn't have vanilla in it already
  • sweeten to taste with your preferred choice monk fruit, honey, maple syrup, date syrup, vanilla powder
  • optional 1 scoop pumpkin seed protein powder (I add) - makes it more filling - linked below
  • optional sprinkle of bee pollen (I add) - linked below
  • optional drizzle of almond butter, macadamia nut butter, or tahini (I use a small drizzle of tahini as I like the tad bitter, nutty taste stirred in)

Method
 

  1. Soak buckwheat groats overnight for 12+ hours.
  2. In the morning, drain and rinse in a fine mesh strainer. Be sure to rinse them well to remove coating.
  3. In a large pot on the stovetop, add the milk, water, and spices and bring to a simmer.
  4. At the start of the simmer add in the rinsed buckwheat groats.
  5. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. stirring halfway to prevent the groats from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
  6. Uncover and give it a good stir.
  7. Scoop just shy of one cup into each serving bowl. This makes about 4 servings. I use half day of and store the other half in a 16 oz glass wide mouth mason jar. Come the next morning I just heat up on the stovetop with a little milk.
  8. Now this is where you customize your bowl to your liking as it just tastes like spiced buckwheat at this point. Stir in your sweetener of choice and possibly mix in a scoop of pumpkin seed protein powder to make it more filling. I use it and find it neutral enough to be mixed in. Possibly top with a drizzle of nut butter or tahini and sprinkle in some bee pollen. Maybe its walnuts and maple syrup for you. Play around each day and see what you prefer. Put your hands around the bowl, pause, take a moment to take 3 deep breaths, say a gratitude prayer, and enjoy. Xx
    I like it mixed with pumpkin seed protein powder, a small bit of monk fruit powder, bee pollen, and tahini. Sometimes I'll add a splash more of almond milk need be. I always do when reheating it the next day.
    Mark likes it with pumpkin seed protein powder, a small bit of maple syrup, hemp hearts, and walnuts/pecans.

Notes

www.herhealthystyle.com
Pumpkin Seed Protein Powder 
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Beepollen
Large stovetop pot 
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