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CREAMY BUCKWHEAT PROTEIN PORRIDGE

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Creamy Buckwheat Protein Porridge topped with blueberry compote (frozen berries heated until thick & syrupy with a touch of maple syrup), granola, toasted coconut chips (coloured with beetroot here), bee pollen, and Fatso Classic peanut butter.

Creamy Buckwheat Protein Porridge topped with blueberry compote (frozen berries heated until thick & syrupy with a touch of maple syrup), granola, toasted coconut chips (coloured with beetroot here), bee pollen, and Fatso Classic peanut butter.

I am a diehard oatmeal fan, but I also love switching things up and enjoying other grain & grain-free breakfast alternatives. Not only is this porridge thick, creamy, and delicious, but it’s free of refined sugar and packed with fibre, protein, and healthy fats, too!

Despite what the name implies, buckwheat is NOT wheat.  It is actually a “pseudograin” — a gluten-free seed with grain-like characteristics — that is safe for individuals with Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.  Buckwheat is rich in minerals and antioxidants, as well as fibre and plant-based protein.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 1/2 cup Cream of Buckwheat cereal (I used Pocono brand here)

  • 1/2 tsp sea salt

  • 2 cups water

  • 1/2 cup canned organic full-fat coconut milk (or use additional water if preferred)

  • 2 Tbsp Nuzest Clean Lean Smooth Vanilla protein or Further Food collagen (plain or vanilla)

  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract (optional)

  • Lakanto Sugar-free Monkfruit Sweetener, Swerve sugar-free confectioners’, or sweetener of choice, adjusted to taste

  • optional toppings: blueberry compote (frozen berries heated with a touch of maple until thick & syrupy), granola, toasted coconut chips (coloured with beetroot here), bee pollen, peanut butter, or toppings of choice

Directions:

  1. Put water, coconut milk, and salt in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and stir in buckwheat cereal.

  2. Return to boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.

  3. Remove from heat and stir in Nuzest protein or Further Food collagen and vanilla extract. Sweeten to taste and serve warm with your choice of toppings.

Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 4 to 5 days. Reheat on the stove with a touch of almond milk, coconut milk, or water and serve with toppings of choice.

Side note: This porridge is great with the addition of butterfly pea flower protein for a beautiful blue version (recipe here, pictured below).

Creamy Buckwheat Protein Porridge and Beautiful Blue Buckwheat Bowl topped with blueberry compote (frozen berries heated until thick & syrupy with a touch of maple syrup), grain-free granola, toasted coconut chips (coloured with beetroot here), …

Creamy Buckwheat Protein Porridge and Beautiful Blue Buckwheat Bowl topped with blueberry compote (frozen berries heated until thick & syrupy with a touch of maple syrup), grain-free granola, toasted coconut chips (coloured with beetroot here), bee pollen, and Fatso Classic peanut butter.