SPICED MILLET BREAKFAST PORRIDGE (Instant Pot)

Spiced Millet Breakfast Porridge topped with berries, toasted pistachios, toasted coconut chips, raisins, diced Giddy Yo 72% cacao Moka Cardamom bar, and a little drizzle of raw honey.

If you follow me on Instagram, you know I love my oats.   But I have also been having fun playing around with other grain and grain-free porridge options using my Instant Pot. Side note: I love my Instant Pot (not sponsored) and it’s super easy to use, but please contact me if you would like stovetop directions.

Eating a wide variety of plants is good, folks. So give this recipe a go and let me know what you think!

Millet, like buckwheat and quinoa, is a “pseudograin” — a gluten-free seed with grain-like characteristics — that is safe for individuals with Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.  It is rich vitamins and minerals including magnesium, as well as fibre (including prebiotics) and high quality, easily digested plant-based protein.

Ingredients for 2 large or 4 small servings:

• 1 tsp avocado oil

• 1/2 cup uncooked millet, rinsed and drained

• 1 1/2 cups almond or nut-free milk

• 1/2 cup canned coconut milk

• 2 Tbsp Nuzest Clean Lean Smooth Vanilla protein powder

• 3 Tbsp Lakanto Golden sugar-free monk fruit sweetener (optional, or substitute date or coconut sugar)

• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp ground cardamom

• 1/4 tsp sea salt

• pinch nutmeg

• 1/2 to 1 cup raisins or chopped dried fruit (optional)

• optional toppings: berries or other fruit, toasted pistachios, toasted coconut chips or desiccated coconut, granola, raisins or chopped dates or dried cranberries, diced Giddy Yo 72% cacao Moka Cardamom bar or protein bar, bee pollen, hemp seeds, drizzle of raw honey (nonvegan) or pure maple syrup, or toppings of choice

Spiced Millet Breakfast Porridge topped with diced protein bar, banana, dried cranberries, pistachios, Eaton Hemp Maple Cinnamon toasted hemp seeds, cinnamon “sugar” (Lakanto Classic sugar-free monk fruit mixed with ground cinnamon), and a little drizzle of Lakanto sugar-free Maple.

Directions:

1. With Instant Pot on sauté setting, add oil and millet and sauté for 4 to 6 minutes until millet is golden brown and has a nutty aroma.

2. Turn Instant Pot off and add almond milk, coconut milk, protein powder, sweetener, vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, salt, and nutmeg. Close and lock lid and pressure cook on high for 15 minutes, followed by a natural pressure release.

3. Once pressure is released, open lid carefully. Stir in raisins or diced dried fruit as desired and serve warm with your choice of toppings.

Spiced Millet Porridge can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. To reheat, put in a pot over medium heat and stir in almond or nut-free milk as needed for desired consistency.

Spiced Millet Porridge topped with berries, diced protein bar, chopped dates, grain-free granola, bee pollen, and unsweetened shredded coconut.