Coconut for breakfast again! This time, its a hardy breakfast of hot grains (Red River Cereal) and quinoa. I topped this breakfast off with toasted walnuts, some skim milk and a drizzle of honey… ok I topped mine with a sprinkle of sugar but only because I have a terrible cough right now and was up at 4am nursing it with some milk and honey and I didn’t want to have another dose, I was honeyed-out. Anyway, this is a rich and extremely filling breakfast. This recipe makes quite a bit, but it refrigerates well, so have some tomorrow too!
Coconut Hot Grains with Toasted Walnuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup Red River Cereal (or your favourite hot grain cereal)
- 1/4 cup quinoa
- 2 cans coconut milk (recommend one full-fat can and one light)
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup shelled walnuts
- skim milk to drizzle
- honey, brown sugar, white sugar, etc. to top
Directions
- Combine cereal, quinoa, salt, and coconut milk in a medium-sized pot. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
- Turn heat to medium-low, let the cereal cook for 10 minutes, stirring often. Cover and remove from heat, allow to sit while you toast the walnuts.
- Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add walnuts to the hot, dry pan and toast, watching constantly and stirring frequently, until walnuts start to brown and they smell toasted, about 5 minutes. You can also lay the walnuts on a cookie sheet and toast in an oven at 375°F for 5-10 minutes until they smell toasted.
- Scoop some cereal in a bowl, top with walnuts, milk, and honey. Gobble!
