Plum Pudding Good Morning Muesli
Serves 4
Breakfast, considered the most important meal of the day, can become boring over time. You know how it is rushing to get the kids dropped off at school and getting to work on time during the week. Missing breakfast can give you low blood sugar, which can lead to feeling tired all morning. You can turn to coffee for a pick me up, but it’s still not the same as having a nutritious breakfast to keep you on track. I try to vary my breakfast by adding different ingredients to my morning staples. Those are a smoothie of fresh vegetables and fruits, a quick-toasted sandwich with hummus, poached egg, and roasted veggies, homemade muesli, or porridge oats.
The good thing about oats is that they are not a food that goes in and out of favor with changing trends. They are a powerhouse of nutrition now and have been for generations. If you are following a gluten-free diet, try looking for oats that are certified gluten free. Actually, oats don’t contain gluten. According the Whole Grains Council, they can be tainted with gluten when they are being processed in the factory or grown in the fields.
This is another recipe that you make the day before. Let it rest overnight and absorb the flavors of the apple, ginger and cinnamon. Finish it off with slices of plum, apple, Greek yogurt, pistachio nuts, and honey.
Plum Pudding Good Morning Muesli
Serves 4
Ingredients:
2 cups old fashioned porridge oats
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
2 cups fresh apple juice
2 apples, 1 red and 1 green, washed. Grate 1 apple and cut the other into thin strips
2 plums, stones removed, cut 1 into small cubes and the other into thin into slices
4 tablespoons Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon pistachio nuts, crushed
1 tablespoon honey
How to make:
Place the porridge oats in a medium size mixing bowl and stir in the spices, apple juice, and grated apple. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave in the refrigerator for 4 hours to overnight. When ready to serve, remove and discard the plastic. Stir in the cubed pieces of plum into the muesli. Divide the muesli among four breakfast bowls and top with the slices of plum, apple, yogurt, and crushed pistachio nuts. Drizzle over the honey.