What better way to start the day than with a dish that’s warming nutritious and pretty in colors?
This simple amaranth and millet blueberry porridge will keep you full for hours.
Sunday morning and I literally just put everything I had in a bowl, recognizing that I am running out of millet. Well, since foodmarkets are closed on Sundays (Yes, that is the case in Switzerland ;)), I needed to come up with another plan. I thought well why not adding some amaranth and mixing these two grains together. HAHA, I really like the result as the amaranth is the full opposite of the mushy consistency of the millet and you have this extra crunch in your mouth!
Infused with blueberries, cinnamon and vanilla this makes a super comforting winter breakfast, that feeds you with a lot of nutrients and vitamins.
In this recipe, you can totally substitute the almond milk for any other milk and the agave syrup for any other sweetener. (e.g. molasses, coconut nectar, maple syrup, stevia etc.) To get that super beautiful lilac color, I added some dried blueberry and Acai powder to intensify the color.
I am actually wondering whether this would work with strawberries for summer? Imagine it with orange zests and fresh ginger! HELL YES! To strawberry porridge and summer!
- ½ cup millet
- ½ cup dry amaranth
- 1 cup of blueberries
- 1½ cup water
- 2 cups almond milk
- 2 tbsp agave syrup
- 2 tbsp flax meal
- a pinch of cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Combine water, cinnamon, vanilla and grains in a medium pot and bring to a boil.
- Lower the heat to a simmer and cook for 20-25 minutes, or until grains are tender.
- Now add the blueberries, almond milk and agave syrup and let simmer over low heat for a few more minutes.
- Mash the blueberries with the porridge and then add the flax and continue to cook until the almond milk has absorbed quite a bit, and the porridge is at desired texture
Yum this porridge looks incredible! I’d love to use this in place of my morning oats!
Oh lecker! Die Kombi aus Hirse und Amaranth habe ich tatsächlich noch nie ausprobiert. Der Mix aus crunchy und weich klingt aber echt gut 😉 Manchmal hat es doch auch seine Vorteile, wenn man improvisieren muss.
Liebe Grüße
Lena | http://www.healthylena.de
You always make the most beautiful porridge bowls! I am so fascinated by how you create them!
Never tried out Amaranth in my breakfast! That Looks soooo good! Deine Bilder sind der hammer. xoxo Janine
Looks so good!
I had a question though; Can this recipe be made with dried blueberries or is it necessary to use fresh ones?
Thank you!
Hi girl! I believe it works as well with dried ones ???? let me know!