A delicious grain, gluten, and dairy-free version of porridge.
Course
Breakfast
Prep Time15minutes
Total Time15minutes
Servings2people
Ingredients
½cupHemp Hearts
1cupcoconut milkor your choice of alternative nut milk
3Tbspchia seeds
3Tbsporganic pumpkin puree
⅛tspvanilla powder
1tsppumpkin pie spice
pinchof sea salt
3-6drops of alcohol-freeliquid stevia (sub 1 Tbsp raw honey or maple syrup)
1Tbspbrown-butter gheesub coconut oil, butter, MCT oil, or regular ghee
Topping (optional):
2Tbspraw pumpkin seeds
2Tbspraw sunflower seeds
2Tbspunsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
Start by measuring out ½ cup of hemp hearts, and adding them to a medium sized pot. I personally love Manitoba Harvest Hemp Hearts, and I get mine at Costco because it’s the best value that I’ve found. If you don’t have a costco membership though, you can order them online here.
Next, Add 1 cup of nut milk (I used coconut), 3 tablespoons of chia seeds, and 3 tablespoons of pumpkin puree. Bring to a slight simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly to incorporate the pumpkin. As the hemp and chia seeds take on the liquid from the milk, the porridge will thicken.
Add spices to your liking. I liked to add in about ⅛ teaspoon of vanilla powder (you can also use ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract), and 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice (when I’m having a lazy morning), or a combination of ½ teaspoon of cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg, a dash of ginger, and ⅛ teaspoon of cloves (when I’ve run out of pumpkin pie spice). 3-6 drops of alcohol free liquid stevia will help sweeten this baby, and a pinch of sea salt is always nice to throw in as well.
Lastly, I love to kick up whatever I’m eating with some healthy fats. Feel free to either throw in a tablespoon of grass-fed butter, brown-butter ghee or coconut oil. If you have trouble with dairy, or difficulty digesting fats, I recommend that you stick to the coconut oil, as the medium chain triglycerides in the coconut oil allow the fats to be used immediately for energy, without needing to be processed by the liver first.
And voila! I’m a crunchy texture kind of girl, so I’ll often throw in a handful of pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds on top to finish ‘er off, but this is completely optional.