This is an absolutely fabuloso recipe I scored from a book I grabbed whilst grocery shopping (how do I always end up with more than I came for), and it is penned by a fellow health coach. I had never heard of the beauty Brit Amelia Freer when I spotted it, but I’m a sucker for a new health and wellness recipe book, so in the cart it went!
This is one purchase I will not regret, as I had been craving a more porridge-esque breaky, but minus all the usual grain. I was picturing something aromatic and warm to have on a rainy morning, when eggs just don’t seem cozy enough (I think only a true foodie would describe a meal as cozy :P), and then, there in the pages of my newly acquired book, was just the thing. A cinnamon and apple-y bowl of goodness..made with a walnut base instead of grains…genius!
I made this baby up the very next weekend, and it is sure to be a Fall staple in my house from now on. It is fairly simple (a lot of yummy healthy alternatives tend to be a lil complex and time consuming), and it pays to make extra and store for a few days in a mason jar in the fridge.
Give it a try and let me know if you loved it like I did, or if you make any tasty tweaks 🙂 XO
Pear and Prune Breakfast Bowl with Chia Seeds and Apple
Recipe from Eat.Nourish.Glow by Amelia Freer
Soak time 8 hours
Prep 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 Ripe pears
- 6 Dried prunes
- 90g Fresh walnuts
- Salt
- 1 tsp Chia seeds
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- 1 Apple, cored and grated into matchsticks with a mandolin
Directions:
Put prunes and 250ml filtered water in a bowl. In another bowl, put the walnuts and cover with salted filtered water and leave both to soak overnight. Drain.
The next day, drain the prunes reserving the liquid. Soak the chia seeds in the prune liquid for 20 mins.
Put pears, soaked prunes, walnuts, chia seeds and cinnamon into a blender and blend until smooth, adding some of the soaked prune water if necessary.
Pour the mixture into a small bowl and top with apple matchsticks. Store the extra in a glass mason jar in the fridge for a couple days.
Serves 2. Enjoy 🙂
