Cinnamon Apple Millet Oatmeal

In this Cinnamon Apple Millet Oatmeal, the “oat” here is for oat milk and traditional oats are replaced with nutritious millet. A gluten-free grain that often gets forgotten, millet is as versatile as quinoa when it comes to cooking. In this recipe, millet is cooked with oat milk to give it a creamy texture and nutty flavor. The nutty flavor is then balanced with natural sweetness from apples and goji berries with a touch of raw honey added. Cinnamon adds spice and citrusy lemon zest gives balance to the dish which is delicious for breakfast or as a snack.

This oatmeal-style millet dish is the ideal breakfast before an early morning hike, swim or bike ride. It’s slow-releasing carbohydrates will give you plenty of energy for sustained endurance and the cinnamon acts as a natural anti-inflammatory. Millet is a good source of protein, fiber, B vitamins and iron and this recipe overall is an excellent source of vitamin C.

Nutrition:
Serving size: about 1 heaping cup
Calories: 486
Fat: 10.9g
Saturated fat: 1.0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 282mg
Potassium: 365mg
Carbohydrates: 56.6g
Fiber: 10.6g
Sugars: 25.6g
Protein: 10.6g

Recipe

Cinnamon Apple Millet Oatmeal

Breakfast

Delicious oatmeal-style breakfast of millet, oat milk, almond butter, cinnamon, honey, lemon, apple and goji berries

Ingredients

3/4 cup rinsed and drained millet
2 cups oat milk (or almond milk, if preferred)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon almond butter
fine zest of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon raw honey
1 medium granny smith apple (or your favorite apple)
2 tablespoons goji berries

Instructions

Combine millet and oat milk in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for about 20 minutes.
Uncover and continue to simmer about 15 to 20 minutes or until millet is creamy; stirring occasionally.
If millet becomes too dry, add a little more oat milk, 1 tablespoon at a time.
Add cinnamon, sea salt, almond butter, lemon, and honey; allow to cool.
Dice the apple and stir into the millet along with the goji berries.