Hot Cereal for a Cold Morning

No matter where you live, winter mornings tend to be chillier than summer mornings. At this moment, a large portion of the country is feeling an ARCTIC BLAST...so a warm cereal to start the day will not only provide great nutrition to fuel the day, but also will warm the body!

For this meal I used Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Mighty Tasty Hot Cereal. The package called for 3.5 cups of water and 1 cup of cereal. I modified the recipe from here.

Ingredients:
Water (or substitute milk of choice for a heartier meal)
Mighty Tasty Hot Cereal
Fresh Fruit or Dried Fruit of choice
Honey or Brown Sugar

Instructions:
Bring the water (or milk of choice to a boil)
Add the cereal and stir to combine
Reduce heat to low and cover the bowl
Serve a cup of cereal and garnish with fruits of choice
I added CHIA seeds as a garnish ... flax seeds or pumpkin seeds could be used as well

Options:
I added diced dates from Futterman Farms to the cereal as it cooked to add some sweetness. The cereal starts out as a blank canvas allowing you to customize the flavor profile.

NOTE: You can add other dried fruit when cooking and flavor profiles...I see so many possibilities...I cannot wait to play with this food! Cranberry/Coconut ... Berries/Vanilla ... Nuts...Soy/SunButter/NutButter ... I will continue to share!