My Favourite Warming Porridge: Cream of No-Wheat

Growing up in Ontario, I always loved a warming bowl of Cream of Wheat especially on those cold, Canadian mornings before heading out for a day of skiing. With the weather getting colder, and as we start to wave the unusual summer weather goodbye, I started craving a warming breakfast again but this time free of gluten, grains, dairy and packed full of healthy fats and protein to keep me full and ready to tackle the day!

I have tried many paleo or grain free porridges but always found them either too thick, gloppy and that it often congealed mid-breakfast (especially troublesome for someone like me who is a super slow eater)!

So I set out to create my own version that is full of fibre and anti-inflammatory essential fatty acids thanks to the omega-3 provided by chia seeds and ground flax as well as protein and fibre from the almond flour! 

Warming porridge minus the gluten, dairy & unnecessary additives!  

I love to top mine with a mini pool of almond butter, a few roasted nuts and some fresh berries for the perfect good mood fall/winter breakfast! This delicious breakfast has it all:

Let me know if you give this a try and comment below or tag me on instagram at @happyhealthcc or #happyhealthcc. I’d love to know what you think!

Recipe: Cream of No-Wheat

Gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free

Serves 1
Prep: 5 minutes 
Cook: 5 minutes
Yields 1 bowl 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup pecans/walnuts/Brazil nuts
1 tbsp almond flour
1 tbsp ground chia seeds**
1 tbsp ground flax seeds**
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp pink salt
1 cup canned light coconut milk* plus more for topping

To Make:

  1. Add the coconut milk, cinnamon and vanilla extract to a small pot. Warm over medium heat until just before boiling.
  2. While the milk warms, combine the nuts (omitting the almond flour), chia seeds and flax seeds in a spice grinder until finely ground.**
  3. Once the milk has warmed add the nut mixture and the almond flour to the pot and stir to combine. Allow this to warm and thicken over medium heat for about 3-5 minutes depending on texture preference.
  4. Remove from heat and serve topped with any and all of the toppings including berries, apple sauce, nut butter, hemp hearts, maple syrup and/or extra nut milk to your liking. Enjoy!!

Notes: 

*You can also use 1/2 cup of canned full-fat coconut milk + 1/2 cup of water OR just almond milk or dairy milk if preferred. 

**Feel free to also purchase pre-ground chia and flaxseeds in which case you’ll only need to finely chop the nuts at step 2. 

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