what’s in that cup?
March 29, 2011 This morning was a bit rushed, but my breakfast couldn’t be compromised.
I made a large pot of plain cooked millet Monday night, for easy leftovers. Millet is one of my very favorite grains. I love everything about it. However, I’ve never eaten it for breakfast. It always seems like more of a lunch/dinner grain to me.
But if you cook it plain [water only] you can easily whip it into breakfast.
The millet was heated up in a pot this morning, with almond milk. I also added frozen cherries + blueberries and cooked it until the liquid was absorbed. This created a very creamy + thick consistency.
Layered with: banana/almonds/currants/raw buckwheat groats/salted honey cashew butter/maple cinnamon almond butter
Breakfast was ready in 8min flat and gobbled up in no time.
Millet Porridge
- ~1 – 1 1/4c precooked millet [cooked in water]
- 1/2 unsweetened almond milk
- 1t cinnamon
- 1t vanilla
- 1/3c frozen blueberries
- 1/3c frozen cherries
- In a pot over medium heat, add millet + milk together.
- Stir and bring to a simmer for 3-5min.
- Once it starts to thicken, add in frozen fruit, if using.
- Done when fruit is cooked through and desired consistency is met.
Love the crunchy buckwheat groats on top! The 2 nut butters were DEEvine. I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve eaten the maple cinnamon almond butter. I savored every little bite!
In other breakfast news….Chris’s breakfast was a toasted bagel with smoked paprika almond butter. I was shocked when he wanted this for breakfast, but he confirmed it was “delicious.” FYI – this nut butter is also delicious on pan sautéed broccoli. Yum.
Tons of progress made today! The kitchen is fully primed, as is the bathroom. It was a long + tiring day. Bathrooms are no fun to paint. You basically turn around on yourself a million times and get paint everywhere. It takes forever and tomorrow I get to put two coats of actual paint on! Yaaay [sarcasm] We’re slowly making progress on the packing. It’s hard to tell exactly how much more there is, and we don’t have too much to purge, since we’ve moved 3 times in the past 1.5yrs! At least we’re not doing a long-distance move this time!
Off to relax for a few + then get to bed!
Ashley
Recipes, buckwheat, millet, nut butter
Reader Comments (51)
Yes millet rocks for breakfast! Your cup has me seriously wanting a layered warm bowl of oats in the morning.
Bathroom painting is the worst! Good luck with *real* paint tomorrow. It'll be a fun change :)
Ashley, I love how you find creative ways to incorporate a variety of grains into your meals! I tried to make a millet breakfast dish last week, and while it was basically edible...it was not nearly as good as your looks. ;) Love those layers.
I love your millet layered parfait. I've never tried a parfait without yogurt, that's a great idea! I love how many bloggers are featuring non breakfast type grains for breakfast! I'm trying to reach out, too. Made a yummy barley porridge, as well as quinoa and amaranth. Great way to get in your grains!
On another note, I made your smoked paprika AB-- it was amazingg. Only a nut butter genius such as you would think of a intelligent combo like that!
The worst thing about you posting late at night (and me reading late at night) is that it makes me REAL hungry.
The BEST thing about you posting late at night is that I get REAL stoked for breakfast =)
I'm gonna get me some millet when I run out of quinoa, yep yep - mmmm.
I would love that! So much texture and flavor packed in there! I wish I could gobble things up in no time too. I always take forever to eat first thing in the morning- not cool when you're trying to catch a bus.
OH YUM! That looks really good! I'll try it asap :)
Gorgeous photos- would it be weird if I made that third one my computer background? Kidding!!
P.S. I wrote about your pumpkin buckwheat bake today- I love it! :)
I love how you make breakfast look like dessert.
I was just going to say your breakfast looks like dessert but michelle beat me to it! :)
I've tried making a millet porridge and it didn't exactly turn out so well... I love the idea of using pre-cooked millet, I will give it another go- thanks!
xo
Yum! I love millet for all meals. The textures you've got going on in this breakfast look so satisfying. So lovely!
the last room i painted in our house was a bathroom...and i have no intentions of painting again in the future specifically because of that. yikes! good luck today!
I'v only tried puffed millet cereal. I need to try the real thing because that looks insanely good! Good luck today!
I love millet for breakfast!
This is so creative :)
The layers look beautiful! And breakfast in 8 minutes sounds good to me.
Ash you're the best!!!!!
I just bought buckwheat for flour!!! Please advise me which buckwheat bake is your absolute favorite. I feel like there have been many favorites mentioned :)
ooh, great idea! We've just recently fallen in love with millet, but I haven't had it for breakfast either.
De. freaking. licious. THat looks so good, I love jarred breakfasts!
Good gosh...all your breakfasts look amazing!
I have a bit of millet leftover, uncooked, and I think I'm going to add it to some oats for a breakfast. Millet has such a soft flavor, I bet it was great paired with that nut butters!
That is the best looking breakfast I've seen in awhile!! Will have to try. So creative!
That looks awesome! What a great idea to cook the millet ahead of time :)
Oh painting bathrooms....no fun!!! Good luck today...you are almost there!
This looks SO good! I love all of the different layers. Next time I'm at the store, I'm def. going to have to be on the lookout for millet...and maple cinnamon almond butter!
Millet is amazing!! I like it more than quinoa. :)
I should not have done such an intense leg session the other day....lol. My legs + rear are screaming!
For sure!
Yay!! Another millet lover. :)
Rut row. Which buckwheat flour did you buy? I hope it's not arrowhead mills! I had a bad experience with that brand...it tasted like dirt. :) It shouldn't have much flavor at all if it's the raw kind. I think the French Toast Buckwheat Bake + Cocoa Banana were my favorites - Cherry Almond was also really good and you could obviously sub frozen bluebs. I recommend using 1 egg instead of 1 flax egg, for the best taste. :)
Thanks...not looking forward to 2 coats in there. haha
Hmmm, how did you cook it? The reason this worked was because the millet was precooked. It's not a grain that likes to be stirred around during it's initial cooking. I would bring millet + liquid to a boil [I use 1 part millet 2 part liquid], stir and cover, lower heat to simmer for 20min. Take off heat, keep covered and let sit 5min. Fluff with a fork. If you want to turn it into porridge right after cooking it, fluff with a fork and add milk to it, starting with a small amount. Let simmer, stirring once or twice until absorbed...add cinnamon or whatever else you want. I refrigerated my millet overnight, so it dried out a bit and needed more milk in the morning. Hope this helps!
Awesome, so glad you liked! And...no it wouldn't be. ;)
Hahahah...too funny. :) I have a hard time posting at night as well...but it also excites me for breakfast. ;)
Thanks Katie!!
havent tried millet as a breakfast food definitely need to !
I got it fresh and ground my own!
I'll go research those two!
PS. Would you definitely go for the bake over the microwave ones?
First off, as I am typing this, I am currently enjoying a banana scramble sandwich! yummmmmmmmy :) Second, after reading through your posts on Almond Butter, I decided to give it a try. First raw on an apple (not so great) and then second on my oatmeal this morning~AHHmazing! Thanks for sharing these yummy recipes. I envy every B,L & D you post about ;)
btw, just curious, when is a good time to fly to Colorado? Coming from Florida so I know it will be expensive but hoping to save some money :) Thanks in advance!
~Jen
Yum! You're so creative. I would never think to add all of these ingredients to a beautiful cup, I would just flop them all in a bowl and be done with it. It's so important to eat beautiful food, and I'm pretty sure you have that mastered!
Millet porridge is so yummy! And it's so sweet even without the extras in it. doesn't it make you just smile big when your husband wants and likes your food? (fiance in my case) :)
I tried farro this morning for the first time. It was ah-mazing! kept me full through an entire butt-kicking workout plus an additional hour of running errands. My kids enjoyed it too.
In other news, where did you get your lovely little spoons? I'm seeing them EVERYWHERE right now and can't find them in stores at all. I MUST have them. Thanks!
Post more pictures of your house remodeling!! I love to see the progress - you're filling the void that the TLC show "Trading Spaces" used to fill!
All of these layers look fantastic. I can't wait to try buckwheat groats!
Hahaha...I will when I have more time!
That's awesome!! Crate + Barrel
I've been non-stop 24/7 for the past 3 weeks...I haven't had the chance to get the house photos up lately. Soon though...
hmmm, The oven bake is delicious because it gets crusty on top but the microwave version is doughier and more muffin like. :) I really like them both the same but in different ways.
I have no idea about the CO flights...it varies everyday!
So many layers of goodness! Yum!
Your meals are always so pretty :)
Loving this - especially the beautiful presentation! I think I know what breaky will be this weekend!
Mary xo
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