Creativity In The Kitchen: Creamy, Hot Buckwheat Cereal

During the winter, it’s always nice to have a warm bowl of oatmeal first thing in the morning. I remember when I was growing up, whenever we’d come back inside from sledding in the backyard, my mom would always give us something warm—either hot chocolate or a bowl of oatmeal.

Oatmeal is a great way to get some whole grains in your day and really give you a strong base to start your day on.

Of course if you’re allergic to wheat/gluten like I am, oatmeal is a thing of the past.

Before I discovered I was allergic to wheat/gluten, I used to eat a bowl of oatmeal almost every single day. It made me feel warm and grounded, which was especially important to me during the cold winter months.

That’s why I decided to get creative in the kitchen and make a faux oatmeal I could eat whenever I wanted something warm first thing in the morning.

Buckwheat Breakfast Cereal

Makes One Serving

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Hodgson’s Mills Creamy Buckwheat Hot Cereal (this is gluten-free, even thou it sounds like it’s not)
• 1 1/4 cups of unsweetened almond milk
• 1/3-1/2 cup of raw cashew butter
• 2-3 tablespoons of apricot jam

Here’s What To Do

1. Pour the almond milk into a pot and heat it to a boil
2. When the almond milk is boiling, slowly whisk in the buckwheat cereal
3. Immediately turn the heat down to a simmer (if you don’t, prepare for massive overflow!)
4. Allow the buckwheat cereal to cook for about 10 minutes, stirring it every few minutes to keep it from burning onto the bottom of the pot
5. When the cereal is finished cooking, put it into a bowl
6. Add the raw cashew butter and apricot jam and mix it in
7. Enjoy

Get creative and try different nut butter and jam flavors!

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