Nutrients for One-Cup Serving
Calories: 313
Calories from Fat: 29
Protein: 10 g
Carbs: 63 g
Dietary Fiber: 8 g
Fat: 3 g
Sodium: 3 mg
Crockpot Porridge
YIELD: 8 one-cup servings
PREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: several hours in a slow cooker
Details
This recipe comes from my book, The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook! Whole grains are essential for building strong, lean bodies. What better way to start your day than with a crock pot loaded with the best of the body-building whole grains. Jazz up the porridge with fresh berries, flaxseed, wheat germ and bee pollen. Guess who’s buff now?
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup / 120 ml cracked wheat
• 1 1/2 cup / 335 ml steel cut oats
• 1/2 cup / 120 ml rye flakes
• 1/2 cup / 120 ml brown rice
• 1/4 cup / 60 ml wheat germ
• 6 1/2 cups / 1500 ml water or any combination of liquids including water, rice milk, soy milk, almond milk, goats milk and/or water to equal 6 1/2 cups
• 1/2 cup / 120 ml raisins
• 1/2 cup / 120 ml chopped dates
• 1 1/2 tbsp / 15 ml best-quality vanilla
• Pinch nutmeg
Preparation
- Place all ingredients in a 3-quart-or-greater crock-pot. Stir well to combine all ingredients. Cover.
- Set on lowest cooking temperature and cook overnight. If your crock-pot cooking time is set by length of cooking time, set for the longest cooking time and lowest heat.
- Spoon into cereal bowls in the morning and serve piping hot!
Tip
Add any dried fruit you may like to this dish, it is very forgiving