Recipe:
Grain bowls are very trendy and have been popping up everywhere, including for breakfast! This grain bowl consists of chewy cinnamon steel-cut oats, soft roasted apricots and cherries, crunchy walnuts, nutty flaxseed, and a creamy coconut yogurt sauce.The tart apricot and sweet cherries get soft and slightly caramelized when roasted, which pairs very well with the nutty flavor of the oats, flaxseed, and walnuts. Coconut milk yogurt mixed with a little bit of honey gives a rich creamy texture and ties everything together nicely.
Walnuts and flaxseeds contain skin-friendly omega-3 fatty acids, while cherries contain pigments called anthocyanins, which keep skin healthy and youthful. And apricots are rich in skin-friendly antioxidants including beta carotene and vitamin C.
Ingredients:
2 apricots, sliced
1⁄2 cup cherries, pitted and sliced in half
1⁄4 cup steel cut oats
1⁄2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1⁄2 cup water
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons unsweetened plain coconut milk yogurt
1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Place apricots and cherries in one layer on a baking dish lined with aluminum foil and roast for 10-15 minutes, until soft and slightly browned. Set aside.
In a small pot, combine oats with almond milk and water. Bring to a boil, making sure it does not boil over. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for another 5-7 minutes until thickened to your liking, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in maple syrup and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a small bowl, mix together coconut milk yogurt and honey.
In a serving bowl, add cooked oats and roasted fruit. Sprinkle with ground flaxseed and walnuts and drizzle with yogurt sauce.
*To make this recipe meal-prep friendly, prep the oats and fruit in advance. Use 5 times the amounts called for in the original recipe to make 5 servings, one for each weekday morning.
Yields: 1 serving*
Per serving: 439 calories, 10.07 g protein, 78.28 g carbohydrates, 11.64 g fiber, 34.25 g sugars, 12.07 g fat, 1.92 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 97.31 mg
Lisa Drayer, M.A., R.D.,
is the author of THE BEAUTY DIET and STRONG, SLIM, and 30! For more of Lisa’s Beauty Bites, visit www.lisadrayer.com.