Not quite a smoothie, not quite oatmeal, this is what we will call porridge. It’s hard to describe but you are going to want to make this ASAP for sure. It’s what I’ve had for breakfast all week and I’m probably going to make it again as soon as I’m out.
It is like chia pudding meets banana bread meets yogurt. Weird, right? Let me try again. It’s like a chilled sweet potato pie, that you can top with whatever you want and call breakfast.
Because things in jars are acceptable breakfast fare, right? Sure.
It has all the things you want in a breakfast – bananas, nuts, and seeds!
Plus sweet potatoes to give it the carbohydrate oomph so you aren’t hungry 4 minutes later. Of course you could do what I do and top it in nut butter and granola. I look forward to this alllll night long and as soon as I’m done with my workout in the morning I dive in. Almost like it’s the morning after Thanksgiving and you have leftover chilled sweet potato casserole calling your name from the fridge. Just me??
Sweet potato banana chia porridge [vegan, gluten free, paleo, sugar free, soy free]
4 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 steamed sweet potato
- 2 super ripe bananas
- 1 – 1 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1/3 cup chia seeds
- 1/2 cup nuts (I used almond)
- liquid stevia*
*optional depending on how ripe your bananas are, I didn’t use any and I thought it was perfect
Directions:
Puree the banana, potato, nuts and almond milk in a blender. Add in the chia seeds and stir to combine. Sweeten if desired.
Top with nut butter, granola, and/or fresh fruit.
I used my nutribullet and added the chia seeds after, but you could just as easily blend it with the chia seeds too. I was looking for different texture throughout, but if you blend the chia seeds with it so it is uniformly mixed then the whole thing will be a perfect scoopable consistency – like thick Greek yogurt. If you want a thinner porridge, add the full amount of milk. If you like chia pudding really gelled then use less.
It was divine.
Don’t skimp on the toppings though 🙂
FYI this is the perfect vehicle for those of you doing seed cycling (see below if you’re scratching your head).
I know it’s a big thing right now and I actually did it for a month (two maybe?) but didn’t notice much of a change. I keep meaning to get back into it since hormone regulation seems like a worthy cause, and the health benefits of hemp, pumpkin, flax and sesame seeds is awesome so there’s no downside. Maybe this is how I should be doing it. If I start tweaking the recipe for that I’ll share it.
SEED CYCLING
Follicular Phase Day 1 – Day 14 (or ovulation):
1 tbsp freshly ground raw flax seeds and pumpkin seeds (every day)
Luteal Phase ~Day 15 – 28 (or until menstruation):
1 tbsp freshly ground raw sunflower and sesame seeds (every day)
Another potential add in is collagen. I’ve talked about it a bit before, but I still supplement with it semi regularly.
