Name: Chia Porridge
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 1 cup rolled oats; ¼ cup chia seeds; 2 tablespoons wheat germ; 2 tablespoons oat bran; 2 tablespoons dried cranberries, or to taste; 2 tablespoons raisins, or to taste; 2 tablespoons flax seeds; 3 dried plums, chopped; 3 Medjool dates, pitted and chopped; 2 dried apricots, chopped, or more to taste; 1 dried Turkish fig, chopped; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; 1 pinch ground allspice; 2 tablespoons maple syrup, or to taste; 2 tablespoons half-and-half, or to taste

Directions

Step 1
Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in oats. Reduce heat to low; add chia seeds, wheat germ, oat bran, cranberries, raisins, flax seeds, dried plums, dates, apricots, fig, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Cook, stirring occasionally, until water is absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes. Drizzle maple syrup and half-and-half over each serving.

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Cook's Notes:

Instead of dried fruit, you can add ground walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, sunflower seeds, and/or pumpkin seeds. You can use a mix of fruit and nuts or no add-ins at all.

Tips

Substitute honey for the maple syrup if preferred.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

330 calories; protein 7.7g; carbohydrates 63.4g; fat 7.9g; cholesterol 2.8mg; sodium 16.8mg. Full Nutrition

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