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Honey Cream & Berries Oatmeal – Special Guest Post at Honey Pacifica!

Today, I’m sharing my Honey Cream & Berries Oatmeal recipe over at Honey Pacifica. This special breakfast treat features creamy nutritious oatmeal nestled in a bowl of warm honey-sweetened milk and is topped with sweet berries and a sprinkling of crispy walnuts! Such a quick and easy way to bring a little extra love to the day!

So please join me and my favorite raw honey friends at Honey Pacifica’s recipe blog to check out this delicious and nutritious way to say “I love you!”

My friends at Honey Pacifica have been producing delicious raw honey since 1978. Their cold-packed honey varieties are 100% raw, unheated, unfiltered and unprocessed in order to preserve all of the honey’s natural anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. That’s why I’m honored to partner with them and appreciate their commitment to helping me serve you all by continually providing The Nourishing Home with fresh raw honey to create many of the recipes on this site.

Joyfully Serving HIM, Kelly

P.S. Be sure to check out my little secret on How to Add a Boost of Healthy Protein & Nutrients to Your Favorite Oatmeal!

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Cinnamon Maple Crunch Oatmeal (Gluten-Free)

By Kelly · 12 Comments

Warm, creamy oatmeal is such a comforting breakfast favorite, especially on cold winter days! And when it’s prepared using the traditional method of soaking, it’s a hearty meal that packs a solid nutritional punch as well.

Yet, as much as my family adores soaked oatmeal, sometimes it can be … well … boring! So in an effort to keep things fresh and exciting, I’ve developed a few new variations on our favorite cold morning breakfast, which I’ll be sharing each week this month. This first one is my new dream breakfast – it’s so incredibly yummy that you may find yourself daydreaming about it!

What’s not to love? It’s wholesome soaked gluten-free oatmeal with a generous handful of candied pecans, a drizzle of pure dark maple syrup and a big ole splash of creamy milk. It sounds pretty basic, but the flavor combination is so delightfully complex with subtle hints of cinnamon and rich pecan and maple undertones. Yum!

This is just one delicious way we like to spice up our morning oatmeal. For more ideas, check out my special recipe section devoted to Wholesome Breakfast Porridges. Enjoy!

Cinnamon Maple Crunch Oatmeal (Gluten-Free)

Yield: 2 servings

Cinnamon Maple Crunch Oatmeal (Gluten-Free)

Ingredients

Soak Your Oats!

1 cup GF Rolled Oats
1 tbsp ground buckwheat groats (*see note below)
1 tsp apple cider vinegar (or fresh-squeezed lemon juice)
Warm filtered water

Cinnamon Maple Crunch Topping

1 tbsp butter (or coconut oil)
1 tbsp coconut sugar
1/3 cup crispy pecan pieces
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Pure dark maple syrup for drizzling on top
Raw milk, nut milk or coconut milk, also for drizzling

Instructions

Step One: Soaking Your Oats!

Place the “Soak Your Oats” ingredients into a ceramic (or glass) mixing bowl or jar.
Add enough warm filtered water to completely cover the mixture by an inch or two. Mix well to combine.
Cover and place it in a warm area of your kitchen for 12-24 hours.

Step Two: Making Cinnamon Maple Crunch Oatmeal

Once soaking time is completed, drain oat mixture in a fine-mesh strainer and thoroughly rinse. Set drained oats aside, while you prepare the pecan topping.
In a saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add rapadura, stirring well to combine. (If you prefer, you can use pure maple syrup in place of the rapadura.) Add pecans and cinnamon; toss to well coat the nuts and continue to cook for about a minute, just until the mixture begins to dry a bit. Turn off heat, place candied nuts in a small serving dish.
In the same saucepan you used for the nuts, add 1 1/4 cups of filtered water and return pan to medium heat. Then, add the drained and rinsed soaked oats and bring them to a gentle simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 3-5 minutes until desired consistency is reached.
Divide oatmeal evenly among 2-3 bowls. Top with candied pecans, a big ole splash of milk and drizzle of pure maple syrup. This oatmeal is unbelievably yummy – so, enjoy!

Notes

*If you’re gluten-free and can tolerate oats, I recommend using certified GF Rolled Oats and combining them with ground buckwheat groats. Buckwheat is actually a fruit, not a grain, and is completely gluten-free. It's often sold as buckwheat "cereal" (because it's slightly ground).

If you are not gluten-free, you can substitute the ground buckwheat groats with rolled rye flakes, rye flour or spelt flour for your oat soak.

https://thenourishinghome.com/2013/02/cinnamon-maple-crunch-oatmeal-gluten-free-option/

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2 Free Video Courses to Master Meal Planning & Help Your Family Eat Healthier!

By Kelly · 61 Comments

Each year, I have the honor of teaching hundreds of women the benefits of meal planning, time-saving cooking techniques, and how to help the whole family eat healthier as part of Compass Bible Church’s Navigating Motherhood ministry.

Even more exciting is the fact that these these presentations are recorded and I’ve included both of them for free below. So now even more women, just like you, can learn these simple strategies for saving time in the kitchen, and be encouraged to help your family enjoy a healthy whole food lifestyle!

Video #1: Mastering Meal Planning: Simple Strategies for Saving Time in the Kitchen

Just click here to view “Simple Strategies for Saving Time in the Kitchen.” If you’d like the that pdf I mention in this video, you can download it here. It’s a great way to start putting these super easy, time-saving principles into practice.

I also recommend checking out the Meal Planning section on this site for more helpful strategies to save time and money. My prayer is that these free resources will bless you as you strive to nourish your family!

Video #2: Healthy Eating for Kids & The Whole Family

Just click here to view “Healthy Eating for Kids & The Whole Family.” If you’d like the that pdf I mention in this video, you can download it here. It’s a great way to start putting these super easy, time-saving principles into practice.

I also recommend checking out my Kids in the Kitchen section on this site for more helpful techniques for helping your kids and whole family eat healthier!

FREE GF Family-Friendly Meal Plans:
Just a friendly reminder, that I provide free monthly meal plans over at The Better Mom blog. Each week’s meal plan contains delicious family-friendly GF recipes utilizing a time-saving method to make getting a healthy dinner on the table a snap! I highly recommend you pop over to The Better Mom and download these free meal plans.

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