Festive Summer Porridge with Dates and Cantaloupe

I LOVE anything oatmeal, but I don't like to eat it early in the day.  I know, strange.  So, I enjoy porridge/oatmeal for brunch, lunch, or dinner.  There are about a million different ways that I concoct my oatmeals, with blueberries or  apples or bananas or any other fruit I find in the fridge/freezer.  So, I decided to post my latest concoction.

These are the basic ingredients, although this is a separate picture from this particular recipe.  The only difference is that I added raspberries to my yogurt.

 

Also a different recipe.  Same idea - but I sprinkled a few flakes of coconut in the pot as well!

Simmering...  should smell really yummy...  Okay - time to add oats.

Yields 1 delicious serving

Nutrition Information:  189 calories, 33g carbs, 5g fat, 11g protein, 0mg Cholesterol, 425mg Sodium, 17g sugar, 6g fiber

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon Nutiva Chia Seeds
• ½ teaspoon of Nutiva Coconut Oil, Organic Extra Virgin
• ¼ teaspoon Bob’s Red Mill Flax Seed
• ¼ cup Slender Eat’s Best Porridge Base Mix (or oatmeal)
• ½ cup cantaloupe (fresh or frozen)
• ½ Medjool dated, chopped and pitted
• ¼ cup Fage – Greek Yogurt Total 0% Non-Fat
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water, separated
• Vanilla extract (about ½ teaspoon)
• Cinnamon to taste

 Directions:

1. Begin with a small pot on the stove.
2. If you can, let the chia seeds, coconut oil, and date soak over night…  If you don’t have time for that, place them in the water first and bring water to a boil.  Turn stove off and let chia seeds, coconut oil, and date soak while you get the rest of the ingredients together.
3. Once all ready, turn stove on and bring water to a boil.  Add cinnamon, vanilla, and cantaloupe – stir and turn stove down.
4. While this mixture is simmering, put 2 tablespoons of water in the bowl you plan on eating in and microwave until water is boiling.
5. Add yogurt and flaxseed, and stir until mixture resembles milk.
6. Add Slender Eats Best Porridge Base Mix (or plain oatmeal) to simmering water.  Stir.
7. Continue simmering until mixture has the consistency of wet oatmeal (I know, sounds gross).
8. Pour hot oatmeal mixture into bowl with yogurt and enjoy!