Peanut Porridge

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Ingredients:

Yield - approximately 3 ¼ cups

1 ¾ cup water

1 cup coconut milk

¼ cup honey (or to taste)

½ cup raw peanuts

½ cup pre-baked steel cut oats

¾ tsp star anise powder

¼ tsp cardamom seed powder

¼ tsp pink Himalayan salt

1 bay leaf

2 TBSP each of flaxseeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds

Directions:

Stovetop:

1. Grind all seeds in a spice grinder or single serve blender jar.

2. Add water, peanuts, and pre-baked steel cut oats to the blender. Blend until smooth.

3. Add blended liquid along with star anise powder, cardamom seed powder, salt and bay leaf to a medium-sized pot and cover. Allow this to cook on low heat for 15-20 minutes and stir frequently to prevent sticking.

4. Add coconut milk and ground seeds. Stir porridge and cover the pot. Allow this to continue cooking on low heat for another 20 minutes and stir frequently to prevent sticking.

5. Add honey and stir.

6. Remove the bay leaf.

7. Use an immersion blender to blend the porridge to desired level of creaminess.

8. Remove from heat and serve*

Instant Pot:

1. Grind all seeds in a spice grinder or single serve blender jar.

2. Add water, peanuts, and pre-baked steel cut oats to the blender. Blend until smooth.

3. Add blended liquid along with star anise powder, cardamom seed powder, salt and bay leaf to the instant pot and cover.

4. Select the slow cook option and set the timer to 1 hour.

5. After 20 minutes, add coconut milk and ground seeds to the pot and stir. Cover and let cook for another 20 minutes.

6. Add honey and stir. Allow to cook for another 10 minutes

7. Remove the bay leaf.

8. Use an immersion blender to blend the porridge to desired level of creaminess.

9. When the timer beeps, stir and serve* the porridge.

*Serving Suggestions:

• Fruit Meal - raw fruits as a side, steamed squash, stewed beans, and a closed handful of nuts. Optional add-ins for porridge include chopped peanuts, chopped dried fruit, ground flaxseeds and ½ TBSP psyllium husk powder. Note: the ground flaxseeds and psyllium husk powder will thicken the porridge.

• Vegetable Meal - lettuce as a side, steamed kale, stewed beans, and a closed handful of nuts. Optional add-ins for porridge include chopped peanuts, ground flaxseeds and ½ TBSP psyllium husk powder. Note: the ground flaxseeds and psyllium husk powder will thicken the porridge.

Storage:

The porridge can be stored in the fridge for 2 - 3 days and in the freezer for 3 weeks.