Name: Vegan Polenta Carrot Cake Porridge
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mixed
Ingredients: 125g Polenta; 2 cups coconut milk with half tsp of salt; 2 medium fine grated carrots; 4 Tb of date paste (soak 50g of dates in hot water, then put them in the blender); Spices like ground ginger, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, cinnamon.; For garnish (optional); Dollop of vegan cream cheese/cream , ground cinnamon

Hello everyone, how’s your day so far?

Mine was great, with this delicious recipe I have for you today, which I had for breakfast. You have no idea how many times I changed this recipe, to make it fancy, gourmet great looking, and maybe a bit complicated. But unfortunately, I can’t find the time to do this thing, I had friends gathering this week, running training, and most importantly, my sister is getting engaged on Friday, so this means lots of things to prepare. So I figured out an easy to make porridge with flavorful toppings is the way to go.

What is polenta

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It’s a dish not an ingredient! It’s a porridge made from coarse cornmeal which is naturally gluten free grain. It comes from a European origin, specifically Italian.You can eat it as a thick porridge, or cut in squares, and it can fried or baked. You can make it sweet or savory.

I’m not sure how available polenta can be, surprisingly for me, I found it in a medicore grocery store, nothing fancy. And it considered cheap, since this recipes yields four servings, and I hardly use a quarter of the package, which did cost me around 5 $. And I know if I can find it in bulk and uncooked, it will be even cheaper. Therefore, it’s considered a great healthy option for anyone needs a change in his/hers diet, or looking for gluten free options.

Why you need to add polenta in your diet:

Since polenta is basically cornmeal, here why its healthy for you:

It has vitamins and minerals, but with low amounts.
It’s a low fat food, and considered low calorie food, since its really fills you up.
Its a naturally gluten free option.
And finally its like a blank canvas, you can an add anything to it! Mix it with fruits, vegetables, protein, nuts and it can be such a great healthy meal.

Let’s talk about this recipe:

Today is officially is the first day of fall season, while its not really breezy here, but I love fall flavors. Hot drinks, hot breakfast and spices of course. Therefore it was the theme for this recipe.

l got inspired by carrot cake oatmeal recipes, which I saved many on Pinterest. Replacing oatmeal with polenta is a slight change, but worth the trial. The taste is really different, and has less sweet flavor. And while this recipe is not a real carrot cake, but it has the same flavor.

To make this recipe even healthier, I used the date syrup. It’s a natural sweetener, in addition to its great flavor, that goes will with carrots, spices, grains, cheese, and chocolate! For me basically everything! I think I just need to add it to savory dish!

Now to the recipe, enjoy!

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