Ingredients
½ a cup dry steel cut oats
1/2 cup dry wild rice
1/2 cup dry quinoa
¾ cup dry pearl barley (or dry farro)
1 cinnamon stick
1 2-inch slice orange peel
2 Tbsp. raw honey (or pure maple syrup)
1/2 tsp. sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
1/4 cup chopped dried apricots (or dried cherries, dried apples, or raisins)
1/4 cup unsweetened dried cranberries
6 cups water
1 cup chopped raw walnuts (or almonds, pecans, or cashews)
4 cups unsweetened almond milk
Instructions
Place oats, wild rice, quinoa, barley, cinnamon stick, orange peel, honey, salt, apricots, cranberries, and water in a 3-quart slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low temperature for 7 to 9 hours, stirring once or twice (if you are up).
Before serving, mix well. Serve each portion topped with 2 Tbsp. walnuts and 1/2 cup of almond milk.
Container Equivalents: 1 Purple, 1 1/2 Yellow, 1 Blue, 1/2 tsp.
2B Mindset Plate It: Makes a great FFC as part of breakfast. 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 9 hours
Cooking hack: Portion out all of the dry ingredients and place in a sealed bag for the next time you want to make this delicious healthy breakfast. (I got this idea after buying and using some epicure meal packages.)
