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My mom used to serve a version of this for breakfast—cooked with milk, sugar, and a hint of cinnamon. It is still one of my favorite breakfasts, although now I make a more wholesome version with almond milk and chopped dates.
Tips
Cinnamon Swap: If you don't have a cinnamon stick, use ½ to 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon instead.
Recipe from Forks Over Knives – The Cookbook.
By Del Sroufe,
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked brown rice
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, to taste
- 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 1 tart apple (such as Granny Smith), cored and chopped
- ¼ cup raisins
- Salt to taste
- ¼ cup slivered almonds, toasted
Instructions
- Combine the rice, almond milk, cinnamon stick, cloves, and dates in a medium saucepan and cook, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat for 12 minutes, or until the mixture thickens.
- Remove the cinnamon stick. Add the apple, raisins, and salt and mix.
- Serve garnished with the toasted almonds.
Nutritional Information:
Per serving (¼ of recipe): 380 calories, 76 g carbohydrates, 7.1 g protein, 7.3 g total fat, 0.7 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 75 mg sodium, 8.2 g fiber, 32 g sugar
Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.
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Comments (12)
(5 from 7 votes)So good!! Almond milk is a scam though. You guys should know better! It’s basically colored water with yucky additives to whiten it and give it mouthfeel.
Diane, I have made my own almond milk, and the product is as white as it can be. I suggest you try it. Additives are not added to “whiten” it. I do agree that the mouthfeel is lacking with Almond Milk - I prefer to use oat milk or soy milk for most recipes.
Good but I’ll make some tweaks next time for our palates— it was a little sweet for my taste (and I used only about 3/4 c dates, measured unchopped). I’ll also cut back on the cinnamon and clove for us. It made two solid size servings for us. So I’ll make again and I appreciate having the recipe. It’s pretty simple to pull together if one has left over rice. I’d also make it with other grains— millet, farro, etc. thanks for having this!
I'm going to make this with millet.
Can you use soy milk?
Hi Mindy, Yes any type of unsweetened, unflavored plant-based milk would work in this recipe. Let us know what you think!
So good. I made it today and I think I will make it again tomorrow because it is all gone.
What’s the serving size after being cooked and calories?
Warm and delicious!
Really simple to make. Delicious and filling. Will definitely make again!
Made as directed. Super yummy and I saved it :)
This was a delicious breakfast from my usual oatmeal. I didn't add salt, dates or almonds., it was plenty sweet with the raisins and apples. I will definitely make it again.