PREP TIME

5 minutes

YIELD

2 cups

INGREDIENTS

1 cup raw pecans
1 apple, rough chopped and core removed
½ cup coconut water
¼ tsp high mineral salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Place all ingredients into a blender carafe.
2. Blend until smooth and creamy, stopping the blender occasionally to scrape the sides of the blender.
3. Serve immediately and garnish with chopped apple, pecans, shredded coconut, raw cacao nibs, raisins, bee pollen, or topping of choice.
4. Stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator, Apple-Pecan Porridge will keep for 3 days.

A Note from Alicia:

Sometimes our schedules require our recipes to be simple, delicious and satisfying, and a green smoothie isn’t always the answer. Especially in the cold weather months, my Amazing Start Apple-Pecan Porridge is the perfect dish to satisfy any healthy appetite.

This dish is an amazing way to start your day, especially when your schedule requires you to put a little extra fuel in your tank. This Apple-Pecan porridge will satiate you for hours and is an amazing way to alkalize your body and kick start things in a very good direction.

You can make this dish the night before, store it in a sealed container in the refrigerator, and presto! It’s ready to eat first thing in the morning. You can easily double or triple this recipe to make things easy for yourself. Sometimes a little planning goes a long way. Enjoy!