High Protein Overnight Oats
Toasted teff adds another level of nutrition to this overnight oats recipe.
Ingredients
- ½ cup teff toasted*
- ½ cup steel cut oats toasted**
- 3 cups water
- 1- tablespoon agave or maple syrup
- ½ large baking apple peeled, chopped
- 6 fresh pitted dates, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- few grinds of fresh nutmeg
- pinch of coarse salt
- Toppings: fresh fruit unsweetened coconut, chopped nuts, yogurt, agave, maple syrup
Instructions
- Get out your slow cooker. Fill it with 2 cups of water.
- Place all the porridge ingredients (accept the garnishes) in a medium heat-proof bowl that will fit inside the slow cooker. Place the ingredient-filled bowl in the slow cooker creating a double-boiler effect.
- Add additional water, if needed, so water comes up at least half-way to side of bowl.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
- Stir and serve with favorite toppings.
Notes
*to toast teff: place in a dry skillet over low heat, stirring, until fragrant or it begins to pop, about 3 to 5 minutes.
**to toast steel cut oats: place on baking sheet in 350F. oven for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes
Nutrition
Serving: 1 servingCalories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 93mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 87IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 2mg
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