Dear Readers,
I named this fiber and antioxidant rich blueberry chia oatmeal bowl after the gorgeous Acadia National Park located in Maine.
Wild blueberries are the official fruit of this Northeastern state.
They are nutritional powerhouses: high in Vitamin C, manganese and antioxidants. On top of that, the phytonutrients in blueberries may be associated with delayed cognitive aging. Sounds good to me! Darn, there was something else I was going to share with you about blueberries…but I can?t remember. Anyway, to learn more about how blueberries can slow brain aging, watch here.
Acadia Breakfast Bowl
Serves 2
For oatmeal:
3/4 cup steel cut oats
2 cups water
For compote:
2 cups frozen or fresh blueberries
5 teaspoons chia seeds
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 cup water
For toppings:
1 sliced banana
2 tablespoons yellow raisins
cinnamon
maple syrup depending on desired sweetness
Bring 2 cups of water to boil in a saucepan. Add oats and stir gently. Cover pan, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
In another saucepan,add blueberries, chia seeds, ginger, maple syrup and water. Stir the mixture and then bring it to a boil. Cover the pan and then reduce heat to a light simmer. Cook for 20 minutes.
Place cooked oats in a bowl, cover with blueberry compote, sliced bananas, golden raisins and sprinkle with cinnamon. If desired, add maple syrup to increase sweetness.
Enjoy!
With warmest wishes xo,
Diana
2015 Beantown Kitchen- Reprint only by permission of the author
This is all so beautiful. Who could resist that bowl! My stepson’s girlfriend was just talking about Acadia while we were hiking in the summer-brown desert. She mentioned blueberries…I think we need to do a summer hiking trip there.
Thanks Lisa!
Thank you so much for sharing this. It looks wonderful. I can’t wait to try it. I have just adopted the whole foods, plant based way of eating and I’m just astonished at the beautiful variety of food choices.
That is wonderful! Good luck to you. I hope you are loving the lifestyle and way of eating. I agree the variety of choices is astonishing.