Whole30, Day 11, Friday 1/12/2017

Today, a recipe, one of my breakfast favorites. Perfect if you are doing the Whole30 like my sister @jayna and me, or if you just like blueberries. I've seen some different versions of this, but my spin on it is paleo friendly, and Whole30 friendly. Spice it up with lots of grated ginger and chili powder or spice it down with just a little cinnamon. Almost as good as the taste is the name, used as an exclamation, as in, "Holy Blueberry Banana Bowls!!!" You can bet your friends haven't heard that one.

A wee note about the appearance. While it makes a great dessert too, you probably don't want to serve this after a fancy meal. The dark lumpy blueberries, bruise colored pudding sauce, the hint of brown from the spices and nuts, it just isn't pretty. Dance ten, looks three. But the taste is yummy.

Blueberry Banana Bowl

Ingredients

• 1 Banana
• 1 cup Blueberries, more if you like--I use frozen but fresh is fine
• 1-2 Tablespoon Paleo flour--almond, coconut, tapioca, etc. Use a Tblsp of any one of these or use Paleo flour from Bob's Red Mill which combines them all.
• 1/4 tsp chili powder, or 1/2 tsp Cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice or 1 tsp grated ginger—or all of them if you like!
• 1 Tblsp to ¼ cup chopped nuts--optional

Preparation

• Go get your biggest cereal bowl, c'mon, the BIG One. Must be microwave safe.
• Slice the banana and place in the bowl.
• Cover with as many blueberries as you want for breakfast. A cup is a nice place to start.
• Add 1 Tblsp paleo friendly flour of your choice.
• Sprinkle on your choice of spices. If you're not sure where to start, try it with a little cinnamon the first time. You can graduate to grated ginger later.
• Stir until mixed well.
• Microwave for 2 minutes or so, stir and repeat. I usually cook mine 2-3 times at 2 minutes each, but microwaves are different so look for results. You want the bananas chopped up a bit from the stirring. You want the spices mixed in well and the flour cooked. You want the fruit steaming hot, too hot to eat right away.
• Remove from the microwave, stir, adjust seasonings and add chopped nuts if you are using them. Walnuts are my favorite, but pecans are also nice.
• Now comes the tough part, wait. You want to let it cool for at least a minute. Cooling brings out the flavor and gives the bowl a thicker texture.

Stir, Eat, Enjoy!

What I ate yesterday:
Breakfast: Blueberry banana bowl, coffee
Lunch: Salad, chicken breast, olives, tomatoes, butternut squash soup
Dinner: Chicken thigh, potato, green beans
Snack: Avocado, almond milk

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