Banana Vanilla Porridge – Eden Health Retreat

Cool weather has its own special reward though and generally it’s a time to balance out that summer activity with a little restorative balance. It’s also time to change over from our cooler summer foods to our warming winter ones which is nature’s way of making sure we nourish our bodies in a seasonally appropriate way.   I have the perfect recipe for starting your day.   This Banana Coconut Vanilla Porridge is warm, nutritious, health-giving and hearty!   High fibre, great for cholesterol and super for energy.

Banana Coconut Vanilla Porridge

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Soaking: 12 hours hours

Total Time: 12 hours hours 20 minutes minutes

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Healthy Spa Cuisine

Keyword: Banana, Eden Health Retreat, Oatmeal

Servings: 2

Calories: 630kcal

Courtesy Of: Marli Sloane, Eden Health Retreat - Australia

This is a creamy, sweet and hearty breakfast!

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup rolled oats
• ▢ ½ cup coconut cream
• ▢ ½ cup soy milk
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Vermont maple syrup
• ▢ 1 tablespoon shredded coconut
• ▢ 1 tablespoon macadamia nuts chopped
• ▢ 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 bananas (sliced)

Instructions

• Place oats in a saucepan and just cover with water, leave overnight to soak. In the morning oats should have absorbed all the water, however if there is any left, just strain off remaining water.
• Add soy milk and coconut cream to the soaked oats and cook until the oats are soft, stirring often (approx 5-10mins) over medium heat.
• Once the oats are cooked, pour over the maple syrup and vanilla extract and stir until combined thoroughly.
• Add the sliced banana, shredded coconut and macadamia nuts and stir gently. Add extra banana slices if desired and your porridge is ready to serve!

Spa Index Kitchen Notes

For our spa kitchen, this is a higher-than-average fat gram recipe, carbs too, but we recognize it for being nutrient dense, high in potassium, iron and "good fats" and fiber, so while not a weight loss recipe, it's a great "fuel recipe."

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 630 kcal (32%) | Carbohydrates: 81 g (27%) | Protein: 20 g (40%) | Fat: 25 g (38%) | Cholesterol: 3 mg (1%) | Sodium: 88 mg (4%) | Potassium: 908 mg (26%) | Fiber: 10 g (42%) | Sugar: 20 g (22%) | Vitamin A: 600 IU (12%) | Calcium: 250 mg (25%) | Iron: 6.3 mg (35%)

Eden Health Retreat

This beautiful health retreat and destination spa is in Queensland, Australia.  A stay at the retreat promises to help restore the balance by offering a holistic program specially designed to alleviate stress and maintain optimum health through healthy eating, exercise and pampering. People of all ages and walks of life come to the Eden Health Retreat – whether to manage their weight, improve their diet, stop smoking, combat stress or to just take some well earned time out from their busy world.