After a December full of holiday baking, carby comfort foods and traditional Christmas foods, we are feeling the need to get back to basics. This means getting my binders of tried- and true recipes together, cleaning out the pantry of sugary or carb foods and purchasing or ordering a few items that I'm low on (like Xylitol and Erythritol). I'm also going to be posting a few of my favorite low carb recipes that I always make during these detox months.
This one is a hot cereal I've been making since 2002. It's one of the first recipes I made and tweaked all those years ago and it's still a favorite of our family so much so, that it is always on hand - even when not low carbing. Oatmeal pales in comparison both in flavor and health benefits as flax is jam packed with healthy goodness. I also use this mix when I make my Flax Muffins.
Hot Flax Cereal
2 c ground flax seed
2 c wheat bran
4 heaping scoops vanilla protein powder
1/2 t salt
sliced toasted almonds
*powdered vanilla if you have it - 1/2 t
Cinnamon to taste
This is a dry mix. To store, keep in an air tight container in the freezer. To use, mix about 1/2 cup of dry mix in a bowl with enough water to make a soupy mixture. Microwave for 40 seconds. Remove and add heavy cream and sugar substitute to taste, similar to how you would a traditional bowl of oatmeal.
You can search Amazon for any low carb, sugar substitute products you might need too!
Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed Meal, 16 Oz
Nature's Best Zero Carb Isopure , Creamy Vanilla
Frigidaire 6 Piece Cereal and Food Storage Set
Erythritol Natural Sweetener Now Foods 1 lbs Granual
Xlear Xylosweet Bag, 1-Pound
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