This Apple Cinnamon Cauliflower Porridge is a delicious Paleo Porridge that uses riced cauliflower in place of oats. It’s packed with apples and warm spices and is a great low carb breakfast that takes less than 15 minutes to make. It’s Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Specific Carbohydrate Legal. 

Paleo Apple Cauliflower Porridge
So I have a confession, I hate porridge. There is something about the mushy texture that is basically my worst nightmare. I have had quite a few requests from people for a grain free paleo porridge recipe recently, so I put my preferences aside and set to work experimenting.

Paleo Apple Cauliflower Porridge
I started off creating a few variations that were ground nut and shredded coconut based. Truthfully, they tasted pretty good but when I did a few nutritional calculations, I realize that one bowl was almost 40 grams of fat and over 600 calories. Even though breakfast is the most important meal of the day, allocating that many of your daily calories to a bowl of paleo porridge seemed a bit excessive.

Paleo Apple Cauliflower Porridge
So what do you do when you want to lower calories, use my favourite vegetable of course! I know what you are thinking, apple cauliflower porridge sounds horrible, but I promise, it’s absolutely delicious, which says a lot coming from such a big porridge hater.

Paleo Apple Cauliflower Porridge
The cauliflower rice is flavoured with cinnamon and nutmeg and then cooked in almond milk until tender and porridge like in texture. I have made this a few times and prefer it a bit chunkier, but if you like a more liquid and smooth porridge then I would recommend adding in an extra ½ cup almond milk when cooking.


I added in shredded apple for sweetness and raisins and pecans for a bit of texture but feel free to use any kind of chopped nuts or seeds that you prefer. I also like topping it with additional shredded apple, but sliced banana, blueberries or stewed apple would also be delicious.


This Apple Cauliflower Porridge makes two servings and will last a day or two in the fridge, so you could easily make a batch to bring to work, and then have an easy breakfast ready to go two days in a row.

Paleo Apple Cauliflower Porridge

Here are a few other easy breakfast recipes that you might enjoy:

 


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Apple & Cinnamon Cauliflower Porridge

4.75 from 8 votes
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Diets Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Paleo, Vegan, Refined Sugar Free, SCD Legal
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cauliflower rice
  • 1 1/4 cup almond milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 apple finely shredded
  • 3 tbsp raisins
  • 2 tbsp chopped pecans

Instructions
 

  • Place the cauliflower rice and almond milk in a pan on medium heat. Stir in the cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract and honey and let cook for approximately 5 minutes. 
  • Stir in the shredded apple and continue to cook for another 3 to 4 minutes until the cauliflower rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed. Add in a bit more liquid if you prefer your porridge on the creamier side. 
  • Add in the raisins and stir to combine. Divide the mixture between 2 bowls and top with chopped pecans before serving. 
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