Apple Pie Millet Breakfast Casserole
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Recipe type: Vegan, Gluten free, Dairy free, Yeast free
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Serves: 3 servings
 
Who says you can’t have apple pie for breakfast? Enjoy this high fiber, nutrient packed breakfast bake filled with soft maple drenched apples. Life doesn’t get any better, I promise. Inspired by: my Pumpkin Pie Quinoa Breakfast Bake
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup water
  • ½ cup apple juice
  • 1 apple, diced – do not peel! – I used a gala apple
  • 4 medjool dates, pitted
  • ¼ cup millet
  • 1 tablespoon amaranth
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon maple extract
  • pinch nutmeg
  • pinch ginger
Topping
Add-ins
  • raisins, granola, shelled flax, nut butter, milk… you name it!
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F*
  2. In a blender, combine water, apple juice, dates, vanilla, cinnamon, maple extract, nutmeg and ginger. Blend until smooth. Pour mixture into a 4 cup casserole dish.
  3. Add diced apple, millet, and amaranth to the casserole dish.
  4. Cover and cook for 80-90 minutes or until grains are fully cooked and most liquid is gone.
  5. Meanwhile prepare topping by combining all topping ingredients a couple of minutes before bake is done.
  6. Remove casserole dish from oven and cover with topping. Return back to the oven for 10 minutes.
  7. Remove from oven and allow to sit for 15 minutes before enjoying.
Notes
I tried baking it at a higher temperature and everything burned. Although this recipe does have a longer baking time I promise it’s 1000% worth the wait.
Recipe by Healthful Pursuit at https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2011/03/apple-pie-millet-breakfast-bake/