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Vanilla & cinnamon breakfast rice

Vanilla & cinnamon breakfast rice served in bowls

Vanilla & cinnamon breakfast rice

Name: Vanilla & cinnamon breakfast rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200g wholemeal basmati rice; 200ml whole milk; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 3 bay leaves; 1 cinnamon stick; 12 dried apricots split in half widthways (so they still look whole); 4 x 100ml pots bio yogurt; 12 walnut halves, broken into pieces

Sara Buenfeld

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 35 mins

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Fancy a change from porridge? This healthy rice-based vanilla and cinnamon breakfast is topped with apricots and walnuts, and will fill you up for the morning

Gluten-free

Healthy

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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200g wholemeal basmati rice
200ml whole milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick
12 dried apricots

split in half widthways (so they still look whole)
4 x 100ml pots bio yogurt
12 walnut

halves, broken into pieces

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal378
fat11g

low
saturates4g
carbs54g
sugars18g
fibre4g
protein14g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Tip the rice into a large, deep non-stick pan with 600ml water, the milk, vanilla, bay leaves and cinnamon stick. Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid and simmer for 25-30 mins until the rice is tender. Keep an eye on it to ensure it doesn’t boil dry towards the end of its cooking time.
step 2

Meanwhile, tip the apricots into a small pan with 300ml water and cook over a low-medium heat until tender, about 10-15 mins. Set aside.
step 3

Remove the bay leaves and cinnamon stick from the rice, then stir in half the yogurt. Both the rice and the apricots will keep chilled, separately, for up to 24 hrs. Spoon the rice into bowls and top with the remaining yogurt, the apricots and their juices and the walnuts. If you’ve prepared the rice and apricots the day before, eat cold or reheat until warm, adding a splash of milk to the rice to loosen.

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