Description
Up your whole grain game in the morning with this breakfast polenta.
Ingredients
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For polenta:
- 2 cups stone ground, whole grain cornmeal
- 2 1/2 cups cold water
- 1 1/2 cups nonfat milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups boiling water
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter® Deliciously Simple™ spread
For pears:
- 3 tablespoons I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter® Deliciously Simple™ spread, divided
- 4 large pears, cored and chopped (about 2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- For the polenta, in a large pot, whisk together cornmeal, 2 1/2 cups cold water, milk and salt. Bring to a boil; whisking often. Once boiling, with a wooden spoon, slowly mix in 3 cups boiling water. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 35 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in an additional 1 cup boiling water and then cook for another 10 – 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Remove from heat and mix in maple syrup and 1 tablespoon Deliciously Simple™ spread.
- For the pears, melt 2 tablespoons Deliciously Simple™ spread in a medium pot. Add pears and saute for 8 -10 minutes, until pears soften. Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon; cook another minute and then remove from heat.
- To serve, spoon polenta into bowl, top with 1/3 cup pears and 1 teaspoon of Deliciously Simple™ spread.