Cinnamon-Apple Spelt Breakfast Cereal

Try this recipe for spelt flakes combined with cooked apples and pure maple syrup for a deliciously sweet breakfast cereal that almost tastes like a dessert!

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 322 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 ½ cups water
• ½ cup pure maple syrup
• 3 cups rolled spelt flakes
• 4 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
• 4 each apples - peeled, cored and chopped
• ½ teaspoon Himalayan sea salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt ghee in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add apples and cook until softened and coated in melted ghee, about 5 minutes. Add maple syrup and cook until all liquid has evaporated and apples have a mostly translucent, caramelized appearance, 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in spelt flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until spelt flakes are cooked through and all water has been absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in cinnamon and sea salt during last few minutes of cooking. Add to the apple mixture and mix until well combined.