Ritual

My favorite Winter + partial Spring oatmeal recipe with cinnamon and cardamom powder baking spices, orange zest, chia seeds, dates, maple syrup, milk/alternative milk, and Banyan Botanicals Bacopa Powder. I recommend enjoying this recipe November to May for the availability of fresh seasonal Navel + Cara Cara Oranges! Although, it’s delicious anytime of year. I love this recipe because it’s simple and easy to make with vegan and vegetarian options! The Bacopa Powder helps me feel clear-headed, emotionally and mentally consistent throughout my day. Cinnamon helping maintain my blood sugar and cardamom for digestive ease after enjoying. See recipe below…

Cooking oats, chia seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt.

I really enjoy making this recipe first thing in the morning before my morning routine. Soaking the oats for at least thirty minutes to help my belly process even easier. Soaking helps the starches break down and reduces the natural phytic acid, which may help your body utilize the oats’ nutrients much more efficiently (optional).

Grating Navel orange peel.

First, I begin with an Ayurveda practice before cooking that I love, helping to keep past, present, or future worries and thoughts from being cooked in or stirred into the food. To ground me into the moment before gathering the ingredients to have everything in arms reach. I close my eyes and take a few rounds of deep breaths.

Ritual Oatmeal topped with macadamia milk, dates, Navel orange zest, and Bacopa Powder.

Heating a small pot over med-low low. Slowly cooking the oats and all ingredients, aside from maple syrup, milk, zest, and Bacopa Powder (optional). Cooking until the water has been completely absorbed. Then pouring into my favorite bowl, topping with maple syrup, milk, and sprinkling Bacopa Powder.

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Recipe

Serves 1

Prep : up to 35 min (if soaking oats)

Cook : 10 min

Total : up to 45 min

Organic ingredients

Gather: grater, small saucepan, chia seeds, dates, orange, oats, spoon, bowl, liquid and dry measuring cups, knife, cutting board.

Ritual Oatmeal

• 1/2 C Old-Fashioned Oats / GF Old-Fashioned Oats

• 1 C Water

• 1 tsp Navel / Cara Cara Orange Zest

• 1 tsp Chia Seeds

• 2 dashes Cinnamon, ground

• Sprinkle of Cardamom, ground

• 1 Medjool date, diced

• Splash of Maple Syrup

• Pinch of Natural Sea Salt

• 1/4 C Milk / Alternative Milk (Hemp/Macadamia are my favs!)

• 1/4 tsp Brahmi / Bacopa Powder (optional)

Directions

1. Optional - soak all ingredients, aside from Bacopa Powder, maple syrup, and milk in the necessary amount of water for at least thirty minutes before cooking.

2. If skipping the soaking process, I invite you to add all the ingredients to small pot and heat over med-low low heat. Cooking slowly until oats have soaked up all the water. Up to ten minutes, depending on heating element.

3. Bowl oats and top with your favorite milk / alternative milk, maple syrup, and optional Bacopa Powder. Stir three times and enjoy!

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