Yay! Breakfast Staple!

Cauliflower Mash

My version of oatmeal

       

       During my early days of lifting and then as I progressed through my figure competitor days oatmeal became a comfort food to me.  This was the last grain that I let go of when converting to paleo...and man I hung on by any thread that I could.  Oh the very best combination is oatmeal and peanut butter all swirled together.  I went without any sort of oatmeal-esk for about six months until I discovered this.  I originally found a cauliflower mash recipe on the CrossFit Journal, but I ended up making tweeks of my own that made it even more incredible.  This is one of the only recipes that I prepare a large batch and reheat before I eat it.

This recipe makes about 4-5 (1 cup) servings....

amount created depends on how large the head of cauliflower is. 

You will need:

1 Large head of cauliflower

1 can of regular coconut milk...none of the "lite" shit

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

Ground Clove

Coconut Oil

Pure Vanilla

Preparation:

1.) Chop head of cauliflower in to med-large sized pieces.

2.) Heat large soup pot to medium heat

3.) Put 2 tsp of coconut oil; and heat oil

4.) Dump all of cauliflower into pot; let cook/brown just for a few (2-3) minutes

5.) Add one whole can of coconut milk to cauliflower 

Spice time!

     1-1/2 tsp cinnamon

     1/2 tsp nutmeg

     1/4 tsp ground clove

     1 tsp vanilla

6.) Stir together and put lid on pot

7.) Bring mixture up to a medium (not rapid) boil for 5 min

8.) Take heat down to low to low-med for 15-20 minutes or until cauliflower is soft and smashable

9.) Remove lid and use a potato masher to squash the cauliflower to desired oatmeal-like consistency

10.) Stir and turn off heat from burner

11.) Let mixture sit on burner still without the lid for about 5-10 minutes

   This last step I have found to be a good one, this allows for moisture to escape from the cauliflower mash allowing for it to reduce. It holds its texture better and when the sugars reduce down it allows for the cinnamon to enhance the sweetness so that no other sweeteners have to be added to it.

Enjoy!  And put the rest in a glass storage container for the remainder of the week.

P.S.  1 serving has far more fat than carbs so for blocks it rounds out to 1.5 blocks CHO and 10 blocks fat..this calculation is without any toppings

As shown in the picture I added about 1/4 of blueberries to it and some flax seed.