Bulgur Breakfast Bowl with Apple

Recipe adapted from Cooking Light

Husband-Tested in Alice’s Kitchen

Serves 2 (Can be doubled)

While my husband likes to eat the exact same thing every single morning, I like to change it up every once in a while.  Since autumn is in full swing, I decided to prepare a filling breakfast that would feature apples.  This recipe makes breakfast especially easy because you do a little prep the night before.  By the time your coffee is finished percolating, your delicious Bulgur Breakfast Bowl with Apples will be ready to eat.  Feel free to substitute any of your favorite seasonal fruit for the apple.

½ cup bulgur

¾ cup milk (Any kind will do. I used unsweetened almond milk.)

1 Tablespoon almond butter

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon vanilla

1 chopped apple or pear

¼ cup plain 2% Greek yogurt

1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup

2 Tablespoons whole almonds, chopped

Begin preparing this the night before you plan to serve this breakfast.  Place ½ cup bulgur in a bowl that has a lid.  Add ¾ cup milk.  Stir.  Cover the bowl and leave it in the fridge overnight.  The next morning, combine bulgur/milk mixture with the almond butter and cinnamon.  Add the chopped apple and toss. Divide the mixture between two serving bowls.  (Or, just put half of the mixture in the fridge for the next morning.) Mix the honey or maple syrup into the yogurt.  Dollop over the top of each serving or mix the yogurt mixture into the bulgur mixture.  Sprinkle with the chopped almonds.  Serve.

*By my calculations, each serving is about 309 calories per serving.