Buckwheat porridge - rich in niacin, fiber, magnesium and manganese, can be a deeply nourishing and warming breakfast treat. Any porridge makes a fantastic breakfast provided you tolerate grains well (if you don't, don't worry. See these 10 reasons to go Grain-free). This buckwheat porridge recipe, like my soaked oatmeal recipe, is largely sweetened by the dried fruit you mix into it with a little addition of molasses for its trace minerals and deep flavor. Recently, I served buckwheat porridge with a wild apricot compote. Of course, you can use any natural sweetener of your choice (check out these naturally sweetened desserts).
Not precisely a cereal grain like wheat or barley, buckwheat is classified as a pseudocereal. Pseudocereals are not grasses like grains, but broad leaf plants whose seeds can be ground into flour or used in the kitchen in ways similar to classic cereals. Pseudocereals tend to be more nutrient-dense than grains and those prone to food intolerances are less apt to react to pseudocereals. Other pseudocereals include amaranth, quinoa and chia.
Buckwheat is rich in fiber, niacin, manganese and magnesium it is also a good source of the amino acid tryptophan which is well-known for its calming properties - particularly the post-turkey haze of Thanksgiving. Buckwheat is also rich in rutin which has anti-inflammatory properties and is thought to improve circulation.
Sue M says
I can't see the recipe 🙁
CD says
Like others commenting above, I was wondering if you are supposed to get hulled or un-hulled buckwheat for this recipe. I am learning about the Body Ecology way of eating and would love to learn how to make breakfasts that my kids will be excited about. My darlings have been troopers - we just finished with all the stages on GAPs and were planning on transitioning off...but I wonder if we achieved the healing I was hoping for. GAPs still allows honey and dried fruit and I think we were relying on those things to get us by. So I feel like I need to start giving them something they can look forward to until they learn to like the green smoothies. 🙂 I love them, now...but it does take a few days. LOL
Elizabeth says
Isn't sprouted buckwheat toxic?
Jenny says
No, definitely not. Where did you hear that?
Sonja says
I've been eating buckwheat porridge for a long time b/c my daughter is allergic to oats - had to find another hot cereal. I mix mine with amaranth - I prefer the taste of both grains, rather than just the buckwheat. I add: hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, molasses, walnuts, cinnamon, butter, coconut cream, and walnuts. I'm now going to try sprouting my buckwheat, according to your directions. Thanks!