Dairy-Free Hot Polenta Cereal with Dried Fruit Sauce
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Mix up your morning cereal routine with comforting corn grits! This fruit-filled version is sweet and nutritious.
Author: Contributed
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
2½ cups orange juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely minced lemon zest (optional)
¼ cup honey (can sub agave nectar for vegan)
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
15 pitted prunes
10 dried apricots, halved
4 cups lightly salted water
1 cup polenta
¾ cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional, omit for nut-free)
Instructions
Put the orange juice, honey, lemon juice, lemon zest (if using), and cinnamon in a medium sized saucepan and stir to combine. Place the pan over high heat and bring the mixture to a simmer. Add the prunes and apricots. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
While the prunes are simmering bring the lightly salted water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Slowly pour in the polenta while stirring. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes, stirring often. If it gets too thick, add a little hot water as needed.
Remove the fruit to a bowl. Turn the heat for the orange juice sauce up to high, and let cook until the mixture is reduced by half.
Stir the fruit and walnuts into the sauce and serve it over the polenta.