Hot Grape Nuts with Cinnamon and Sugar

For breakfast this morning I decided to make a childhood favorite of mine for my son. We used to have hot grape nuts quite a bit when I was kid living in New Hampshire. It was the best thing on those cold winter mornings when I was being awoken at 5 am. My mother would always have breakfast ready for us.

This morning was one of those mornings in my house with my old children. I woke up at 6:30 am and woke my son up with the smell of some hot grape nuts with a bit of twist to them. This was something my mother never did. I decided to add a bit of sugar and cinnamon to it. Not much but just enough to add to the flavor and the smell.

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Grape Nuts
1 Tbsp of Butter
1 Cup of Milk (maybe a little more or less)
1/4 tsp of Cinnamon
1/2 tsp of Sugar

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil then simmer and continue to stir till creamy or how you want them. Kids will enjoy it and its high in fiber as well. Very filling till lunch. Great for after runs or workouts as well.

Serves 2

Not Just Pancakes

Thinking about breakfast at this time of night and what a better way to start your day than to have some pancakes. I don't know about you but I like my pancakes to be pretty fluffy yet not so thick and heavy feeling. I have tasted many kinds in my time and I can say that this recipe is my favorite so far.

Here is a recipe I whipped up for these awesome pancakes.

Ingredients:

2 cups of flour

1 3/4 cup milk

3 tablespoons baking powder

3 tablespoon melted butter

2 tablespoon of sugar (you can do less if you choose)

1 tsp of vanilla

2 eggs, lightly beaten 

A pinch of salt

In a bowl, mix together the milk, melted butter and eggs. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Heat a lightly greased griddle, skillet or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour the batter onto the pan you are using, you can use the 1/4 cup for the batter for each pancake. Brown on both sides. Serve with maple syrup and fresh blueberries, strawberries or bananas. 

Serves 4

Let me know what you guys think after you give it a try.