Christ is in our midst!
I created this recipe so I could have a delicious, healthy breakfast on fast days with no wheat or processed sugars. This recipe is versatile, so you can throw in whatever fast-friendly ingredients you have lying around the house that need to be used up.
Before making Almond Butter Mush, you must make a jar of Mush Powder. Without Mush Powder, the almond butter will be difficult to eat. I initially invented Almond Butter Mush so I could eat almond butter on fast days (without it getting stuck in my throat).
A jar of Mush Powder typically has the following:
- 1 cup Almond Flour
- 1 cup Ground Flaxseeds
- 1/4 cups Cocoa Powder
- Spices (Cinnamon, etc.)
- 1/4 cup Fast-friendly Protein Powder (with NO seed oils)
- Any healthy, powdery ingredients (supplements, health food blends) with a non-conflicting flavor that you have lying around (Vitamin C, MCT Powder, MSM, etc.)
Once you mix your Mush Powder evenly in a jar, you can make Almond Butter Mush with the following ingredients:
- 1 Scoop Almond Butter
- An equivalent amount of Mush Powder
- 1 Spoon Honey, preferably from an Orthodox monastery
- 1 Banana
- 1 Orange Peel (optional)
Put a spoon of almond butter in a bowl, then pour some mush powder on top and mix it together. Use another spoon to add honey, then mix it in too. Split a banana in half, place it in the bowl, stab it with the spoon several times, and then mix it with everything else. Chop an orange peel into tiny squares, then mix it in too.
Hate almond butter? Use sunflower butter, peanut butter, or something similar. Don’t like bananas? Remove it from the recipe. Don’t like orange peels? Feel free to toss that off the list too. Like pumpkin seeds? Add ‘em. Walnuts too? Crumble some into the bowl and mix away! This recipe can easily be adapted to fit your tastes, needs, and available resources.
Eating Almond Butter Mush with a silicone spoon prevents wasted food and makes cleaning the bowl easier.
Have a blessed Lent. Good struggle!