Nature’s Cereal aka a bowl of your favorite berries covered with coconut water or a coconut smoothie. When I first heard of this food trend, I rolled my eyes and said to myself “it’s not cereal, it’s literally berries and coconut water”. My thoughts weren’t wrong but let me tell you, this is absolutely refreshing and delicious and something I will be eating all summer long.
I want to preface that there is nothing wrong with eating cereal. I’ve seen a lot of people upset with this trend, saying that calling it nature’s cereal is demonizing cereal. This is no replacement for your bowl of cereal. The only thing this recipe has in common with cereal is it is an item, served in bowl, covered with milk (or water) and eaten with a spoon. I believe it was named as a fun nutritious snack and the name just stuck, no ill intentions or food shaming implied. Moving on…
What you’ll need to make this recipe
The best part of this recipe is you need a few ingredients. I picked everything up at my local Trader Joe’s but you could get all of these ingredients at any grocery store. Feel free to substitute for any berries/fruit your heart desires. This combination was delicious but the sky is the limit. This made me excited for peak berry season here in the PNW. I usually go berry picking a few times a month and the freshly picked berries will be perfect for this. All you need for this is:
- Berries of choice (I used blueberries, raspberries and pomegrante seeds. I’ve also seen people use strawberries and blackberries
- Coconut smoothie. I opted for the coconut smoothie because it most resembled milk and is creamier than just coconut water. Trader Joe’s coconut smoothie is coconut water with coconut meat – if you haven’t tried it yet, I highly recommend
How to make nature’s cereal
One thing this recipe has in common with regular cereal is how you make it – its so easy! All you need to do is:
- Grab your favorite bowl
- Pour your desired amount of berries into it
- Pour about a 1/2 cup of coconut smoothie (or water) on top
- Mix well
- Enjoy!
I got a lot of questions on my instagram about the gold spoon I use, I got mine from Pat Cooks, my favorite spatula! And yes, that’s how I know I am getting old, I have a favorite spatula.
Need more snack ideas? Try my cake batter protein balls
Please let me know what you think of nature’s cereal! I hope it you find it as a refreshing as I do!
Nature’s Cereal
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1/4 cup raspberries
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1/2 cup coconut smoothie
Instructions
- Pour fruit into bowl
- cover fruit with coconut smoothie
- mix well
- enjoy!
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