Breakfast Polenta with Warm Berry Compote

This makes a lot of compote, so if you prefer less with your polenta, reserve some to use as a topping for pancakes, waffles, or ice cream.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2/3 cup polenta and 1/3 cup compote)

Ingredients

• Compote:
• 1  tablespoon  butter
• 3  tablespoons  honey
• 1  tablespoon  fresh lemon juice
• Dash of ground cinnamon
• 1  (12-ounce) bag assorted frozen berries
• 
  Polenta:
• 3  cups  1% low-fat milk
• 1/2  cup  dry instant polenta
• 2  tablespoons  sugar
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt

Preparation

To prepare compote, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add honey, juice, cinnamon, and berries; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Keep warm.

To prepare polenta, bring milk to a boil in a medium saucepan. Slowly add polenta, stirring constantly with a whisk. Stir in sugar and salt, and cook 5 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Serve with compote.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

285 (15% from fat)

Fat:

4.9g (sat 3g,mono 1.4g,poly 0.2g)

Protein:

8.5g

Carbohydrate:

54.2g

Fiber:

3.9g

Cholesterol:

15mg

Iron:

1.2mg

Sodium:

386mg

Calcium:

541mg