This Blueberry Pie Cream of Wheat tastes like a blueberry cream pie without tons of sugar. It’s creamy from the milk, has the taste of a crust from the graham cracker and nuts, and is full of sweet blueberry flavor. This breakfast is on the regular rotation during the cold winter months in my house.
Cream of Wheat is just the brand name for the breakfast cereal known as farina. You can use any brand of farina, though I’ve only seen Cream of Wheat in my grocery stores that I can remember.
Why we love this Cream of Wheat recipe
First, farina cooks quicker than oatmeal. Any few minutes to spare in the morning when the sun isn’t even up yet is helpful.
Using frozen blueberries here means I don’t need to wash and cut fresh fruit for breakfast. I can just measure and add the blueberries right to the pot. I don’t need to plan and defrost the blueberries in advance.
The rest of the ingredients are always in my pantry and fridge. So, this is a great impromptu hot breakfast to serve when there’s an unexpected cold front in the islands.
The best part is that the box of farina lasts a long time and takes up way less space than a bag of oatmeal for about the same price. You can also use farina in recipes like you do polenta or grits.
Can I use any type of milk?
Yes, you can swap out whole milk for 2%, 1%, or skim milk. You will want to increase the ratio of milk to water because there is less fat in reduced fat or skim milk. Here use 1 ½ cups of milk and ½ cup of water.
Plant-based milk will also work. Just make sure that the creamier the milk, the more water you will use.
Looking for other tasty breakfast recipes? Take a look at some of these other approachable recipes.
Blueberry Pie Cream of Wheat
Equipment
- 1 medium saucepan
- measuring cups and spoons
- 1 whisk
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup Cream of Wheat or other farina cereal
- ½ tbsp ground flax seeds (optional)
- ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 to 2 graham crackers
- ¼ cup toasted chopped nuts (e.g., macadamia nuts, walnuts, almonds, pecans, etc.)
- honey for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Pour the milk and water into a medium saucepan. Heat on high heat. Watch the liquid carefully and turn the heat to medium when the liquid starts to boil.
- When the liquid in the saucepan just reaches a boil, turn the heat down to medium and add the cream of wheat and flax seeds. Stir, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the cinnamon and frozen blueberries. Stir and cook for 1 minute more.
- Spoon into bowls and top with a graham cracker and nuts. Drizzle honey on top if desired.
