Cornmeal mush is a quick, delicious, and healthy breakfast recipe you can make at home! This is a vegan breakfast recipe that is best when served warm and topped with chopped pitted dates.
I know cornmeal mush doesn’t sound appealing, but this is a delicious, quick & easy dish for breakfast. It tastes a lot like cream of wheat but has more nutritional benefits.
Health benefits of cornmeal
- Did you know cornmeal is a great source of manganese and choline?
- Good news! Eating cornmeal mush is good for your bowel, too!
- Cornmeal is low in sodium and fat, thus, it’s a great alternative breakfast for people who have diabetes or other health conditions.
- Cornmeal is low in cholesterol which is great news. It means you can eat cornmeal mush almost every day!
- Cornmeal contains lots of B vitamins, thiamine, manganese, folate, and selenium.
Tips on How to Make Cornmeal Mush:
- When adding water, make sure to just put enough to cook the cornmeal. But, if you like it to be a little soupy, you can add more of the water 🙂
- Stir almost constantly to avoid clumps
- You can eat this with sliced fresh vegetables and berries, together with the pitted dates as a topping.
- Do you know that you can fry leftover cornmeal mush? Just place in the fridge and the next day, slice it thinly and fry in a pan with oil or vegan butter.
How to Make Cornmeal Mush:
Listed below are all the ingredients you will need:
- water
- salt
- cornmeal
- pitted dates
In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add water, salt, cornmeal in a saucepan, and bring to a boil:
Reduce heat and stir almost constantly (to avoid clumps) for about 10 minutes or until the mixture is thickened to the consistency you like:
Remove from heat and serve hot with dates, strawberries, blueberries, plant-based milk, or maple syrup
Frequently Asked Questions for Cornmeal Mush:
Q: Are polenta and cornmeal mush the same thing?
A: Polenta has a slightly coarse texture which is also made of coarsely ground cornmeal. While cornmeal mush is basically made of finely ground cornmeal.
Q: How long do you simmer the cornmeal mush?
A: Simmer cornmeal for about 10 minutes or until you see that the mush is properly cooked.
Q: What should I do with leftover cornmeal mush?
A: You can keep it in an airtight container and put it in the chiller. Once you need it, warm it up in a microwave.
Q: How many servings does this make?
A: This recipe yields four servings of delicious and vegan cornmeal mush.
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Cornmeal Mush
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cup cornmeal
- ½ cup pitted dates chopped
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add water, salt, cornmeal in a saucepan, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and stir almost constantly (to avoid clumps) for about 10 minutes or until the mixture is thickened to the consistency you like.
- Remove from heat and serve hot with dates, strawberries, blueberries, plant-based milk, or maple syrup
Notes
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If you mix the cornmeal in a small amount of cold water first, (until it’s wet and somewhat pumpkin pie like firmness, but not so much that water is still showing) and THEN add it to the water once it is boiling, being careful to not just dump it in, (because of the HOT splash) but stir it in slowly…you can control not only the consistency, but it greatly reduces the formation of lumps. Brown sugar and butter is really all you need…but dates sound delightful as well.
Hi Dan,
Thank you for taking your time to share some tips. I appreciate it!
My tummy wasn’t feeling great today but good old cornmeal mush sounded good. I added butter and sweetened it with Monkfruit, that hit the spot. I will be back!
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Yay! It’s good to know that this recipe helped you and you liked it. Thank you for trying out this recipe, Mary Joyce. I really appreciate it!