Couscous Breakfast Bowl with Fruit

Fluffy and tender couscous gets paired with sliced fruit, a dash of cinnamon and a drizzle of maple syrup in this quick and easy couscous breakfast bowl. Think of it like cereal that you can eat hot or cold.

Some days you just need pasta for breakfast. Because that's just how it is.

I'm looking at you, Monday mornings.

This couscous breakfast bowl is part of my Monday morning rotation because it's:

• filling
• fast to make (5 min!)
• easy - you just need to boil some water

🧄 Very useful ingredient notes

• Couscous - The couscous we'll be using for this recipe is small couscous. It's in tiny little granules. Either standard couscous or whole wheat couscous will work. (Israeli couscous will not work for this recipe, it must be cooked much longer to be tender.)

🔪 Instructions

Start with the couscous

Add your couscous and the dash of salt to a medium sized bowl. Next, you'll need to add your boiling water. See my tip below for using an electric kettle to make this and other recipes super easy.

Or, you can boil your water with the stove or microwave.

It will take about 1 minute to boil the ¾ cup of water you'll need for this recipe. Depending on the wattage of your microwave, it may take less or more time, so keep an eye on it.

Flavor it up!

Once you've added your boiling water, stir it lightly, cover the boil with a plate and let sit for 5 minutes.

While you're waiting for the couscous to plump up, peel and slice your banana and slice two strawberries or other fruit like oranges. Then, you can add in your spices and sweetener!

Sprinkle on a little bit of cinnamon. Drizzle on some maple syrup. Stir that goodness together and top with sliced banana and strawberries. YUM.

My boys like to eat this with raisins, so maybe give that a try for your kids and toddlers.

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