Mango Sticky “Oat-Chia” Rice
Mango Sticky “Oat-Chia” Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 can lite coconut milk
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 tsp toasted sesame seeds optional for garnish
- 1 whole mango
Corn Starch Slurry
- 1 tsp corn starch
- 2 tsp cold water
Instructions
- Mix corn starch with cold water and set aside
- In a pot, warm up the lite coconut milk at medium-low heat.
- Add maple syrup to the lite coconut milk. Stir to combine.
- If you don't have pre-toasted sesame seeds. In a small dry pan, add sesame seeds and set heat to medium-high. Keep the pan moving to prevent burning the sesame seeds. Remove from heat once sesame seeds turn golden brown into a container (keeping the seeds in the hot pan may burn the sesame seeds)
- Add oatmeal and chia seeds into a separate small pot.
- Pour 3/4 of the warm lite coconut milk and maple syrup mixture into the oatmeal and chia seeds. Turn on heat to medium-low. Stir to combine.
- To the remaining lite coconut milk and maple syrup mixture. Add cornstarch slurry and mix until thickened.
- Peel and slice mango. Place mango on top of oatmeal and chia seed mixture.
- Dress the top with thickened coconut milk and maple syrup mixture.
- Garnish with toasted sesame seeds.