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Today we eat all the color!!
And all the ricotta, because let’s be honest, ricotta is the bestest. Yes, I felt like our Tuesday needed a little brightening. With the weather being cold and super snowy (at least it is here), I am left craving lots of color…as you can tell from these photos, not an ounce of grey here! But I also felt it needed a comfort aspect. So I made us breakfast bowls! Really simple, really delicious breakfast bowls, with ingredients like honey infused ricotta, blood oranges, and plenty of granola. Basically breakfast bowl heaven…pretty much the most perfect breakfast bowl out there.
Major bonus points that this is also so easy to throw together. Yes, please! Perfect for a busy morning or a healthy afternoon snack.
SOOO, before we dive into this pretty bowl, can we chat about a few things?
First, how pretty is the winter citrus this season? I am in love with each and every orange and grapefruit that I have peeled into. Not only are they addictingly good (like candy!), but they are so pretty to photograph. I literally cannot stop.
Second, after finishing up most of the cookbook, I’m feeling a little, um well, wordless. I feel like I have written and written, and cooked and cooked, and photographed and photographed, for months on end. Much of the process I loved… and much of it I hated, but I am so excited to be nearing the end. It’s coming together just the way I wanted and I cannot wait to share. That said, I am excited for a little family time this weekend. All of my brothers are going to be in town and we are all going to be in one place…whoa, more details on Friday! And maybe, hopefully, just a little chill time too. I know it’s only Tuesday, but a girl can still dream about the weekend early, right?
PS. should I do a post on the process of writing a cookbook? Maybe once it’s all completely done and released?
Third, I’m brainstorming recipes for February and would love to hear what you guys would like to see in the upcoming months. Big events already on my calendar are the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day. I have some other ideas brewing as well, but I’d really like to know what you guys want more of in your life? Should I continue on with the healthy eats? Make some winter favorites and healthify them? Please, let me know! I ended up using so many of your suggestions for Healthy January that I figured I’d try to start asking you guys more about what recipes you’d all like to see, so be sure to let me know!! 🙂
OKok. Back to our yummy Winter Citrus Ricotta Breakfast Bowl.
Here’s the thing, I’m one of those people who’s pretty routine about breakfast. Meaning I have yogurt and fruit pretty much everyday of the week. I am up early and I always eat before I leave the house for my daily hike. I don’t want anything crazy heavy, so yogurt has always been my go-to. Now I mean, breakfast for lunch or dinner…that is a completely different story. But breakfast for me, early in the morning, is yogurt! Oddly, last week I had the urge to try something just a little different and reached for the half empty container of fresh ricotta cheese. I was contemplating the merits of ricotta for breakfast, but then I reasoned with myself that it’s full of lean protein. So I piled the fruit on high, dug in and I went for it!
SO GOOD. Again, it’s ricotta…how could it not be delicious?
You can really use whatever toppings you like here. I went the sweeter route with homemade granola and plenty of fruits. I’m just more of a fruity early morning breakfast person, so that was my route. But I also think serving this bowl with whole grain toast, an egg, and an avocado would be amazing <–actually going to make this for lunch today…cannot wait.
Just be sure to include two things in your bowl. 1. Really good whole milk ricotta…trust me, low-fat is not the way to go, it’s healthier for our bodies to eat foods in their purist form, so go for the full fat baby! 2. Winter citrus, the blood oranges and cara cara oranges are my current favorites. With those two ingredients you are going to have a delicious and energizing breakfast no matter what else you decide to add! AND it’s going to be ready in ten minutes or less, high five to that!
Winter Citrus Ricotta Breakfast Bowl with Honeycomb.
Servings: 1 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 1986 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1-2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 blood or cara cara oranges or grapefruit, sliced
- 1 banana sliced
- passion fruit or berries
- [granola | https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/blueberry-muffin-granola-greek-yogurt-breakfast-bowl/]
- honey or honeycomb
- toasted nuts/seeds or cacao nibs
Instructions
- In a small bowl stir together the ricotta, honey and vanilla. Top with citrus slices, banana, passion fruit and granola. drizzle with honey. Enjoy!
Honestly though..these colors…these flavors…obsessed!
Prettiest breakfast bowl ever Tieghan! And sounds just delicious. Gotta love winter citrus fruits!
Thank you so much!
This breakfast bowl is SO unique and gorgeous!
Thanks Jennifer! Hope you are having a great weekend!
Tieghan, if you ever decide to leave blogging behind, I can tell you right now that you would be an amazing food stylist for a food magazine or a cooking show. I can’t believe how gorgeously you arrange the food in your photos. I have an eye for things like that. There are some folks who cook wonderful food, but don’t think to make their food LOOK as appetizing as it really is, and then they post these bland photos that just don’t appeal at all upon first glance. For their stuff, I have to rely on the ingredient list to know whether I even want to try their recipes. Lol.
Cookbook process post would be cool, I’m in agreement with other commenters there. Also, I’m scared to try some DIY things. Like, one person commented that making their own ricotta was easy (well, for them). Seriously, if YOU yourself post a DIY article on HBH once in a while, I might be more inclined to try the DIY stuff. Don’t know if that makes sense, but it’d be so encouraging.
Hey Jamie! THANK YOU so much! Your kind words have me smiling ear to ear! 🙂
Love the idea of DIY. I will have to think up some ideas! Thanks again!
Tieghan, this is the most beautiful breakfast bowl EVER!!!! Stunning!
Thanks so much, Alice! Hope you are having a great weekend!
First..I’ve found your bolg about a year ago, have made many of your recipes. One word..delicious. I just got started on Instagram. My one of 27 nieces and nephews are showing me how I use this phn. I love the random thoughts on Sunday, talking of your family (because mine is just as crazy..36 in one house..liquor must be involved, and that’s immediate family). I just love it! Don’t ever second guess yourself. Yes cook look process needes!
You make the absolute most inspiring meals! Love this so much!
thank you so much! 🙂
Absolutely YES! to a post about the cookbook writing process. I’ve read these series by other lauded food bloggers (smitten kitchen, Style Sweet.ca, etc), but I’d love to hear it from your perspective, too.
Also with regard to February, meals or desserts for two for Valentine’s Day is something I haven’t seen much of comparatively on blogs, and dividing a fancy recipe that’s meant to serve 4-8 down to 2 is sometimes problematic.
Final thought, ricotta cheese is close to cottage cheese in my mind, cottage cheese is substituted in recipes for blintzes, cheesecake, and lasagna for ricotta, and lots of people eat that for breakfast, so I say ricotta is fine! 😉 Have you ever had Icelandic-style yogurt, skyr? It’s so good. I love Siggi’s brand for example, it’s only barely sweetened. Excellent protein, too. I almost can’t eat regular yogurt now after trying Siggi’s, it’s like unnecessarily sweet.
Thank you so much for all the suggestions. Love the idea of dessert for two! 🙂
This is such a gorgeous breakfast bowl! I’ve been under the weather today and a good dose of Vitamin C is just what I need.. can I turn this into breakfast for dinner?! 😉
Haha of course! Breakfast for dinner is always okay in my book!! Lol! Thanks so much Laura!
Loving all of the blood oranges this season!
Thanks Kari!!
These recipes have been great information! I would love to see something about seasonal produce or learning more about where/how to buy and use local produce. Thanks! Will definitely be trying the ricotta, egg and avocado on toast 🙂
I hope you love it, Andrea! Thank you!!
These healthy recipes have been helping me stick to my goals *SO MUCH*!!! I loooooove decadent pasta and burgers but being able to rely on my fave food blog to help me stick to my eating plan has been amazing. I would love to have at least one healthy dinner option (like you I’m pretty routine with my breakfast haha… greek yogurt all the way) a week, and also anything else you want to share 🙂 Thanks for looking out!
Awesome! I am so glad I can help you with your goals too! Thank you Laura!
Would love to hear about the cookbook process…so intriguing! Comfort foods made healthy for Feb would be great. Also, any air fryer recipes or ideas–have you used one yet? I got one for Christmas and it didn’t have a cookbook with it; so I’m scrounging up ideas and recipes to use it. So far it’s been trial and error with more emphasis on ERROR! 🙁
Hi! I have never used an air-fryer! Do you like yours?
Thank you! Cookbook post in the works for sure! 🙂
Healthy, veg friendly foods with that special Half Baked Harvest twist! Please please please!!!
You got it Lauren! Haha thank you!
Looks and sounds incredible! Also would love a post about writing a cookbook!
Thank you Rhian! I am so glad you love this!
A cookbook process post would be great!
Perfect! Thanks Jenn!