Comments on: Vanilla & Brown Sugar Breakfast Polenta

By: Tiffiny Felix

Tiffiny Felix — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:20:53 +0000

I saw this on Tastestopping (isn’t it a great idea!?) I love polenta, and eat it all kinds of ways. This looks so yummy!

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:26:18 +0000

I clicked through from TasteStopping for this BEAUTIFUL dish (are those other sites crazy?!) and it looks wonderful. I remember seeing an episode of Mario Batali’s travels, years, ago, and he showed how Italians make breakfast polenta, and I thought at the time, hmmm, that sounds good and then forgot about it. Your post reminded me. I shall make this very soon.

By: Sophia

Sophia — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:37:22 +0000

I just made it and it is delicious!

When I was a child my grandmother used to make me something like that but with white sugar, as she hasn’t brown, and without cinnamon and vanilla but with fresh butter from her cows!
I think this recipe is a very nice alternative to avoid butter because cinnamon and vanilla gives it taste, as butter used to give in my grandmother’s recipe!

By: AmyJo

AmyJo — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:24:28 +0000

Also, from a northern Italian family grew up with Polenta. While Grandma always first served it w/ some sort of red sauce, she always saved enough in a pyrex loaf pan and pan-fried it in the morning for breakfast with butter and jam or syrup- still LOVE it. It is truly the only reason I ever make it- so I can have leftovers

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By: Marcia

Marcia — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:24:16 +0000

This is exactly how we ate our Farina (Cream of Wheat) for breakfast as a child! I feel a wave of nostalgia coming on……

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:46:11 +0000

I don’t think I’ve ever used polenta. Maybe its time I try. anything with brown sugar, vanilla and blueberries has to be good

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:26:00 +0000

Wow good timing, I have just bought a kg bag of fine grained polenta (for 1 recipe) and need some good ideas of what to do with the other 90%!!

This sounds like it has Sunday breakfast written all over it! Thanks for the recipe.

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:26:34 +0000

Thank you thank you thank you.
Found a link to you at http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/07/in-great-ideas-breakfast-polenta-cereal-brown-sugar-vanilla.html
I immediately rushed to the kitchen to make this dish.
It perfectly replicated a dish my Mum used to make. Check out my blog for more info
http://kateoz.blogspot.com/2009/07/polenta-for-breakfast.html
Thank you thank you thank you

By: elly

elly — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:09:17 +0000

I’ve never seen polenta in sweet form. I’ll definitely have to give it a try. You can’t really go wrong with cinnamon and brown sugar.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:10:23 +0000

I’ve never had sweet polenta but this sounds delicious!

By: Kerstin

Kerstin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:59 +0000

What a unique idea – it looks delicious! Loved the family story too

By: Bridget {Bake at 350}

Bridget {Bake at 350} — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:45:35 +0000

Years and years (and YEARS!) ago, when I was in flight attendant training in Atlanta, I cringed when girls ordered grits for breakfast. I’d never heard of such a thing.

I LOVE polenta now and never thought of it for breakfast or SWEET! Brilliant!

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:41:41 +0000

Love the story! Great use for polenta, will have to try this.

By: KrisKishere

KrisKishere — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:00:43 +0000

Oh wow!! I can’t wait to try it!

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:36:29 +0000

What a great way to enjoy polenta!

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:51:46 +0000

I love your story! That polenta looks great! I never ate it that way but my grandmother used to make me farina like that. I think it’s very similar. I could go for some of that right now. It’s freeezing this morning in my office!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:52:45 +0000

Interesting.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:16:06 +0000

what a great way of taking polenta and turning it into a wonderful sweet breakfast treat!

By: sherri

sherri — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:05:13 +0000

Polenta was a regular on the menu in my Italian Home growing up and I’ve never seen a sweet version. I’ll have to give this one a try.

By: shelly

shelly — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:07:48 +0000

How cool, would have never thought to do this with polenta. I would guess it is a lot like grits…great tip!

By: Mathilde's Cuisine

Mathilde's Cuisine — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:00:39 +0000

An interesting recipe for a breakfast before a busy day walking all around a city! it gives you the strenght you need for the day!