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🍰 Sweet Polenta Squares with Cinnamon

275 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 400 ml milk (3.5% fat)
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1 piece organic lemon peel
• 2 tbsp raw cane sugar
• 3 tbsp butter
• 100 g polenta (instant)
• 2 eggs
• cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1. Put the milk, the sliced vanilla pod, the lemon zest, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of butter into a pot.
2. 2. Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring.
3. 3. Sprinkle in the corn grits and stir briefly.
4. 4. Let the polenta swell under a lid for approx. 5 minutes.
5. 5. Remove the vanilla pod and the lemon zest from the mixture and set them aside.
6. 6. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
7. 7. Spread the polenta mixture approx. 1 cm thick on the tray.
8. 8. Let the polenta cool for at least 1 hour until it becomes firm.
9. 9. Cut the cooled polenta into approx. 16 diamond shapes.
10. 10. Whisk the eggs in a shallow bowl.
11. 11. Dip each polenta diamond briefly into the whisked eggs.
12. 12. Heat the remaining butter in a frying pan.
13. 13. Fry the polenta slices on each side for approx. 2 minutes until golden brown.
14. 14. Mix the remaining sugar with cinnamon.
15. 15. Sprinkle the finished polenta slices with the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
16. 16. Serve the slices with cherry or plum compote as desired.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 275
• Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 19 g · Carbs: 20 g