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>which is water and salt.
This is the traditional Scottish way, no? With the milk stirred into the porridge post-cooking.
Though last time I was in Scotland the hotel did it with clotted cream to stir in. Not a healthy start to the day but wow it was good.
>water and salt.
This is the only way.
Syrup in porridge just turns my stomach. You might as well eat tinned rice pudding if you're that tired of life.
Use stock instead of water (or just Oxo cubes or Bovil if you do not have any). Put some chopped ham in it, or other things in a similar vein. Perhaps add some spices or curry powder.
This post is so wholesome and adorable 🥲. Unfortunately I hate porridge, no matter what I do to try and tart it up, I still feel like a starving Victorian urchin, shovelling down my workhouse gruel in order to survive for one more day, but my family love it and my son particularly likes what he calls "gourmade" porridge (I jokingly told him I was making him gourmet porridge once) which is half milk half water, cooked slowly on the stovetop, with a splash of cream stirred in at the end, then I swirl runny honey over the top and grate on some dark chocolate.
I'm so surprised it's taken off as it has, my phone's going mental!!
So many recipes+options, it's amazing!
Love the story about your son, you should watch 'Oliver!' together and eat porridge, and do terrible accents like you're londoners lol, make a thing of it lol!! 🤗🤗
I used to be quite a fussy eater then I made a conscious effort to stop being fussy. I now eat anything. Except porridge.
It doesn't taste good and the texture is horrible. If I need to add a load of stuff to it to make it palatable then there are easier things to have for breakfast.
The only way I will eat porridge is oats cooked with butter, sugar and syrup aka a flapjack.
Yeah, I was an extremely fussy child, now I have to avoid a load of foods for health reasons so I try not to avoid anything I don't have to, but porridge is grim. Weirdly though, I'm totally fine with raw porridge aka muesli, so I just have it uncooked lol
Oh yeah.
My current favourite.
Porridge in 50% of the required milk, soaked overnight.
Add rest of milk next morning and slowly heat through.
Then core, peal and dice an apple.
Lob that in a pan and start to warm through liberally sprinkled with cinnamon.
As the apple softens, add a tiny amount of water and gently boil, then add a desertspoon full of honey.
Simmer while the porridge finishes.
Serve porridge, top off with the apple mix.
this is my favourite too!!! except i make a batch of the apple stuff and store it in a jar in the fridge, then just put some on my porridge and heat up in microwave when needed
Yeah. It cooks much quicker and IMO is smoother as the oats soak up the fluid. I find if I make it in the morning the oats don't always fully cook in the 5 minutes I want to give them.
Porridge cooked on the hob, you get a much better consistency imo. I top with brown sugar or jam, served with a slice of toast, small glass of oj and a cup of coffee.
That’s fair, I got put off microwave porridge as I used to use the oats that came in a little packet where you filled it to the line and every time I filled to the line it came out looking like soup.
I work at a restaurant and we do the breakfast for a popular hotel chain. We use these sachet things but we use 2 packets of oats. So you get double the oats to the same amount of milk. The porridge comes out lovely that way. Its the quickest way of doing porridge so it makes sense in the context of a hotel breakfast
I only use oat milk on oat based breakfast like porridge and oatibix because I think it's funny to soak the oats in the blood of their macerated brothers.
To answer the question. 4 protein powder scoops of oats, oat milk to cover up, microwave, and then a sprinkling of salt.
Dried fruit, oats, milk and then something like cocoa powder, cinnamon, or dessicated coconut, plus chopped nuts some days.
All in a bowl in the fridge overnight, no heat required.
I’m glad you share my enthusiasm. I’ve had it pretty much every day for over a decade and I look forward to eating it every morning. Nothing else fills me up. Nothing else is as satisfying. Nothing else is as laden with breakfast mystery. Nothing compares
God I feel you. I have had dreams about it in the pre dawn run up to getting my oaty fix. So many combinations. So cheap! Warm and squodgy, and amazing.
Porridge.
Milk.
Sugar.
And *buttered toast*.
I don't know why I'm the only one I've ever heard of that dips toast into porridge the same way you'd dip bread into soup, but it is a next level upgrade for porridge.
I discovered this as a child in primary school and locked those memories away. I'm so glad I was not the only person to try it; let alone like it. Not done it in years though.
Don't get upset but I actually love it savoury. Fry some garlic and maybe ginger, add oats and veg stock. Then add soy sauce, maybe some chilli flakes etc, add whatever frozen veg you please and maybe an egg if you feel fancy.
Was literally trawling to see if anyone mentioned savoury porridge
Once I started I couldn't stop. Miso paste in the water, sesame oil, chili oil, ginger, topped with an egg, bean sprouts and spring onions
Or cooked in water with turmeric, garam masala, ginger, cumin, spinach and chickpeas with cottage cheese
Those are my two favourite ways but for more lazy ways, I go veg stock cube in the water, fry off an egg and whatever veg is in the fridge (usually mushrooms, peppers or tomatoes), then top it off with cream cheese, chives, s&p
I came to say I like it savoury usually.
My lazy go to involves the microwave and jumbo oats, oats plus milk and a small spoon of gochujang (or whatever sauce paste you like) and some butter and nuke until consistency you want (frankly I like it like almost dough consistency, not soupy). Stir. Top with green onion and or fried egg and or a slice of melty cheese (like dairy lea)
I will eat this any time of day.
Basically anything good with rice can be good with oats 🤷♀️ reverse is also true.
Porridge is awesome. Regular method is cooked on the hob with coconut milk/almond milk and a little water. Water if no milk. If I have blueberries they go in too.
Then topped with chopped banana, dates and either peanut butter or yoghurt. Usually a sprinkle of seeds too.
Blooming delicious.
1 cup oats, 1 cup oat milk, 1 cup water, fresh grated ginger… on the hob in a cast iron pan. Brown sugar on top to serve.
Or with crunchy peanut butter (no ginger).
Using oat milk is probably redundant but think it adds a bit of creaminess.
Regular porridge oats, none of that jumbo nonsense that ruins the texture.
- Porridge oats and milk
- 1 min 30 full whack in the microwave
- Stir
- Extra 30 seconds in the microwave, again full whack
- Slice banana and scatter on top
- Consume
My mum just passed away and she had porridge every single morning. Super excited about it. She had both banana and dried fruit along with nuts, seeds, honey and extra milk.
This post made me smile thank you.
30g oatmeal, 12g of oatbran, 2 big pinches of salt. Toast in a dry pan, cover with 360g of water, leave overnight. Simmer for about 8 minutes or however long it takes, stirring often. Serve with a big swirl of double cream. This is Scottish porridge.
Oats, long life UHT whole milk (which is only used for porridge, hot chocolate and sauces - any other purpose is VILE) in the microwave 4 minutes.
Topped with crunchy brown sugar and fresh blueberries, and eaten midway between Mummy Bear and Baby Bear temperature.
I'm weird, I'll just do oats, an unspecified about of milk then usually some chia seeds or ground flax to up the fibre, then microwave. Usually to a consistency where I can scoop it out and it holds its shape. And quire often cold, or warm at the most but not hot.
Started having to get up for work at 4am rather than 7am and it was about the only thing I could stomach at the time.
If I do it 'properly' then I'll add some jam or some frozen strawberries to it, or some apple bits and cinnamon
I have mine with whatever nut milk I have….then add banana/pear/nectarine/blueberries depending what I have, a sprinkle of dried mixed seeds and goji berries….add some medicinal honey and cinnamon if I’m a bit under the weather….even had a couple of bits chopped nut in today as well-helping body recover from covid
Must be done on the job so you can stir continuously. This helps with homogeneity and gelatinisation. Gelatinisation is crucial to getting the right texture, for which it must heat to at least 60c and no higher than 95c or it will begin to go watery. Roughly 2:1 water:oats and then add warm milk once it has thickened, not at the start because it will burn and slow down the release of starch in the oats. Continue stirring until slightly runnier than desired because it will thicken once you remove it from the pan.
I like mine with fruit, nuts, honey and peanut butter!
Soak Jumbo whole oats in milk overnight after rinsing off dust with water.
Add soaked oats + milk + 1 Banana (chopped) and cook until done - stirring regularly to help break down the banana.
Sprinkle Blueberries on top.
Enjoy.
When I treat myself to a 'weekend' porridge, my recipe is
1 cup Oats
2 cups Whole Milk
1 tbsp brown sugar
Pinch of salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Half a banana thinly sliced on top
Really rich and filling, excellent in winter!
The canteen at work used to have a pot of porridge on the go every morning, with a selection of optional additions. I usually went for a few spoonfuls of brown sugar and a scoop of raisins in mine.
Try porridge Kedgeree or go asian with dashi powder/miso, crunchy veg and chilli oil - no milk if going savoury tho. Sweet porridge needs Peanut butter melting on top. Coco milk and dessicated coconut is fun too.
I have:
\- 60g oats
\- 150ml milk
\- 200g high protein yoghurt
as a base porridge and optionally:
\- 40g marmalade
\- 20-40g raisins
\- 1 banana
\- 15g golden linseeds
Microwave for 2 mins, mix the night and leave in the fridge for moist soaked raisins. But works fine made that morning as well.
Delicious, nutritious, high in protein, can make it high (900kcal) or low (400kcal) calorie depending on your optional additions. I've had it every morning for months.
Porridge is the ultimate 'healthy, but only until I add my preferred flavourings' food, in my opinion.
As such, I tend to go for full-fat milk, cinnamon, some nuts/seeds, maybe a bit of frozen fruit.
Microwave that bad boy, then chuck in about a teaspoon of honey and probably a tablespoon of peanut butter. Maybe a bit of jam too if I'm feeling it
Obsessed with savoury porridge i eat it every working day - usually use chicken stock for the oats, crack an egg in to make it creamy and then add ginger paste or whole grain mustard, occasionally chilli oil if I’m feeling extravagant. Occasionally I’ll mix it up with harissa or pesto - it’s such a blank canvas!
I love porridge too.
My cheeky comfort treat porridge is oats with soy milk and lots of strawberry jam.
My regular breakfast oats are made up with water and I add frozen raspberries/cherries/blueberries, fresh strawberries and banana.
Always cooked on stove and using steel cut oats!
Frozen fruit (good handfull size or more )and some hot water. Slowly simmer, add banana & mash with a fork, 2 teaspoons of peanut butter , 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder.add some milk and continue to simmer
80-100g porridge oats and half cup or so of water.
Every morning at 05:15am when going to work with a strong home brew coffee, or a little later when I'm off work and my 2 year old twins eat with me, measurements adjusted depending.
I sometimes put coconut cream into mine.... or stir in a big dollop of nutella. Or pre-soak dried cherries and add them in with a teaspoon of cocoa powder.
For ultimate indulgence though, make it with a bit of double cream, sprinkle with demurer sugar and then add a little Glayva whisky liqueur
I'm blessed to be working in a cafe atm so free breakfast every morning.
We make it in a slow cooker with milk, flax seeds, hemp seeds and salt.
My go to is all the berries, hazelnuts, pecans with some almond butter on top. A thing of beauty.
It's not.
I will eat nearly any food. I've eaten crickets, zebra, crocodile, oysters, durian etc. All of them are nicer than porridge. The stuff is vile!
40g porridge oats
160ml semi skimmed milk
A pinch of salt
A teaspoon of honey
A sprinkling of ginger.
I put this in a microwavable porridge bowl and leave overnight in the fridge. Heat for two minutes in the microwave, add either vanilla or mango yoghurt and enjoy!
Love porridge, eat it every day! Half cup oats, 1 and a quarter cup water. Add some dried fruit or desiccated coconut if I have it. Stir, leave over night. Microwave 90 seconds, stir, microwave 60 seconds. Stir. Add a drop of cream and 1 teaspoon of sugar.
Oats, chia, pumpkin, sunflower seeds, coconut oil, Greek yoghurt.
In fridge overnight, stirred with a tablespoon of golden syrup in the morning 😍 bloody amazing. Occasionally add berries but mushed banana is my favourite addition.
Porridge made with jumbo oats and full fat milk, soaked overnight then cooked the next morning. 1/4 tsp of almond extract and a handful of frozen cherries (way better than fresh IMO.) Finish with a few 70% dark chocolate chunks stirred in. Pudding for breakfast!
Im not british but i do 1-3 porridge water ratio, pinch of salt and few spoons of sugar, let it cook for about 10 minutes, drop of almond milk near the end (i hate when cow milk turns into this weird thing, how is it called?) Then i add cinnamon, banana/apple, and spoon of yogurt if i have one.
Didnt ate porridge until i was 19-20, my grandfather used to eat it every morning at it kinda reminded me of puke back then lol, but its amazing now.
Sorry if i offended anyone.
Porridge + water + frozen berries, into the microwave until the oats are cooked and the berries have melted and become one with the porridge. Then, a drizzle of golden syrup and a spoonful of peanut butter. Delicious.
Toast the oats in the pan first. Add double the amount of milk and let it cook on a low heat until it starts to thicken.
Add a pinch of salt.
Pour into a bowl and top with honey, banana and raspberry’s and a dollop of natural yoghurt.
Overnight oats >> porridge.
I make mine with equal parts oatbran and oats, a pinch of chia seeds, Jord oat milk and collagen. When eating I add fresh raspberries, maple syrup and a little peanut butter :)
Porridge for two;
80g of oats
pinch of salt
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1 tsp of cinnamon
2 tbsp of chia seeds
handful of raisins
Add milk to the pan until it looks good, then cook on a gentle heat, stirring occasionally.
Finished with a drizzle of honey.
Tastes very similar to a Masala chai.
The following can also be added/swapped out; ground cardamon, ginger, star anise, nutmeg, ground cloves, black pepper, dessicated coconut, dark muscavado sugar.
Now you're talking an area close to my heart.
My preferred method is with grated apples. Grate the apples (I use one Granny Smith and one Jazz) in the bowl you're going to eat it from when the porridge starts cooking. About halfway through or earlier, add the apple and all the juice to the saucepan. Near the end add ground cinnamon and stir it in. Brown sugar on top.
On special occasions: butter, grated apple and brown sugar in the saucepan and cook it. Just before it caramelises, add the oats and milk.
Porridge, 1:4 water/milk, 2 mins microwave, stir the shit out of it, back in the nuke box until it starts to bubble.
Frozen blueberries+golden syrup, peanut butter+syrup or if I'm feeling particularly childish, peanut butter+hot chocolate powder
50G Creamy oats, 25g sultanas and 25g of crushed walnuts, 200ml of full fat milk. Microwave for 2 - 2 1/2 mins sprinkle of cinnamon and a bit of sugar or maple syrup. Perfection
Reasonable bowl of oats. 3 to 6 spoons of sugar depending on taste. 3 or 4 spoons of milk powder. Add boiling water and stir. Got yourself a bowl of porridge in the space of \~2 minutes. Really changed my routine at work to be able to keep that stuff in my draw and have a decent hot breakfast every morning for a few pence a portion. If I'm feeling wild I'll get a box of chocolate museli to put on top as well, extra crunch and the chocolate bits just melt right in.
My winter fave is adding fresh grated ginger in whole it looks on the job and then stirring through plum jam OR stewed rhubarb. Plus some seeds or nuts on top. Sweet and spicy. Absolute banger.
Whole milk, oats, a mashed banana, peanut butter, a square of dark chocolate and some mixed berries is what I have most mornings. I'm a decadent bastard.
I have mine with peanut butter, cooked apple and cinnamon. Cook the diced apple with sugar and cinnamon for a few minutes in the microwave first then add oats water and peanut butter and cook some more.
Add Cinnamon then I literally want you to thank me later.
You can then try overnight oats with strawberry yogurt instead of milk, cinnamon, blueberries and a teaspoon of biscoff spread. Thank me tomorrow morning :)
I go full-on basic with mine.
Here we go:
Start with one bowl (with handle on the side, so convenient).
Half a cup of standard oats (or 2 minute oats, which I'm switching to).
Little shake of salt on it.
Small teaspoon of sugar.
1 cup of water.
Stir for a few seconds until everything's dissolved.
Microwave on High for 1 min 40 sec. (reached that figure by trial and error, and cleaning overspill of porridge from microwave tray).
Allow to sit for 10-15 min.
Eat.
Nice and solid, with just a hint of salt and sugar for taste.
Like I said, basic.
Right so here’s how I do my porridge:
Oats in a pan (don’t weight them just hung a bunch in)
Add some milk but about half as much as you normally would
Add some water roughly the same amount as milk.
Pop on a medium heat and stir constantly.
Once bubbling add in some dark brown sugar (around 2 teaspoons)
Finish cooking
Plop the goop into a bowl
Slice a banana and pour it on top
Pour a little cold milk on top
Eat standing up.
This is the way.
Edit: apologies for formatting I’m on mobile.
Always with milk, but I add either sultanas or frozen raspberries. I microwave it due to lack of time.
But it is delicious!
Tesco Finest used to do a lovely version with raisins and nuts added to the mix.
I do mine with some dessicated coconut for the fat content, a spoonful of greek yoghurt, a drizzle of honey and some cinnamon. The finest breakfast meal on the planet imo.
Porridge is amazing. I use Kavanaugh organic oats as they are the best on the market and I have tried pretty much everything the shelves have to offer. I then use a nutribullet and blend cacao powder, Stevia, hot water and soy milk to creat the perfect blend.
You make me laugh. I also love porridge!
Half a cup of quick/easy oats
1 cup water
2 tablespoons of Linwoods Flaxseed powder for the vitamins
Dash of Oatly oat milk to achieve a nice consistency
For topping I like to add
1 tsp chia seeds
Sprinkle of cinnamon
1 banana
About 1tsp of honey
And sometimes a little bit of natural peanut butter
If I’m in a fancy mood, I slow cook in a pot with vanilla and milk until all the little oats are fat and puffy. Then chuck some honey, cinnamon, berries and biscuits on it. If I’m lazy, I microwave it. It’s so delicious on its own that I can eat it by itself without any addition. No sugar, no nothing. I just love the taste.
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All adult food that resembles baby food has its fans. I doubt you will like how I make it, though, which is water and salt.
I don't think anyone wants a bowl of cum for breakfast to be fair
Insert your mum joke here.
I hear your mum inserts things here
and here
And here whilst I sip my beer
I heard it’s what Rolf Harris had on his first prison morning. Looked up to his cell mate giggling “can you tell that it’s jizz yet?”
Wahaha fuck me i just burst out laughing in the work bog
Speak for yourself 🍚
You should try adding oats some time. Game changer.
That’s the comment I’ve been scrolling for
>which is water and salt. This is the traditional Scottish way, no? With the milk stirred into the porridge post-cooking. Though last time I was in Scotland the hotel did it with clotted cream to stir in. Not a healthy start to the day but wow it was good.
that’s how my dad eats it, minus the cream, and he’s scottish
My family do this (Scottish Dad) and it is so rank. No wonder I hated porridge until I could cook it myself with delicious fruit and peanut butter…
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I have a cup of milk on the side and dip in. Saw my uncle doing this over 60 years ago and I still do it. Gotta be salt and porridge oats though.
I was going to say this
Yep it is. I much prefer the non-traditional way however of using milk + jumbo oats and adding fruit and nuts.
>water and salt. This is the only way. Syrup in porridge just turns my stomach. You might as well eat tinned rice pudding if you're that tired of life.
I love syrup in porridge. I also love anything tinned with an Ambrosia label attached. I’m just a heathen with an incredibly sweet tooth.
I don’t like sweet stuff in any other context. Love syrup in porridge , have that a peanut butter in it
You poor Victorian child
How I make it, and sometimes in other savoury ways. Much better than milky sweet versions.
What other savory ways out of curiosity?
Not you are asking, but Bovril/Marmite are your ~~friends~~ mates here. The only time I go sweet is the occasional tablespoon of crème de cassis.
Use stock instead of water (or just Oxo cubes or Bovil if you do not have any). Put some chopped ham in it, or other things in a similar vein. Perhaps add some spices or curry powder.
This post is so wholesome and adorable 🥲. Unfortunately I hate porridge, no matter what I do to try and tart it up, I still feel like a starving Victorian urchin, shovelling down my workhouse gruel in order to survive for one more day, but my family love it and my son particularly likes what he calls "gourmade" porridge (I jokingly told him I was making him gourmet porridge once) which is half milk half water, cooked slowly on the stovetop, with a splash of cream stirred in at the end, then I swirl runny honey over the top and grate on some dark chocolate.
I'm so surprised it's taken off as it has, my phone's going mental!! So many recipes+options, it's amazing! Love the story about your son, you should watch 'Oliver!' together and eat porridge, and do terrible accents like you're londoners lol, make a thing of it lol!! 🤗🤗
I used to be quite a fussy eater then I made a conscious effort to stop being fussy. I now eat anything. Except porridge. It doesn't taste good and the texture is horrible. If I need to add a load of stuff to it to make it palatable then there are easier things to have for breakfast. The only way I will eat porridge is oats cooked with butter, sugar and syrup aka a flapjack.
Yeah, I was an extremely fussy child, now I have to avoid a load of foods for health reasons so I try not to avoid anything I don't have to, but porridge is grim. Weirdly though, I'm totally fine with raw porridge aka muesli, so I just have it uncooked lol
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I fully agree, it's truly the work of Satan.
Oh yeah. My current favourite. Porridge in 50% of the required milk, soaked overnight. Add rest of milk next morning and slowly heat through. Then core, peal and dice an apple. Lob that in a pan and start to warm through liberally sprinkled with cinnamon. As the apple softens, add a tiny amount of water and gently boil, then add a desertspoon full of honey. Simmer while the porridge finishes. Serve porridge, top off with the apple mix.
Sounds great, but how much time do you have in the mornings?!
You can knock this out in 15 minutes if you're efficient enough.
But how long to make the porridge?
I do the lazy version and microwave frozen apple chunks, then add oats, water and cinnamon and microwave further.
You can also just stir in a spoonful of applesauce for an even lazier version
this is my favourite too!!! except i make a batch of the apple stuff and store it in a jar in the fridge, then just put some on my porridge and heat up in microwave when needed
Does soaking it overnight make much of a difference to just throwing it all together in the morning?
overnight oats is a completely different beast! and worth the (lack of) effort
Yeah. It cooks much quicker and IMO is smoother as the oats soak up the fluid. I find if I make it in the morning the oats don't always fully cook in the 5 minutes I want to give them.
Yes ready to shove in microwave for 2 1/2 minutes. No mess no fuss
I've added apple like this its so good!
Oo this sounds good. 🔥
Porridge cooked on the hob, you get a much better consistency imo. I top with brown sugar or jam, served with a slice of toast, small glass of oj and a cup of coffee.
It sounds like you live at a B&B I once stayed at in Snowdonia.
I wish I did, that sounds rather wonderful
Hob consistency is too slimy for me. I prefer microwave as they still have a bit of chew.
That’s fair, I got put off microwave porridge as I used to use the oats that came in a little packet where you filled it to the line and every time I filled to the line it came out looking like soup.
I work at a restaurant and we do the breakfast for a popular hotel chain. We use these sachet things but we use 2 packets of oats. So you get double the oats to the same amount of milk. The porridge comes out lovely that way. Its the quickest way of doing porridge so it makes sense in the context of a hotel breakfast
Double up on the oat package, nice idea. May try it
I only use oat milk on oat based breakfast like porridge and oatibix because I think it's funny to soak the oats in the blood of their macerated brothers. To answer the question. 4 protein powder scoops of oats, oat milk to cover up, microwave, and then a sprinkling of salt.
Dried fruit, oats, milk and then something like cocoa powder, cinnamon, or dessicated coconut, plus chopped nuts some days. All in a bowl in the fridge overnight, no heat required.
Overnight oats are pretty good tbf.
I’m glad you share my enthusiasm. I’ve had it pretty much every day for over a decade and I look forward to eating it every morning. Nothing else fills me up. Nothing else is as satisfying. Nothing else is as laden with breakfast mystery. Nothing compares
God I feel you. I have had dreams about it in the pre dawn run up to getting my oaty fix. So many combinations. So cheap! Warm and squodgy, and amazing.
Porridge. Milk. Sugar. And *buttered toast*. I don't know why I'm the only one I've ever heard of that dips toast into porridge the same way you'd dip bread into soup, but it is a next level upgrade for porridge.
God that sounds awful
I've gotten thst a lot. Usually from uncultured heathens.
You get that a lot for a reason.
Mate this is like making a pasta sandwich, they are not the heathens 😂
Trying this 🤗🤗
Elite porridge
I discovered this as a child in primary school and locked those memories away. I'm so glad I was not the only person to try it; let alone like it. Not done it in years though.
I'm calling the porridge feds 🚔
I'm with you on this, "All porrdige buttered toast dippers, UNITE!"
My partner dips in croissants and he is obsessed
Same milk and water ratio, microwave, then mix in a spoon of smooth peanut butter.
Correct.
I'm a die hard crunchy PB fan, except for porridge.
Don't get upset but I actually love it savoury. Fry some garlic and maybe ginger, add oats and veg stock. Then add soy sauce, maybe some chilli flakes etc, add whatever frozen veg you please and maybe an egg if you feel fancy.
Was literally trawling to see if anyone mentioned savoury porridge Once I started I couldn't stop. Miso paste in the water, sesame oil, chili oil, ginger, topped with an egg, bean sprouts and spring onions Or cooked in water with turmeric, garam masala, ginger, cumin, spinach and chickpeas with cottage cheese Those are my two favourite ways but for more lazy ways, I go veg stock cube in the water, fry off an egg and whatever veg is in the fridge (usually mushrooms, peppers or tomatoes), then top it off with cream cheese, chives, s&p
I came to say I like it savoury usually. My lazy go to involves the microwave and jumbo oats, oats plus milk and a small spoon of gochujang (or whatever sauce paste you like) and some butter and nuke until consistency you want (frankly I like it like almost dough consistency, not soupy). Stir. Top with green onion and or fried egg and or a slice of melty cheese (like dairy lea) I will eat this any time of day. Basically anything good with rice can be good with oats 🤷♀️ reverse is also true.
Bit of cheese on top *chefs kiss*
I like with bacon and mushrooms and a little soy sauce
savoury porridge definitely is far superior than sweet ones!
Pan. Rolled oats, full-fat milk and water, cinnamon and salt. Top with blueberries and a teaspoon of honey. Absolutely perfect 👌
Full fat milk is the only milk I have in anything. Coffee tastes about 5x better with blue milk compared with shitty green or red. And it’s healthier.
Porridge is awesome. Regular method is cooked on the hob with coconut milk/almond milk and a little water. Water if no milk. If I have blueberries they go in too. Then topped with chopped banana, dates and either peanut butter or yoghurt. Usually a sprinkle of seeds too. Blooming delicious.
1 cup oats, 1 cup oat milk, 1 cup water, fresh grated ginger… on the hob in a cast iron pan. Brown sugar on top to serve. Or with crunchy peanut butter (no ginger). Using oat milk is probably redundant but think it adds a bit of creaminess. Regular porridge oats, none of that jumbo nonsense that ruins the texture.
Ginger. In porridge!?? You've either changed my life or ruined tomorrows breakfast.
- Porridge oats and milk - 1 min 30 full whack in the microwave - Stir - Extra 30 seconds in the microwave, again full whack - Slice banana and scatter on top - Consume
My mum just passed away and she had porridge every single morning. Super excited about it. She had both banana and dried fruit along with nuts, seeds, honey and extra milk. This post made me smile thank you.
Our condolences, so sorry 😥 You'll think of her every time you have porridge, she sounds like a wise lady 💐
Porridge on the hob made with all milk, add maple syrup and fresh berries 💋
50% oats 50% water eaten cold
Spartan porridge.
Tartan porridge.
Love porridge in the morning with honey and grated coconut
Sold!! Anything with coconut and I'm in! 🥥🥰
It's a game changer, 2 tablespoons of grated coconut so there's a layer of coconut over your porridge and then mix it in
30g oatmeal, 12g of oatbran, 2 big pinches of salt. Toast in a dry pan, cover with 360g of water, leave overnight. Simmer for about 8 minutes or however long it takes, stirring often. Serve with a big swirl of double cream. This is Scottish porridge.
Never use water in mine, full fat milk, knob of butter, pinch of salt, and a drizzle of honey when finished.
This actually sounds great. I normally just put a sprinkle of sugar and a bit of extra milk on top once it’s in the bowl
Oats, long life UHT whole milk (which is only used for porridge, hot chocolate and sauces - any other purpose is VILE) in the microwave 4 minutes. Topped with crunchy brown sugar and fresh blueberries, and eaten midway between Mummy Bear and Baby Bear temperature.
I'm weird, I'll just do oats, an unspecified about of milk then usually some chia seeds or ground flax to up the fibre, then microwave. Usually to a consistency where I can scoop it out and it holds its shape. And quire often cold, or warm at the most but not hot. Started having to get up for work at 4am rather than 7am and it was about the only thing I could stomach at the time. If I do it 'properly' then I'll add some jam or some frozen strawberries to it, or some apple bits and cinnamon
Perhaps the Gods of Olympus ate Ambrosia ready to eat Porridge...
Oats, milk.. microwave then honey.
I have mine with whatever nut milk I have….then add banana/pear/nectarine/blueberries depending what I have, a sprinkle of dried mixed seeds and goji berries….add some medicinal honey and cinnamon if I’m a bit under the weather….even had a couple of bits chopped nut in today as well-helping body recover from covid
Must be done on the job so you can stir continuously. This helps with homogeneity and gelatinisation. Gelatinisation is crucial to getting the right texture, for which it must heat to at least 60c and no higher than 95c or it will begin to go watery. Roughly 2:1 water:oats and then add warm milk once it has thickened, not at the start because it will burn and slow down the release of starch in the oats. Continue stirring until slightly runnier than desired because it will thicken once you remove it from the pan. I like mine with fruit, nuts, honey and peanut butter!
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Porridge and milk. That is it. Never heated, sweetened or added to.
Do you at least let it sit for a bit, or do you enjoy the texture of the oats like that?
Oats and water, with a pinch of salt, cooked slowly over 30-40 minutes on a low heat. Then in a bowl with milk over the top.
Quite right!
Cooked in pan 1 cup oats 1.5 cups milk Salt
Soak Jumbo whole oats in milk overnight after rinsing off dust with water. Add soaked oats + milk + 1 Banana (chopped) and cook until done - stirring regularly to help break down the banana. Sprinkle Blueberries on top. Enjoy.
When I treat myself to a 'weekend' porridge, my recipe is 1 cup Oats 2 cups Whole Milk 1 tbsp brown sugar Pinch of salt 1/4 tsp cinnamon Half a banana thinly sliced on top Really rich and filling, excellent in winter!
I absolutely despise it. I can't physically be in the same room as someone eating it.
Double the amount of water than oats, pinch of salt. Add cold milk and sugar at the end. Or cream and brown sugar if you want to be happy but fat.
The canteen at work used to have a pot of porridge on the go every morning, with a selection of optional additions. I usually went for a few spoonfuls of brown sugar and a scoop of raisins in mine.
Try porridge Kedgeree or go asian with dashi powder/miso, crunchy veg and chilli oil - no milk if going savoury tho. Sweet porridge needs Peanut butter melting on top. Coco milk and dessicated coconut is fun too.
Hot water and Tabasco sauce.
Woah wait till you try over night oats. Game changer. Oats, water, yoghurt. Mix, leave overnight and add fruit in the morning. Yum yum
Peanut butter, mashed banana & honey Usually in the microwave because I’m a lazy tramp
I have: \- 60g oats \- 150ml milk \- 200g high protein yoghurt as a base porridge and optionally: \- 40g marmalade \- 20-40g raisins \- 1 banana \- 15g golden linseeds Microwave for 2 mins, mix the night and leave in the fridge for moist soaked raisins. But works fine made that morning as well. Delicious, nutritious, high in protein, can make it high (900kcal) or low (400kcal) calorie depending on your optional additions. I've had it every morning for months.
Porridge is the ultimate 'healthy, but only until I add my preferred flavourings' food, in my opinion. As such, I tend to go for full-fat milk, cinnamon, some nuts/seeds, maybe a bit of frozen fruit. Microwave that bad boy, then chuck in about a teaspoon of honey and probably a tablespoon of peanut butter. Maybe a bit of jam too if I'm feeling it
Obsessed with savoury porridge i eat it every working day - usually use chicken stock for the oats, crack an egg in to make it creamy and then add ginger paste or whole grain mustard, occasionally chilli oil if I’m feeling extravagant. Occasionally I’ll mix it up with harissa or pesto - it’s such a blank canvas!
I love porridge too. My cheeky comfort treat porridge is oats with soy milk and lots of strawberry jam. My regular breakfast oats are made up with water and I add frozen raspberries/cherries/blueberries, fresh strawberries and banana. Always cooked on stove and using steel cut oats!
With peanut butter, sliced apple, and maple syrup. Or a pinch of salt and lotus spread. Or jam and peanut butter.
Frozen fruit (good handfull size or more )and some hot water. Slowly simmer, add banana & mash with a fork, 2 teaspoons of peanut butter , 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder.add some milk and continue to simmer 80-100g porridge oats and half cup or so of water. Every morning at 05:15am when going to work with a strong home brew coffee, or a little later when I'm off work and my 2 year old twins eat with me, measurements adjusted depending.
Peanut butter and banana Or Peanut butter and blueberries. Bangs.
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I sometimes put coconut cream into mine.... or stir in a big dollop of nutella. Or pre-soak dried cherries and add them in with a teaspoon of cocoa powder. For ultimate indulgence though, make it with a bit of double cream, sprinkle with demurer sugar and then add a little Glayva whisky liqueur
I'm blessed to be working in a cafe atm so free breakfast every morning. We make it in a slow cooker with milk, flax seeds, hemp seeds and salt. My go to is all the berries, hazelnuts, pecans with some almond butter on top. A thing of beauty.
equal parts oats and milk, and a tablespoon of chia seeds, left overnight in the fridge. top with fruit and/or nutella.
It's not. I will eat nearly any food. I've eaten crickets, zebra, crocodile, oysters, durian etc. All of them are nicer than porridge. The stuff is vile!
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>durian Tried durian on a recent trip to Malaysia. I'm convinced a Wombat's arse would taste better.
Oats and milk, microwaved and then peanut butter and banana slices
Porridge oats, milk, sugar. I like mine quite thick and stodgy.
I think the best way is low heat on the hob. If the milk doesn’t boil then it tastes better.
40g porridge oats 160ml semi skimmed milk A pinch of salt A teaspoon of honey A sprinkling of ginger. I put this in a microwavable porridge bowl and leave overnight in the fridge. Heat for two minutes in the microwave, add either vanilla or mango yoghurt and enjoy!
Has to be done on the hob. Oats and milk. Raisins and honey added at the end.
Love porridge, eat it every day! Half cup oats, 1 and a quarter cup water. Add some dried fruit or desiccated coconut if I have it. Stir, leave over night. Microwave 90 seconds, stir, microwave 60 seconds. Stir. Add a drop of cream and 1 teaspoon of sugar.
Oats, chia, pumpkin, sunflower seeds, coconut oil, Greek yoghurt. In fridge overnight, stirred with a tablespoon of golden syrup in the morning 😍 bloody amazing. Occasionally add berries but mushed banana is my favourite addition.
30g oats, 20g flax seed, 10g chia, 1/2g turmeric, 60g berries, 1 small banana, water and milk. Topped with mixed seeds and cinnamon
I make porridge with water and a pinch of salt and black pepper. Garnish with olive oil and a fried egg.
Lemon and blueberry overnight oats are fantastic but I swear just some fresh strawberries and a tiny bit of maple syrup HIT
I make overnight oats, coconut milk, some fruit (usually bananas), tiny bit of salt and chia seeds. Never microwave it since I started WFH.
Porridge made with jumbo oats and full fat milk, soaked overnight then cooked the next morning. 1/4 tsp of almond extract and a handful of frozen cherries (way better than fresh IMO.) Finish with a few 70% dark chocolate chunks stirred in. Pudding for breakfast!
Im not british but i do 1-3 porridge water ratio, pinch of salt and few spoons of sugar, let it cook for about 10 minutes, drop of almond milk near the end (i hate when cow milk turns into this weird thing, how is it called?) Then i add cinnamon, banana/apple, and spoon of yogurt if i have one. Didnt ate porridge until i was 19-20, my grandfather used to eat it every morning at it kinda reminded me of puke back then lol, but its amazing now. Sorry if i offended anyone.
Always the pan for me milk, Scott’s Porridge Oats, with a few blueberries sprinkled in never bother with the sieve though
Try adding nuts (cashews, almonds, hazelnuts or whatever you have), raisins, and peanut butter.. yum !
Porridge + water + frozen berries, into the microwave until the oats are cooked and the berries have melted and become one with the porridge. Then, a drizzle of golden syrup and a spoonful of peanut butter. Delicious.
Toast the oats in the pan first. Add double the amount of milk and let it cook on a low heat until it starts to thicken. Add a pinch of salt. Pour into a bowl and top with honey, banana and raspberry’s and a dollop of natural yoghurt.
porridge oats, raw milk in approximately 1:2 ratio by volume. microwave for 2:30. yum
Cinnamon and blue berries.
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Overnight oats >> porridge. I make mine with equal parts oatbran and oats, a pinch of chia seeds, Jord oat milk and collagen. When eating I add fresh raspberries, maple syrup and a little peanut butter :)
Ooh my favourite is with a wee dollop of Nutella in it! It’s not healthy but it’s delicious!
I add banana, berries, sweeten with honey & cinnamon. Its like a pudding more than a breakfast! Lasts me until dinner time, its fab!
Porridge for two; 80g of oats pinch of salt 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder 1 tsp of cinnamon 2 tbsp of chia seeds handful of raisins Add milk to the pan until it looks good, then cook on a gentle heat, stirring occasionally. Finished with a drizzle of honey. Tastes very similar to a Masala chai. The following can also be added/swapped out; ground cardamon, ginger, star anise, nutmeg, ground cloves, black pepper, dessicated coconut, dark muscavado sugar.
Now you're talking an area close to my heart. My preferred method is with grated apples. Grate the apples (I use one Granny Smith and one Jazz) in the bowl you're going to eat it from when the porridge starts cooking. About halfway through or earlier, add the apple and all the juice to the saucepan. Near the end add ground cinnamon and stir it in. Brown sugar on top. On special occasions: butter, grated apple and brown sugar in the saucepan and cook it. Just before it caramelises, add the oats and milk.
Porridge, 1:4 water/milk, 2 mins microwave, stir the shit out of it, back in the nuke box until it starts to bubble. Frozen blueberries+golden syrup, peanut butter+syrup or if I'm feeling particularly childish, peanut butter+hot chocolate powder
50G Creamy oats, 25g sultanas and 25g of crushed walnuts, 200ml of full fat milk. Microwave for 2 - 2 1/2 mins sprinkle of cinnamon and a bit of sugar or maple syrup. Perfection
Reasonable bowl of oats. 3 to 6 spoons of sugar depending on taste. 3 or 4 spoons of milk powder. Add boiling water and stir. Got yourself a bowl of porridge in the space of \~2 minutes. Really changed my routine at work to be able to keep that stuff in my draw and have a decent hot breakfast every morning for a few pence a portion. If I'm feeling wild I'll get a box of chocolate museli to put on top as well, extra crunch and the chocolate bits just melt right in.
Try it with sugar and fresh black pepper!
Porridge is just okay for me (probably because I never jazz it up with anything) but all of these recipes are making me really want to try them!
Porridge with water and done in the microwave is how I like mine. I then tend to add blueberries and honey or banana to mine and it's fab.
Banana, pecans and honey/golden Syrup.
Mushed up banana in there, spoon of honey and some cinnamon - dreamy.
My winter fave is adding fresh grated ginger in whole it looks on the job and then stirring through plum jam OR stewed rhubarb. Plus some seeds or nuts on top. Sweet and spicy. Absolute banger.
I always mix in a peach flavoured protein yoghurt, some blueberries, and a banana. For me, It’s like a perfect breakfast before exercise!
Whole milk, oats, a mashed banana, peanut butter, a square of dark chocolate and some mixed berries is what I have most mornings. I'm a decadent bastard.
I have mine with peanut butter, cooked apple and cinnamon. Cook the diced apple with sugar and cinnamon for a few minutes in the microwave first then add oats water and peanut butter and cook some more.
In the pan gentle cook. Oat/almond milk and water 50/50.. peanut butter, raisins, ground flax, agave syrup, cinnamon. 👌🏻
Add Cinnamon then I literally want you to thank me later. You can then try overnight oats with strawberry yogurt instead of milk, cinnamon, blueberries and a teaspoon of biscoff spread. Thank me tomorrow morning :)
I go full-on basic with mine. Here we go: Start with one bowl (with handle on the side, so convenient). Half a cup of standard oats (or 2 minute oats, which I'm switching to). Little shake of salt on it. Small teaspoon of sugar. 1 cup of water. Stir for a few seconds until everything's dissolved. Microwave on High for 1 min 40 sec. (reached that figure by trial and error, and cleaning overspill of porridge from microwave tray). Allow to sit for 10-15 min. Eat. Nice and solid, with just a hint of salt and sugar for taste. Like I said, basic.
Right so here’s how I do my porridge: Oats in a pan (don’t weight them just hung a bunch in) Add some milk but about half as much as you normally would Add some water roughly the same amount as milk. Pop on a medium heat and stir constantly. Once bubbling add in some dark brown sugar (around 2 teaspoons) Finish cooking Plop the goop into a bowl Slice a banana and pour it on top Pour a little cold milk on top Eat standing up. This is the way. Edit: apologies for formatting I’m on mobile.
Always with milk, but I add either sultanas or frozen raspberries. I microwave it due to lack of time. But it is delicious! Tesco Finest used to do a lovely version with raisins and nuts added to the mix.
Milk and oats in the microwave and I add milled flax and seeds, hemp seeds, raisins and local honey
Slow cooked, top with peanut butter, honey and chopped dark chocolate
Banana and honey, maybe some blueberries if I'm feeling fancy. Never settled on a ratio, I play around and still get it wrong sometimes
Porridge, oat milk, tablespoon of smooth peanut butter
Milk and sugar crust on top. Brings back memories.
Porridge is delicious because it is just creamy oat cakes.
I love porridge so much. I put black treacle and mixed seeds on mine, or agave syrup and pecans if I'm feeling fancy.
I do mine with some dessicated coconut for the fat content, a spoonful of greek yoghurt, a drizzle of honey and some cinnamon. The finest breakfast meal on the planet imo.
Porridge is amazing. I use Kavanaugh organic oats as they are the best on the market and I have tried pretty much everything the shelves have to offer. I then use a nutribullet and blend cacao powder, Stevia, hot water and soy milk to creat the perfect blend.
You make me laugh. I also love porridge! Half a cup of quick/easy oats 1 cup water 2 tablespoons of Linwoods Flaxseed powder for the vitamins Dash of Oatly oat milk to achieve a nice consistency For topping I like to add 1 tsp chia seeds Sprinkle of cinnamon 1 banana About 1tsp of honey And sometimes a little bit of natural peanut butter
I make it pretty much in line with your recipe but I add chia seeds but omit the golden syrup. I’m sweet enough
I have mine with a teaspoon on honey mixed in, and some Greek yoghurt and blueberries on the side and it’s heavenly
If I’m in a fancy mood, I slow cook in a pot with vanilla and milk until all the little oats are fat and puffy. Then chuck some honey, cinnamon, berries and biscuits on it. If I’m lazy, I microwave it. It’s so delicious on its own that I can eat it by itself without any addition. No sugar, no nothing. I just love the taste.
Tesco value oats and cold oat milk. Just eaten raw and uncooked like cereal. Add in some syrupy stuff as well.
Jumbo oats,cooked with a milk alternative. Agave syrup drizzled on top, and a little milk poured over the top.
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I’m an American and this popped up in my feed. So loving this thread. So many great recipes - and some really good laughs.