just had some for tea and tried to make the 2nd bowl more exciting with banana but I don't think it worked that well.

ash4561 - 2019-07-16 20:10:00

Butter and maple syrup, vanilla essence and dates, blueberries and lemon honey - lots of combos

sarahb5 - 2019-07-16 20:18:00

one of my older uncles always put a big blob of butter on his,nothing else, ate it winter, summer, all year round. He lived till 95ys, so the butter mustve helped.

korbo - 2019-07-16 20:38:00

Grated apple, cinnamon and brown sugar , then cream

wheelz - 2019-07-16 20:44:00

I’m trying to eat porridge without granulated sugar..... grated apple. Great idea!

puppetman - 2019-07-16 20:47:00

I have mine with plain Greek yoghurt, fruit, seeds & nuts

spinderella - 2019-07-16 20:48:00

As I have been put a diet I can not add much. I get rolled oats (the chunky kind) I make 25g of it. I add 1/2 cup skim milk, half cup almond milk, sprinkle of cinnamon. Put it on the stove on lowest heat for 20 minutes. While that is cooking I have a cup of tea or have a shower. Take it off the stove and add 10 sultanas chopped up. Sometimes I will add a couple of walnut or pumpkin seeds. I keep it simple.

marcs - 2019-07-16 23:34:00

Those wee flavour packets, I just mix with boiling water and eat without adding anything else.

rainrain1 - 2019-07-17 07:50:00

marcs wrote:

As I have been put a diet I can not add much. I get rolled oats (the chunky kind) I make 25g of it. I add 1/2 cup skim milk, half cup almond milk, sprinkle of cinnamon. Put it on the stove on lowest heat for 20 minutes. While that is cooking I have a cup of tea or have a shower. Take it off the stove and add 10 sultanas chopped up. Sometimes I will add a couple of walnut or pumpkin seeds. I keep it simple.

That's a lot of liquid - I use 1/3 cup rolled oats (not the chunky kind - don't like them), 1/3 cup milk, 1/3 cup water. Soak it overnight, cook for 2 minutes in the microwave next morning. Add vanilla essence for sweetness but you can use sugar free Queen maple flavoured syrup. Then you can add your seeds and nuts if you want to - if it's too thick then I thin it down with boiling water.

sarahb5 - 2019-07-17 07:50:00

rainrain1 wrote:

Those wee flavour packets, I just mix with boiling water and eat without adding anything else.

You don't seem to get much in those and they're full of sugar too.

sarahb5 - 2019-07-17 07:51:00

sarahb5 wrote:

You don't seem to get much in those and they're full of sugar too.

Well woe is me, just work or walk it off old girl, And you add butter, now that sounds revolting

rainrain1 - 2019-07-17 09:39:00

Nice with dried cranberries or blueberries added. Also frozen berry mixes.

dbab - 2019-07-17 10:01:00

Soaked sultanas in overnight porridge and add honey.

jan2242 - 2019-07-17 10:09:00

I mix my oats with Hubbards fruitful breakfast and usually add a banana.
Usually just cover with boiling water and microwave for 2 mins.

blueviking - 2019-07-17 10:34:00

Custard. Nuke the custard in the bowl then pour in the porridge in the middle. Upside down 'porridge:)"

two9s - 2019-07-17 10:45:00

Considering porridge makes a basic base for a dessert there are lots of things that go well in porridge:

Salt
Butter cream milk yoghurt
Sugar - brown/raw/coconut/palm, maple syrup, golden syrup, molasses, malt, glucose
Dried fruit - sultanas, raisins, currants, cranberries, dates, etc (can be soaked overnight as well in fruit juice, milk, rum, brandy, ginger wine or whatever
Dehydrated fruit and fruit powder - Lots of options there
Essences - vanilla, or any of the commercial essences. You could make your own using lemon, cinnamon, cacao, coffee beans, etc and vodka
Seeds - pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, chia, linseed, etc
Fresh fruit - the options are all there - grated, sliced, whizzed in a blender, chopped or however you want
Cooked fruit - use your imagination
Spices - ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, all spice, mixed spice and even cardamon, turmeric, carraway, cumin, etc
Cook it in dairy or fake dairy

The options are many and varied

buzzy110 - 2019-07-17 11:00:00

rainrain1 wrote:

Well woe is me, just work or walk it off old girl, And you add butter, now that sounds revolting

Revolting to you maybe but it’s actually like adding solid cream and a little salt

sarahb5 - 2019-07-17 13:01:00

Do you need porridge with these recipes? They sound better without it.

Edited by amasser at 2:32 pm, Wed 17 Jul

amasser - 2019-07-17 14:31:00

Pams porridge oats, soaked overnight with cinnamon and a pinch of salt, cold water to moisten,half a small chopped banana and natural unsweetened yoghurt to loosen the mix. I add frozen blueberries. In winter you can give it a quick burst in the microwave to warm it up if you like.

Edited by eastie3 at 6:10 pm, Wed 17 Jul

eastie3 - 2019-07-17 18:08:00

I make it with water (my preference) and a pinch of celtic sea salt, adding a spoonful of LSA, oat bran and wheatgerm. Mix together and MW for two minutes. Sometimes I add either chopped dates and walnuts or chopped apricots/apples/sultanas and sliced almonds. Usually topped with cinnamon and a little soy cream or greek yoghurt. In Summer I often make a Bircher type muesli and top with fruit and greek yoghurt.

Edited by nauru at 6:41 pm, Wed 17 Jul

nauru - 2019-07-17 18:40:00

For two people: 1 cup rolled oats, l Tbsp of pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds; 2 Tbsp almonds or hazelnuts (chopped roughly), 2 or 3 dried apricots (chopped), small handful of cranberries or frozen blueberries. Add 2 cups milk to mixture and stir, then leave overnight in the fridge to absorb. Heat to a simmer and stir constantly till cooked.

sandra84 - 2019-07-17 19:23:00

cream and brown sugar

les6 - 2019-07-17 20:16:00

sarahb5 wrote:

That's a lot of liquid - I use 1/3 cup rolled oats (not the chunky kind - don't like them), 1/3 cup milk, 1/3 cup water. Soak it overnight, cook for 2 minutes in the microwave next morning. Add vanilla essence for sweetness but you can use sugar free Queen maple flavoured syrup. Then you can add your seeds and nuts if you want to - if it's too thick then I thin it down with boiling water.

The chunky kind is better for you as it digests slower so it does not spike your sugar levels. Yes it is a lot of liquid but I cook it for a long time and it get absorbed by the oats which makes it nice and soft with a bit of bite. When I do overnight oats I use much less liquid.

marcs - 2019-07-18 01:01:00

marcs wrote:

The chunky kind is better for you as it digests slower so it does not spike your sugar levels. Yes it is a lot of liquid but I cook it for a long time and it get absorbed by the oats which makes it nice and soft with a bit of bite. When I do overnight oats I use much less liquid.

The chunky steel cut oats? I don't like them because they're chewy - just personal preference. I eat plenty of other healthy stuff but I'll stick to my milk oaties for my porridge thanks, and the healthiness of chunky oats is probably outweighed by the vanilla essence or butter that I add anyway.

sarahb5 - 2019-07-18 07:39:00

amasser wrote:

Do you need porridge with these recipes? They sound better without it.

lol I reckon

rainrain1 - 2019-07-18 10:34:00

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buzzy110 - 2019-07-18 12:44:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmfi3UbDPnQ

fruitbat - 2019-07-18 12:55:00

sarahb5 wrote:

The chunky steel cut oats? I don't like them because they're chewy - just personal preference. I eat plenty of other healthy stuff but I'll stick to my milk oaties for my porridge thanks, and the healthiness of chunky oats is probably outweighed by the vanilla essence or butter that I add anyway.

Chunky oats are rolled oats which are different to steel cut, raw oats. Raw oats are just the grain. Rolled oats are pre-cooked by steaming then rolled flat and cut, or not, depending on if you want chunky or fine. They cannot really be steel cut chunky, only cut.

buzzy110 - 2019-07-18 13:01:00

Saltanas, blueberries and brown sugar.

susan21 - 2019-07-18 15:29:00

spinderella wrote:

I have mine with plain Greek yoghurt, fruit, seeds & nuts

That would be my kind of addition if I needed anything else with porridge, minus the fruit, sounds delicious :)

Edited by rainrain1 at 4:55 pm, Thu 18 Jul

rainrain1 - 2019-07-18 16:48:00

I freeze blackcurrants from my bushes then add a few to my quick oats /water mix in a bowl and put in microwave for 2 minutes then add milk and a small spoonful of brown sugar.

meetee - 2019-07-20 18:58:00