Porridge of the Week #31

Porridge of the Week #31
Raspberry and Honey with granola

Category: Flavour

With the swirls of pink running through the oats, this is a beautiful porridge to serve, as well as being healthy and very delicious. I find the colours really cheer me up in the morning- the aesthetic is real important to my porridge eating!
Porridges using fresh berries can be hard to get right. Fresh blueberry alone has very little flavour once mixed into the oats, and raspberries can be sharp and a bitter. The honey works perfectly with it to sweeten it up and make it a little more comforting. This is a really great, simple recipe. As I love texture and a bit of crunch, I like to add the granola to give it a slight 'crumble' effect.


Start by placing the raspberries in a bowl and pouring in a drizzle of milk- about enought o half cover them. In the microwave or on the hob, warm the raspberries til the milk has gone pink and is warmed through, looking like a hit raspberry milkshake. Warm the porridge with plenty of milk and allow to heat through. As it heats and starts to thicken, loosen it by pouring in the slightly crushed raspberries and milk mixture and stir with your spurtle until they begin to break down into the porridge. Add a squeeze of honey and serve up once warm. Top with a few whole raspberries and a little drizzle of honey and then scatter over a small amount of granola. You can actually use frozen raspberries for this if needs be as they will break down well into the mix.

I WILL add a photo of this porridge when I have one. it's too pretty not to!

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Porridge of the Week #13

Porridge of the Week #13
Raspberry and Almond

Category: Healthy
Warm the porridge through, softening it with milk. Drop in one drop of almond essence and, as it is warming, add the raspberry. Stir them in with your spurtle, crushing some of them and breaking them up as you do so. Take a large handful of plain unsalted almonds and crush by hand. Tip this into the porridge and mix. Plate up and serve with a a few extra raspberries and a whole almond.

I really struggled with this porridge- healthy or flavoured?? Raspberries are packed with fibre and anti oxidants, and it is recommended to get nuts and seeds into your diet at breakfast time, so I decided to go with healthy... But it has some good flavour, too!

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