Anna Jones has teamed up with Quaker Oats to celebrate the start of #PorridgeSeason by creating this delicious recipe. Check them out @QuakerOatsUK or visit www.quaker.co.uk.
Cinnamon Spiced Morning Porridge Bowl
SERVES 4
160g Quaker Oats
400ml plant milk of your choice (recommendation: unsweetened almond milk)
200ml cold water
2 dates
a pinch of ground cinnamon a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg a pinch of ground cardamom 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
TO TOP
agave (optional)
2 tablespoons almond butter
1 tablespoons of raisins or currants
a scattering of hemp seeds
1 teaspoon coconut yoghurt
1/2 apple (grated)
Method:
- Get all your ingredients and equipment together.
- Put the Quaker Oats and milk into a saucepan with 200ml of cold water and a pinch of salt and start to warm it over a medium heat.
- De-stone and roughly chop the dates and add to the pan with all the spices and the vanilla extract.
- Stir the porridge and cook until it is thick and creamy.
- Once you've got it to the consistency you like, take it off the heat and spoon it into a bowls, adding a squeeze of agave if you like your porridge sweet.
- Top with almond butter, a scattering of raisins and hemp seeds, coconut yoghurt and a good grating of apple. Hand-warming bowls of good stuff.