Hey peeps.
This week I was contacted by the folks at Mornflake as they are running a competition to find the best porridge recipe. Now, you all know how much I love porridge. I eat it every week day for breakfast (and most weekends, except when I have pancakes), and only when it is super hot do I change to bircher muesli. It is my staple food for sure.
A while back I even did “Pimp My Porridge” to see how many add-ins I could come up with.
My favourite porridge at the moment is this: 40g oats, some milk (at the moment Alpro soya light)- I just pour it in until it looks right but it is probably around 150ml-200ml, a tbs of chia seeds and a few dried cherries (those Sainsbury’s dried cherries are so delicious)- I leave that in a bowl in the fridge overnight so the oats and seeds and dried fruit all soak up some of the liquid. Then (sorry porridge purists) it goes in the microwave for 2 mins 20. I can nearly empty the dishwasher in that time! Then I add a blob of peanut butter.
They also sent me a lovely recipe by The Porridge Lady.
Sweetheart Porridge
This recipe uses the natural sweetness of berries topped with the sweet treat of white chocolate.
Serves: Two
Cooking & preparation time: 6 mins
Ingredients
15g white chocolate
80g Mornflake jumbo oats
200ml milk
200ml cold water
80g frozen berries
1 dessert spoon runny British honey
Method
Coarsely grate the white chocolate and set aside.
Into a deep saucepan place the oats, water and milk.
Then put the saucepan over a high heat and cook for 2 mins stirring constantly.
Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook the oats for a further 2-3 mins or until you have a nice creamy porridge.
Pour the porridge into two bowls.
Swirl the frozen berries into the porridge (they will be like little frozen fruit pops!).
Top with a swirl of honey.
Finally garnish with the grated chocolate and serve hot to your sweetheart for breakfast.
Sounds good, huh? I think I would have dark chocolate instead (I prefer it)- plus Andy is not a porridge fan but of course the recipe could be easily halved.
Anyway, if you want to enter the competition then here is the info:
Simon Rimmer (TV chef) and Britain’s oldest family oat miller, Mornflake Cereals, are urging porridge fans to share their oaty masterpieces, for a chance to take part in the first ever ‘Porridge Stir-Off’, at the home of Mornflake Oats, in Cheshire, on Saturday 5th April.
The ‘Stir-Off’ will take place in the scenic, 13th Century Bunbury Water Mill, near Mornflake Cereals, where the winning recipe will be chosen by Simon, Porridge guru and Golden Spurtle winner, Anna Louise Batchelor (aka the Porridge Lady), together with Mornflake MD, John Lea.
The winner will enjoy a fabulous Gourmet Evening-for-two, hosted by Simon, at his award-winning Cheshire restaurant, Earle, a year’s worth of Mornflake Porridge Oats and an all-expenses-paid trip to enter their recipe into the Golden Spurtle World Porridge Championships, in Scotland. The recipe will also feature in Mornflake’s annual Oat Recipe Book.
Fellow judge, Anna Louise Batchelor, said “For the Stir-Off we are looking for imaginative and creative recipes – we are looking to find a Great British Porridge!”.
To enter, simply upload a video clip or picture of your oaty masterpiece, with full recipe details, to their dedicated web page.
Entries end next Thursday (6th March) so if you fancy entering then get your porridge hat on quickly.
What is your favourite porridge topping? Does your other half like porridge?
I’m only getting back into porridge this year, nothing beats a steaming, tasty bowl of warmness on a chilly wet morning for me right now.
I find porridge so filling too, and of course tasty.
I’ve been loving my porridge with an egg mixed in and some full fat coconut milk added, some coconut sugar on top is good too!
I like the idea of coconut sugar on there!
This makes me wish I could eat oats! Yummy!
Have you tried gluten free oats?
There’s a world porridge championships!?!?! Amazing!
I like mine made plain with water, then topped with milk and banana, or coconut milk, or of course PB!
Yes- the Scottish take it very seriously too I hear!
Been a lurker on your blog for some time, but haven’t posted until now. Absolutely love your blog, it’s the perfect combo of all my favourite activities! 😀 Porridge is always a winner in winter, so comforting when it’s cold outside.
Hello and thanks for the comment 🙂
I love my porridge and it’s become such a staple in my diet over the years, you can get so inventive with it, yum!
Thanks for mentioning the Mornflake ‘Great British Porridge Challenge’ on your blog. I love your pimped Porridge ideas 🙂
Ahh porridge, I do love it so! Like you, it’s my breakfast of choice. And I will have it every single day without fail – whether it’s cold or hot outside. I just have oats, tsp chia seeds and almond milk. And always microwaved to perfection 😉
Ben likes his very sweet – lots of sugar in the oats, then maple syrup when it’s done. It’s his ‘naughty’ treat breakfast.
I love porridge, I haven’t had any in a few weeks actually- need to change that soon! My other half is not a porridge fan at all. I like overnight oats, or soaking steel cut oats overnight and then cooking them up in the morning, just simple banana and nut butter is probably my fave mix in.
I really need to get back into porridge. I definitely go through phases with breakfast and completely missed porridge this winter – I was all about coyo and frozen fruits, fruit and nut bars and muffins. Maybe it will be my summer obsession?!