leftover porridge - any ideas?

Boodle

boredjellybean wrote: »

I have finally decided I will re-heat it & serve to the kids for pudding with a few choc buttons or something, maybe even some stewed fruit so it'll be like rice pudding I guess

hopefully it'll go down ok

What a fab idea! Might be pinching that one!

Cornishpixie_2

Read somewhere, may have been here:D You can put some in an old sock and get in the bath with it, supossed to be good for the skin. I also put oats in muffins and teabread. I also like porridge as a later night snack, or when I come back from a run, though make it with water, and add yogurt and seeds and some dried fruit:D

Teria

If it hasn't got any salt in it, try blending it with a banana and some apple juice, and any other fruit you have lying around, and make a sort of "oaty smoothy" thing. I think it's revolting, but my daughter seems to like it, if I can get it to a thick milk shake consistency, she gulps it down.

jap200

I too have some left over porridge this morning - about a cereal bowl full. I remembered that my American Sister-in-law made a lovely loaf of bread with her leftover porridge when we visited a few years ago. I just googled 'porridge bread' and came up with this excellent recipe for "yummy wholemeal porridge bread":

http://www.beyondbakedbeans.com/articles/20080529

It starts by making porridge with water, oats, butter and sugar and then using that in the bread. I will have a go at adapting it to use up my half water-half milk porridge cooked porridge. I will try it in the bread machine and report back later.....

Actually that whole website looks good "cheap healthy food for students, singles and anyone else on a budget".. sounds like my kind of thing - will have a browse and try the loaf later.

patchwork_cat

It is very good for the skin. As someone said put it in a sock or scrap of material and hold it under the hot tap as you fill the bath. My daughter has excema and she uses Aveeno which has oatmeal in it.

Lalaladybird

There always seems to be some porridge left over in the pot every morning that I just throw out. Does anyone have any ideas how I could use it up? It is made up with milk and water.

pigpen

Make up a little less each day so there is none left?

Store it all in the fridge for a couple of days until there is enough for a bowl full and just warm it up?

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

DD1 has suggested that I save it up and then use it to redecorate the living room.

As you may have guessed, she doesn't understand why I like the stuff.

Other than that, put it out for the birds - their need is greater than ours?

queen_of_string

throw it into a mice or stew dish, not the slow cooker though ( at least not til the end as the milk would curdle) the oats will disappear or use in the mix when making biscuits on days youre making them.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

A mice dish? My cats would like that - can we have the recipe?