The glory of porridge (merged)

Swan_2

Gingham_Ribbon wrote:

LOL That was a short summer.

This thread lay dormant from the middle of May till now. It's only August and we're already cold enough to be getting out the porridge oats.

Still, you can't beat it!

I eat it all the time anyway ... well I would, wouldn't I lol?

& during my pregnancies, I craved it & had it for breakfast, lunch & tea

holstar

hey there!

Although I do like porridge, for both its cheapness and its ability to keep you warm for an entire morning, its getting boring

I just have it plain...milk and oats.

what do you use to make it less repetitive...less like a bowl of porridge and more like tasty fun in a bowl?

any ideas welcome...thank you!

mah_jong

I have a spoonful of lidl honey in it ...yum

julesgr

melt in some chocolate or cocoa powder

anniewoo

I love porridge,I have it every morning.Sometimes I just eat it plain,but it is nice with golden syrup on too.

recovering_spendaholic

I don't think I could ever be bored with porridge - however I make it the way my Mum taught me (she was scottish) and it tastes quite different to alot of other people's porridge. I use a cup of rolled oats and a cup of milk and a cup of water, plus a good pinch of salt. The salt is crucial - it tastes so different without it, but it doesn't taste salty with it for some reason. Then I bring it to the boil and simmer for a good 5 minutes and then I leave it to stand for another 5. I serve it in one of the following ways:

With golden syrup and a little evaporated milk
just plain with sugar
with chopped eating apple and cinnamon sugar (just sugar mixed with a little cinnamon)
with honey and walnuts with a little single cream, top of the milk or evap
with brown sugar, a tot of whiskey and a little cream ( only on very special occasions)

33pelter

I had it this morning and I find a bit of sugar works well

gingin_2

Golden syrup for me too .

knithappens

I add bananas, or raisins, sometimes prunes, you can add just about anything, but i always find adding fruit means i stay healthy too.

Or sometimes i make my own museli with the oats, add dried fruits that i like, hazek nuts, pumpkin and sunflower seads a bit of milk, lovely even my kids will eat this but not the shop bought stuff.

sophiesmum_2

porridge with stewed apple and sultanas
porridge with a swirl of honey
porridge with some tinned pineapple chunks - yummy
porridge with sultanas and brown sugar
porridge with golden syrup
porridge with mandarin oranges

lots of different ways to have your oats:D

sophiesmum