Porridge with blueberries and almonds is a tasty breakfast made from traditional porridge oats. It’s a simple perfect start to the day. Packed full of fibre and energy, it keeps you fuller for longer!
Hello! Welcome to my first recipe of 2015, this porridge with blueberries and almonds.
This is the first in a series of 5 different breakfast porridges for this week! 😀
I’ve always been a huge fan of this traditional porridge and indeed one of my very first blog recipe postings was my perfect porridge recipe.
My photography has come on since then 🙂 so unlike other previous blog photos that I have re-done, I’ve left that one as it is.
Plus there are still some variations in that recipe, as well as the pinhead oatmeal recipe you could try anyway.
I prefer to keep my porridge ingredients to a minimum. That’s why there’s not that many ingredients to this porridge with blueberries and almonds breakfast.
That way I can carry them to work and microwave them there after a gym session.
All my porridge recipes are made with convenience and simplicity in mind but with getting the maximum nutritional benefits, especially after a workout, from the tastiest fruits and nuts.
- 25 g rolled oats/porridge oats
- 175 ml skimmed milk/other milk of choice or water
- 20 g flaked almonds
- 80 g blueberries
- 1 tbsp flax seeds (optional)
- 1 tbsp chia seeds (optional)
- 1 tsp runny honey (optional)
- Place the rolled oats/porridge oats into a small saucepan with the chia seeds and add the milk.
- Bring to the boil and then simmer, stirring continuously until the milk has been absorbed by the oats or until a desired consistency is achieved.
- Place the rolled oats/porridge oats into a microwaveable dish with the chia seeds and add the milk.
- Microwave on full power for two minutes, stir and then microwave for one more minute. (Microwave times may vary so watch the porridge does not boil over).
- Remove the cooked porridge to a serving bowl.
- Stir in the flaked almonds, blueberries and flax seeds.
- Drizzle the runny honey over.
The oats and chia seeds can be soaked overnight in the milk.
If you check out the details on the Nutrition Label above you’ll see that one bowl alone of this porridge with blueberries and almonds breakfast is providing you with 51% of your recommended daily dietary fibre plus 34% of daily protein recommendation.
What a great start for your body for the day!
Can you be sure your packaged breakfast cereal looks after you the way this one does?
How about trying some different toppings? You could try the toppings from my next 4 porridge recipes on this one. Vary the fruits and nuts and if you find the porridge not sweet enough then add a little more honey (already included in the Nutrition Label calculation) or a sweetener like Stevia. Not sugar!
I’d love to hear what your favourite porridge toppings are!
See ya tomorrow!
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I love love love love oatmeal. I just really wish I liked it with milk! How about we have an oat/porridge date, and you can have your milky oats and I will have my egg white oats?
I’m a total addict when it comes to oatmeal Susie. So 100% agree with you!
Do you know what, I’ve never tried egg white oats. 😮 So I’d be up for trying that with you. 😀
I eat oats every morning for brekkie in the winter. It is just so warming and homey, you know?
There’s just something about oats isn’t there Cat? 🙂
And, especially on a cold winters day, yep, they feel just like a big warm hug!
Those are fantastic blueberries! As an American, I had to see where you are from to call this porridge! 😉
Hi Coco, so glad you stopped by, thank you! 🙂
Yeah I did struggle for a while as to whether or not to call it “Oatmeal with Blueberries and Almonds” as you would probably better recognise it. But in the end, I stuck with “porridge” as I have a lot people here in Scotland checking out my recipes, who are not bloggers, they might not understand porridge and oatmeal are the same! 😀
i just made my husband a big bowl of this, but with almond milk. YUM! love your combos
Hi Lindsay. I love it when people try my recipes. And you just made my day!! 😀