Spiced plum millet porridge tastes deliciously thick and creamy and it's gluten free too. Wake up those taste buds with this superb alternative porridge breakfast.
Hey folks as promised here's the second recipe, a spiced plum millet porridge, in my week of different porridge breakfasts for you to try to give this year a great healthy start!
Helping to lower type 2 diabetes risk and protecting against cancer are just some of the many published benefits of a wholegrain unprocessed breakfast like this.
The spice and plum add a healthy natural sweetness.
If you haven't tried millet porridge before you'll love this!
Where Did The Inspiration For This Millet Porridge Come From?
Whilst on our honeymoon in Kenya I discovered that Millet Porridge was available for breakfast in most of the places we stayed in.
Being someone who likes to try anything, especially porridge related, I instantly headed to the porridge breakfast location each day.
However, I just could not get used to the taste of that dull grey looking concoction which tasted like soil! That was unusual for me, as someone who likes just about anything.
In hindsight perhaps the overall problem with the Kenyan millet porridge for me was it may have been made from grey millet flakes, rather than the white ones I buy, but I didn’t learn that until recently!
Where Can I Buy Millet Porridge For This Spiced Plum Millet Porridge Recipe?
Undefeated I discovered I could buy millet flakes in my local speciality food store, Holland and Barrett, and thus set out to find a way I could add it to my breakfast porridge repertoire.
After many variations to make this breakfast choice something I would begin to yearn for, I came up with this delicious creamy textured spiced plum millet porridge recipe and BONUS it’s gluten free too!
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Spiced Plum Millet Porridge Recipe
Feel free to add a little more honey here to this spiced plum millet porrisge if you find the taste a little too sharp for your liking or maybe a natural sweetener like stevia.
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Spiced Plum Millet Porridge Recipe
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Ingredients
- 35 g millet flakes
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds optional
- 200 ml skimmed milk / other milk of choice or water
- ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 20 g flaked almonds
- 1 tablespoon flax seeds optional
- 1 plum quartered with the stone removed
- 1 dried star anise broken in half
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon runny honey optional
Instructions
Cooking Millet Porridge On Your Stove:-
- Place the millet flakes into a small saucepan with the chia seeds, milk, vanilla essence and cinnamon powder.
- Bring to the boil and then simmer, stirring continuously until the milk has been absorbed by the oats and a desired consistency is achieved.
Cooking Millet Porridge In Your Microwave:-
- Place the millet flakes into a microwaveable dish with the chia seeds, milk, vanilla essence and cinnamon powder.
- Microwave on full power for 2 minutes, stir and then microwave for one more minute. (Microwave times may vary so watch the porridge does not boil over).
Adding the Spiced Plum Topping
- Remove the cooked porridge to a serving bowl.
- Stir in the flaked almonds and flax seeds.
- Place the quartered plum, star anise and water either in a small saucepan or a microwaveable dish.
- If using cooking on a stove method, sauté the plum over a low heat until it has softened.
- If using a microwave, cover the dish and microwave on high for about 1 minute until it has softened.
- Remove the plum quarters to the porridge bowl.
- Drizzle the runny honey over.
Susie @ SuzLyfe
I can't say that I've ever had millet. I've had bulgur, and I quite like that. I love plums, though, and the fennel flavor from the anise would be amazing, I bet. Or chai spices...
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Oh yes, me too I quite like bulgar as well. 🙂
Now you must be a mind reader 😉 because although that's not one I'm doing this week, it is in my recipe planner for sometime later in the year! 😀
Shashi @ runninsrilankan
Your inventive and exotic porridge bowls are making me rethink my oats/peanutbutter/cinnamon/chocolate ones! Such a wonderful array of flavors and so enticing for a food texture lover!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I keep dreaming up new combinations of flavours! With your mention of peanut butter you've reminded me that I haven't yet tried that Reece's peanut butter I got for Christmas on my oatmeal / porridge yet. I will tomorrow though. Happy Days!! 😀 😀
Harbinder
Hi
In your notes you mention soaking the millet flakes and chia overnight. Is this to be done after cooking or prior to cooking the porridge?
Thanks
Neil
Yes, the soaking should be done prior to cooking the porridge. If you refer to the recipe card, it details that you put the millet flakes and chia seeds into the saucepan and then you cook. Thank you for your question!