Please could you give me ideas for porridge and overnight oats?

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I like either of these for breakfast but bit bored of how I have them. Any ideas please!

Bircher! Mix the oats with grated apple, yoghurt, spoon of honey, nuts - shive it in the fridge overnight and it’s bloody lovely. A bit like pudding. Raspberries too.

Frozen raspberries or blueberries in porridge

A little pinch of cinnamon

Apple purée

Banana

I feel like a dick asking this.... I have a bag of oats and I don't know how to make porridge.

I cup oats, 2 cold water. Bring to boil (keep stirring so that it’s smoothe) then let it simmer like a giser for a while (give it the odd stir - or do what mum used to do ‘hey Fekko come here a minute - oh just give this stir will you I need to go and get some eggs....... (mum disappears for 20 mins leaving me to stir) until it’s done - it gets a transparent ring around the edge and domes up slightly.

You dont need sugar 🤨

Overnight oats:
1 x actimel (strawberry or raspberry esp nice)
Splash of extra milk (dairy or non)
Fresh/frozen blueberries
Couple of macadamia nuts
Chopped Brazil nuts
Few chopped Walnuts
Flaked almonds
Sprinkle of flaxseed
Sprinkle of Pumpkins seeds
Sprinkle of turmeric

Lots of goodness and tastes delicious. I like that the Brazil nuts soften a little and don’t break your teeth.

I mix mine with strawberry light & free yogurt and chuck frozen mixed berries on top & Leave them overnight

Flapjacks! 😉

Ahh, my special subject. I tend to soak porridge overnight and if I fancy adding yoghurt then I do it in the morning after I've cooked it . A selection of sugar free syrups will be your friend here. I also add chia / linseeds etc into mine sometimes.

Carrot cake oats:
Put oats in container
Add milk to desired amount
add handful of raisins
add cinammon
add grated carrot
sweeten it with whatever you feel goes nicely

Cherry bakewell oats:
Porridge oats
Milk / milk alternative
frozen cherries
almond syrup / almond essence
sprinkle with almonds and maybe some cherry compote once heated

Black forest oats:
Porridge oats
milk / milk alternative
sachet of hot chocolate / 15g powder or that choc shot stuff, probably about 15g.
Frozen cherries

Tropical oats:
Porridge oats
milk / milk alternative
coconut syrup / dessicated coconut
fruit to taste - kiwi / mango / raspberries all work nicely
sprinkle with toasted coconut or dried mango etc after heating

Blueberry and lemon oats:
Porridge oats
Milk / milk alternative
lemon curd
add bluberries before heating, so they explode in the microwave / pan.

If you use frozen fruit, reduce the milk slightly to allow for the water.

There were some nice suggestions in the October issue of Good Food - you might find them on the app. From memory, poach s peeled pear in water, a bit of sugar and some vanilla and serve with some flaked almonds; a sliced banana and some coconut yogurt; some roasted plums. We often just have defrosted frozen berries and a scoop of yogurt with a drizzle of honey.

Do you have overnight oats hot or cold?

They sell one in M&S that's chocolate flavour. I need to look into how to make that one because I'm not paying £2-3 for a tiny pot of oats and yogurt no matter how nice it looks.

Well Bircher is cold.

cuzcothellama your cherry and carrot ones sound gorgeous.

Can I come and live with you?

thekingfisher cold

Frozen mixed berries stirred into the oats: raspberries, blackberries, mixed red and blackcurrants and sometimes strawberries.

Cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger with honey is lovely

Grated apple and cinnamon, put on top afterwards so the apple is raw and sweet and crunchy

Chopped banana and frozen raspberry stirred in and cooked with the porridge with a drop of vanilla essence is also lovely

Cream and maple syrup if you are not weightwatching/off sugar

barbaraofseville cocoa powder mixed in?

I usually have them Bircher style, and make a lot, it keeps really nicely.

I do like the carrot cake idea though.

I’ve mixed up my ‘acti-s’ in my recipe above. Should be Actimel (little probiotic bottles).

Chopped banana and some dark chocolate chips are my favourite. Or a swirl of peanut butter.

Not keen on Actimel. Too much plastic waste.

I've got some chocolate orange ones soaking for tomorrow, I'm really looking forward to them.

Porridge oats
hazelnut & cacao milk
Linseeds
choc shot orange spice

I'm going to top them with a chocolate orange seed shot thing from asda and satsuma segments. Can't wait!!

Peanut butter and strawberries/jam.

Chardonnaysprettysister ‘The bottles are 100% recyclable and can be recycled in the same way as plastic milk bottles. Actimel said: “The look, colour and texture of the bottle remain the same and the great taste of Actimel has not changed.”31 Oct 2011
Actimel launches new 95% plant-based bottle - Packaging News’

Enjoy your choc orange ones cuzcothellama - they sound really good.

1/4 cup oats
1 tbs cocoa powder
1 tbs chia seeds
1 tbs linseeds/flaxseeds
1 tbs sunflower seeds
1 tbs 100% peanut/almond butter
1 tsp maple syrup
2/3 cup oat milk

Mix well and leave overnight. In the morning, add some branflakes for crunch, and whatever fruit you fancy. I usually have banana and raspberries.

Not the healthiest way to eat porridge, but at this time of year I put mincemeat in mine. Make porridge as you normally would - I use oats and skimmed milk, no sugar. When it’s done just stir in a spoon of mincemeat straight from the jar. Delicious!