How do you make your porridge?

[SkinnyVanillaLatte]

I am ashamed to say that I use the instant with golden syrup.But I really think its time I learned to do it for DC's (and myself!) from real porridge oats.

How do you do it and make it palatable for the kids without lacing it with stacks of sugar? I really don't want to swap one sugar fest for another!

I used to be a die-hard fan of making it in a pan on the hob but now use DPs method:

50g porridge oats
220g milk

3 mins in the microwave (stopping and stirring halfway through)

I then like to add chopped dates and walnuts

Oh poor DD Beamur

Poor Granny too! She's a great cook but rarely seems to be able to please our fussy child.

I think I would find that a water only porridge may not be that well received either!
But I'll very happily use milk anyway to keep the calcium consumption up.

Put 1/2 mug Jordan's jumbo porridge oats (the only oats to use!) and 1 mug of whole milk into a pan. Gently simmer, uncovered for about 10-15 minutes with frequent stirring, until thick and creamy. Pour into bowl and add a dessert spoon of wheatgerm (also Jordan's) and a teaspoon of dark brown molasses sugar. Gently fold in so that the sugar melts into the hot porridge and wheatgerm to create a toffee, nutty, loveliness... [busmile]

I cook it in the microwave with water but add a dash of soy milk and some berries at the end and then microwave again if I want it really hot.

Mix ordinary and jumbo oats in bowl, cover to about 1cm higher with milk, 2 1/2 min in microwave. I often add raisins and cinnamon which makes it more interesting without much sugar.

A couple broken chocolate coins is also great - use up that Easter chocolate!

With milk, in a pan, simmered till it's porrridgy, lol, then in a bowl, put a wee drop sugar on it and cold milk.

Re the whole water and salt thing, traditionally it was then poured in a drawer left to set and sliced to take out as a snack... I think I prefer non-tradional porridge tbh