Hit me with your favourite porridge flavourings...

[foodyum]

I love a good food ideas thread on mumsnet so thought I'd start my own.

I've started having porridge in the morning - made with milk but in the microwave due to time. I'm mainly stirring in fruit but I'd love to hear any other ideas. The quicker/less effort the better as I'm also doing breakfast for the DC at the same time. Though any more indulgent/more effort ones welcome for the weekend.

Ooh yes @hibiscuscoconut milk

No words except 🤤🤤

Maybe at Christmas

I think of pudding,and try to replicated, so:
Black forest - small amount of cocoa in porridge, Black cherries, cherry jam and a bit of nutella on top
Apple crumble: nutella, grated Apple and sultana in the porridge
Bannoffee: cinnamon in porridge, banana and a drizzle of toffee sauce on top
Rhubarb/plum and custard: mixed spiced in porridge, stewed Rhubarb or plum with a spoonful of custard
Peach melba: chopped Peach and raspberry coulis on top
Mango and coconut: coconut in the porridge, Mango coulis on top

ALWAYS with one tbsp of single cream, usually eaten the morning after a fast day 😇

Do you have a very big family or a very small slow cooker?

I do like the sound of Baileys, might try that over Xmas.

Muscovado sugar with pumpkin seeds or banana or Tesco's finest pistachio spread if I'm feeling particularly decadent.

Slice banana in before cooking so it goes gooey and melts in. I swear by a teaspoon of turmeric! Yoghurt on top is essential.
I may also add grated fresh ginger, stewed apple and blackberries, cardamom seeds.

I ads chia seeds and flax seeds every day because I think its healthier, even if not.

Other things I add- grated apple, cinnamon, sultanas, hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans, prunes, dried apricots, cooked fruits, coconut milk, mixed spices, ginger, sprinkle with granola, crumbled ginger flapjack, mixed seeds.

I shove whichever combo in a little pot with milk, take to work and cook for about 1 minute at work.

Oh I love these ideas

Dollop of marmalade and a few crushed cardamom seeds.

Bonne Maman caramelised apple spread

i roast the walnuts in the oven (takes about 10mins) before having them on the porridge. Plus fruit, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds and dollop of Greek yogurt. Oh, I also do nutmeg and cinnamon but add turmeric. Also use coconut milk to make the porridge. .😋

I've actually tried this one! Was lush 🤤

Oooh rhubarb and vanilla @katypop

We do fruity and sweet. So banana with desiccated coconut, or grated apple with cinnamon and sugar, or raspberries and a few small white chocolate chips.

Do you cook the cardamon seeds?

Syrup

I'm wondering now about trying a pina colada porridge with pineapple and coconut 🤔

chia seeds (or mixed seeds), raisins and a sprinkle of ground mixed spice is nice on a cold morning.

But really I have to agree with @SparklyGlitterballs about the dollop of nutella!

Jumbo oats cooked in milk ( or just oats and Greek yogurt) and then topped with frozen cherries, flaked almonds and pomegranate molasses (which I picked up in a Turkish duty free many years ago). Delish!.

I add frozen blueberries with the oats and milk before microwaving - unbelievably delicious!

Currently, I’m usually having raisins, toasted coconut (buy the bags of it, the shaved sort, not grated, in bulk), a bit of treacle and cinnamon.

I make a pot every 3-4 days, while standing in the kitchen shouting orders at everyone to get dressed and pack their bags for school and then it lasts me a a good bit of the week.

Does anyone have any savoury ideas? Veggie for preference.

Google suggests adding mushrooms and the like which makes it some weird risotto in my head… or eggs which I can barely type without retching.

Golden Syrup or honey or Nutella, always walnuts plus blueberries and/or banana and pumpkin or mixed seeds. Tend to use plant milks too.

Some evil genius on here suggested a couple of squares of dark chocolate melted in after cooking and a handful of raspberries. I use frozen, but can’t remember if that was stated. Really lovely and a bit of an addiction for me for a while. I sometimes use frozen cherries instead.

My go to is grated apple, raisins and coconut.

Have just started back on the porridge after a few months of homemade cinnamon granola with blueberries and Greek yoghurt. Hard to make the break from that, but the colder mornings have given me a wee push.

Callebaut 54.5% dark chocolate chips and a bit of honey