4 Recipes For The Perfect Porridge For Breakfast

Oatmeal is the most popular breakfast porridge. It is difficult to overestimate its importance. In terms of its nutritional properties and the amount of useful macro- and microelements, oatmeal is not inferior to superfoods. In addition, it perfectly accelerates metabolism in the morning, removes toxins and improves mood. In honor of World Oatmeal Day, which has been celebrated on April 12 for more than thirty years, we have collected 4 recipes for your favorite porridge for every taste.

CLASSIC OATMEAL

Ingredients:

• Oat flakes – 100 g
• Water – 200 ml
• Milk – 100 ml
• Cream – 50 g
• Butter – 10 g
• Salt – 2 g
• Sugar – 5 g
• Raspberries – 10 g
• Strawberries – 10 g
• Blackberry – 5 g
• Pecan – 5 g
• Honey or syrup – 5 g
• Fresh mint – 2 leaves

Cooking method:

• The perfect oatmeal is prepared in two stages. The first is the preparation of the “base”. To do this, bring the water to a boil and add the cereal, stirring gently with a whisk, without beating, for 10 minutes. Put the finished “base” on a flat plate and loosen it with a fork and knead the lumps, if any. Leave to cool for 15-20 minutes.
• Pour milk, cream and butter into a saucepan. Bring to a boil and add the “base” obtained in the first stage. Add salt and sugar to taste and over medium heat, stirring constantly, bring the porridge to the desired consistency – it should not be too thin or thick.
• Put the porridge on a plate and add toppings: raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, pecans, honey or syrup. Garnish the finished dish with mint leaves.

OATMEAL WITH APPLE, HONEY AND CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Ingredients:

• Oatmeal – 150 g
• Milk – 200 ml
• Dried apple – 15 g
• Grated chocolate – 5 g
• Butter – 10 g
• Honey – 20 g

Cooking method:

• Dilute milk with water (in the ratio of 70% milk – 30% water), add oatmeal and cook for 7 minutes. Then add salt, sugar and butter.
• Put the porridge on a plate and sprinkle with dried apple, chocolate chips and a spoonful of honey.

OAT PORRIDGE WITH DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS

Ingredients:

• Oat flakes – 125 g
• Milk – 600 ml
• Cream – 80 ml
• Salt, sugar to taste
• Raisins – 50 g
• Dried apricots – 50 g
• Dates – 50 g
• Cranberries – 50 g
• Honey – 50 g
• Cinnamon – 2 g
• Hazelnuts – 60 g
• Butter – 60 g

Cooking method:

• Soak dried fruits beforehand: rinse, cover with water and bring to a boil. Add honey, cinnamon and cook for 10 minutes.
• Boil oatmeal in milk with cream. A few minutes before the readiness, add the prepared mixture of dried fruits to the porridge.
• Add butter before serving. Put the porridge on a plate, sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts on top.

OATMEAL WITH BERRY JAM

Ingredients:

• Oat flakes – 55 g
• Cinnamon – 3 g
• Salt – 3 g
• Condensed milk – 44 g
• Butter – 15 g
• Milk – 70 ml
• Berry jam – 42 g

Cooking method:

• Mix milk, condensed milk, cinnamon and salt. Bring to a boil and add oatmeal. Boil the porridge for 7-10 minutes.
• Serve the finished porridge with berry jam.