Emma’s carrot cake porridge recipe

Now I don’t know about you, but my winter morning feels incomplete if I do not consume porridge in some way. The warm bowl of goodness keeps me satisfied for a long time. It’s easy to make and you can add plenty of different ingredients  to make so many different variations.

A word of advice I would have is to experiment in the kitchen with different flavours and dishes. Having multiple flavour options makes it less likely you will get bored of porridge, and means you can shake up your diet easily without having to entirely reinvent the wheel.

This recipe is just one way I prep my oats and I hope to share some more with you! I like to soak mine overnight to speed up the amount of time used in the morning, but you can totally make these in the morning if time allows.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup oats
• 1 cup of milk of choice
• ⅓ cup of raisins
• ½-1 full carrot grated (depends on your taste)
• 1 tablespoon flaxseed or chia seeds
• ½ teaspoon of cinnamon.

Method

• If you have these ingredients in a jar or container from the night before you can head straight to the microwave and pop them in for one minute.
• Give them a stir and another 1-2 minutes depending on the thickness you like.
• If you like heating them on the stove, you can empty your jar or container into a pot. I sometimes add a little extra water because the oats can soak up a lot overnight
• Turn your heat on high.
• Start to stir the oats and when you see little bubbles, turn the heat to medium still stirring to ensure it’s not burning.
• I love thick porridge, so I tend to put the heat to low and still mix for another 2/3 minutes.
• Stop whenever you have reached your desired consistency and the oats have heated through.

Toppings

There are plenty of different toppings you can add to it. Here are my favourites:

• Greek yoghurt for a creamy protein hit
• Peanut butter or any nut butter would be a lovely compliment
• Dash of cinnamon

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