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 creations.

A word of advice I would have is to experiment in the kitchen with different flavours and dishes. I doubt will never get bored of porridge.

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. 
• If you’re making this from stratch right here and now you can add all the ingredients to the hob.
• 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: 

• Glenisk Greek yoghurt for a creamy protein hit
• Meridian smooth peanut butter or any nut butter would be a lovely compliment
• Dash of cinnamon

And VOILA! 

I hope you enjoy and check out my blog for other recipes: FindingUAgain