How do you like your porridge?

I cook mine in water with a chopped banana and cool it with low fat Greek yogurt , no salt no sugar ! I must try cinnamon, that would be nice for a change . I usually just have porridge in winter , but had it for far longer this year

I have porridge every morning in the winter months. I do use the packets of plain porridge, use semi-skimmed milk, all done for two minutes in the microwave, then add a few blueberries. I really would like, next winter, to start to make my own - so am looking at ideas on this thread and will give them a go.

I don't really like it that much, but it serves its purpose and gives me a few hours before I need to eat again. My husband eats a lot of it, almost every other day so I buy it frequently and he insists on Scots Porridge Oats rather than Quaker Oats, that's both of our preferred choice, I don't like the jumbo oats. I cook it with skimmed milk, eat it with, summer berries at the moment, or honey, stewed fruits occasionally. I remember having it as a child in the winter with brown sugar on the top.

I have porridge oats mixed with berries and a splash of semi skimmed milk topped with kefir yoghurt every single day except when it's a 600 calorie day. I never make the oats into porridge and most of the berries come from my garden either freshly picked or out of the freezer. I am so boring but I never tire of eating it. I follow it with a strong coffee!

I like Flahavan's multiseeded porridge with a teaspoon of Nutella buried within.

I don’t have it often as it spikes my blood sugars, but when I do I make it with whole milk with a dollop of cream, topped with cinnamon (followed immediately by a walk to bring my blood sugar levels down!!)

I have mine with blueberrys and cinnamon.

Thick in slightly salted water with grated cheese on top. Started this habit when I was pregnant 50 years ago. I must have needed salt!

DillytheGardener

Whiff that sounds lovely. I make mine with skim milk, and a dash of orange essence or vanilla essence, then pour a little milk on it when it’s in the bowl, add a sprinkle of brown sugar, and some chopped bananas and voila!

Thank you Dilly, you've given me some ideas, I might try it with a dash of orange and vanilla essence, I like both of those flavours.

Goodness, I can't bear anything sweet with it. I was brought up just to add a sprinkle of salt over it, and a glug of cold, full cream milk. It would be like putting sugar in tea - lots of people love it, but just seems so wrong!

Soaked over night in almond milk. Then with blueberries and a splash of maple syrup. Often have it for my lunch too.

B9 are you Scottish by any chance? All the Scots I know put salt on their porridge rather than sugar.

I make ours with a mixture of milk and water and a little salt.
I like to add some berries, or honey and sometimes with stewed apple or rhubarb, whatever’s in the fridge. Have never had it with yogurt or cinnamon so must try that.

This is like asking 'When did you stop beating your wife?' ?

There is no place for porridge in my world.

I cook my porridge (DH doesn't like it) on the hob with water and a tiny pinch of salt in, have it with a little cold semi-skimmed milk and some flaked almonds on top. Very nourishing and it keeps me going for the morning.

Oats and milk in the microwave. So quick and no scummy residue round the pan.
The Collective Straight Up Greek Style Youghurt (no sugar) has been a real find for cooling the porridge.

We do ours in the slow cooker every night except when it's hot or we're away. Made with almond or coconut milk. Sometimes I add an apple before cooking and put cinnamon powder on when we eat. Sometimes add blueberries and maple syrup after cooking. Or cook pears and add ginger syrup. It's like having dessert for breakfast.

I eat porridge for breakfast every morning, mixing jumbo and regular rolled oats cooked in the microwave with semi skimmed milk. When it’s done I stir in some salt then eat with blueberries on top.
As someone who can’t eat a large meal early in the day, it’s perfect for me.

Half a cup of porridge with oat milk cooked for 2 mins in the microwave. Add frozen blueberries for another 30 secs. Chopped banana, pumpkin seeds and walnuts. Yum

I found out by chance that if I cook the porridge in the mv at 600 for 2 mins stir it and the another 1 min at 600 it comes out much creamier than 3 mins at 900 suggested by the makers. I then put a small squeeze of honey on top and stir again. Then I top with a variety of fruit then low fat Greek yog plus a variety of nuts. Yummie

I cook mine in the microwave with water and then sweeten with cinnamon then some honey on top and a few flaked almonds. Depends what fruit I have in for toppings. Favourites are blueberries or raspberries.
I’m also fond of topping it with stewed fruit ie apples,apricots,rhubarb,blackberries.

ariodante65, you absolutely had me at hot apricot purée! I adore apricots and would cheerfully crawl over broken glass to get to good ones!

How do you make your purée? Decent fresh apricots are scarcer than hen’s teeth so I’m wondering if you blitz tinned ones, or use the little organic Clearspring tubs.

Hurry up breakfast time!

I’ve been inspired by a lot of these replies (though not the cheese one, yuk, sorry!). Lots to try if I run short of apricots. Happiyogi, I just tip a packet of dried apricots into the slow cooker with boiling water and stew them until really soft. I like them smooth so I blitz them with one of those soup blenders and then I keep some in the fridge for my daily ration and freeze the rest. Food of the gods.

Oh ariodante! Thank you so much - and I truly can’t believe I’ve never thought of doing that. I will now…nectar of the gods!

Made with milk, and brown sugar stirred in.