Porridge, your toppings or add-ons.

I chuck raisins or sultanas in whilst it's heating up

Then add banana chunks, seeds and if I'm feeling decadent some honey

Jumbo oats, water, salt, mixed fruit, mixed spice. Put it on the lowest setting on the hob and leave it for five, ten minutes. Add a splash of oat milk and a drizzle of maple syrup once it is in the bowl. If you're feeling decadent add a square of dark chocolate in at the cooking phase.

Peanut butter

Honey

Raisins

Chinnimon

Perfection!

Mmmm... Peanut Butter
Next on the list.

Sliced banana is the favorite
Golden Syrup
Fresh blueberrys

100g oats

320ml water

20g raisins

2 tsp sunflower seeds, wheat bran
1 tsp of pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, chia seeds, linseed, sesame seeds, instant coffee.
pinch of ginger, cinnamon
all in a coffee grinder then mixed in with above and put in the fridge overnight.

Fresh Blueberrys & a big spoonful of honey here.

Definitely salt in the mix to start. Then just golden syrup. Keep it simple.

Maple syrup or golden syrup only. I need a quick and dirty sugar hit first thing in the morning.

Just a few sultanas for my porridge. I might try some of the suggestions above but my aim is trying and avoid all the sugary stuff.

Plenty of chopped up crystallised stem ginger, handfull of toasted nuts and seeds.

Chopped apple, maple suyrup and cinnamon.

Hungry again...

Sliced banana and walnut bits . 😋

Banana and golden syrup. Occasionally some brambles/blaeberries/blackcurrants.
Used to make my mum roll her eyes - she was "a bit of salt and milk anything else is pudding"

I just try to make mine fairly low calorie but filling.

I put in 60 grams of oats and mostly water. 2 mins in the microwave then add a splash of milk - maybe 20-30ml. 1 more min in the microwave.

5 grams of sultanas go in at the start as a token gesture.

I then use skinny food co zero calorie breakfast syrups to flavour. I think the salted caramel is the best but I try to buy what’s on offer as it’s a bit pricey otherwise. Used butterscotch, golden syrup, maple syrup and all of those were ok.

Gingerbread was disgusting with a floral sort of taste. There’s also a bright pink one - I forget the flavour but it was a bit like medicine.

We have tons of red currants from the garden.
Put them in porridge with some honey. Bloody lovely

Big flake scotch porridge oats, milk, golden syrup, raisins, bit of nutmeg chucked into a bowl then on the hob. Halfway through put some fresh blueberries, sliced strawberries and raspberries. Simmer for a couple of minutes. Transfer to a bowl then a bit of yogurt on top. Lush

More porridge.

Scottish oats, generous sprinkle of dried mixed fruit / raisins / sultanas, slice up a few dried apricots, teaspoon of dark brown sugar, add cold milk and stir so sugar blends into the milk.

If it's chilly, I'll heat the milk.

Sometimes I'll add mango pulp instead of the sugar for a few days, having opened a big tin.

Sometimes cashew nut butter, sometimes candied pineapple chunks and dessicated coconut, sometimes banana and juicy dates. Mostly with a dollop of natural yoghourt.

If I can be bothered to salt it and soak it overnight it is good on its own though.

Best thread in ages! Once it’s cooked I’ll add fresh blueberries, halved to let the juice out. If you’re feeling particularly flush the M&S ones are massive, almost the size of grapes. Occasionally swap blueberries for raspberries or blackberries but not often. Then a combination of some of the following:

Walnuts
Hazlenuts
Sunflower seed
Pumpkin seed
Linseed
Chia
Sultanas
Dried cranberry

Walnuts/hazlenuts are crushed in a pestle and mortar. By this point it’s looking a bit dry so I add a good splash of Maple Syrup to loosen it up a bit.

Generally end up with a very large breakfast that is very high in calories and fat (all good ones of course) so exercise is usually not far away!

Smoked mackerel or a kipper is really good if you don’t have a sweet tooth.

Enough milk to cover oats. Big spoonful of cheapo chocy spread. 2 minutes in microwave. Ideally you can invert the dish when it's done and nothing drops out.

These are ace 🙂

..... but Kipper ?

Might try a tin of Sardines 🙂

Cos I eat oats 99% of mornings I have a bit of a system.

1 cup of oats
And a handful of my mix:
Sultanas
Dried apricots finely chopped
Shredded (not dessicated) coconut
Crushed nuts (rotate between walnuts /macadamia/almonds/hazelnuts)
Sunflower kernels

Add some full fat milk

Stick it in the fridge overnight.

Homemade yoghurt on top of I can be arsed

Eat cold.

It varies but nuts, seeds, blackberries, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, banana, whatever is around. But always golden syrup on top.

A spoon of Nutella, smashed up chocolate digestives and pieces of malt loaf.

Pretty much any fruit combination, sliced if large but at the moment my favourite is sliced apple with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Some pouring cream and a spoonful of single malt swirled in the top. It is frikkin amazing!

I got given it once in a B+B and made a double take, then thought, ok fair do's lets give it a whirl.

Mind blown.

Now it's a weekend or Christmas treat

@kormoran
Whisky in porridge is second to none.
Teaspoon is enough....but I see going into a minture then worse. Crack I tell you, Crack!

Might try the cream though and fine Cognac ;-)... excuse to buy some.

@bsims

I going to try appe and cinnamon tommorrow.

Looking at the tree now through the window, covered with apples.

Report tomorrow.

Ah the twice yearly porridge thread.

Toast your oats beforehand, let the porridge stand for 5 minutes before eating. Those are my tips!

My standard:

1 part Oats to 2 parts High % Almond milk
Almond butter
Banana
Blueberries
Cacao nibs
Maple syrup

Def trying adding whisky over Xmas now 😂

Daily staple for me…

Banana
Blueberries
Sultanas
Some grated root ginger mixed in whilst cooking.

Maybe a dab of honey on top, or a blob of peanut butter mixed in if I’ve got an active day (but then don’t bother with the ginger in that instance)

I wake up genuinely excited for breakfast most days.

Finely chopped crystallised ginger.
Honey

Is the whisky added before or after cooking?

Mmmm… Peanut Butter

Tried this a couple of years ago... Haven't been able to stomach peanut butter since.

Cream is nice though when at a posh hotel, wouldn't ever have it at home.
If I'm feeling a bit indulgent then some sugar and coconut milk.
Normally a bit of semi skimmed, 2min in micro then a handful of chopped fruit and nuts, whatever is in.

@sadexpunk

After for me. When discovered it 🙂

Amazing smell and taste.

I think an STW book could be from the above 🙂

Keep them coming.

For a treat I'll make the milk from a tin of condensed milk diluted down. Normal dab of salt and cook up then add cream and golden/maple syrup and enjoy.

The mix is for every 10g of oatmeal add 70ml of liquid and soak overnight before cooking in the microwave.

Get a tin of coconut milk. Freeze on a tray. After freezing smash into chunks.

Grab a chunk from the freezer and throw in the porridge when cooking.

Nice!

Fresh fruit of the day, either a mix or just one.

Usually a mix of (first) whatever’s in the garden and/or fruit-bowl.

Most often apple, banana, raspberry, strawberry (is incredible), blueberry.

Sometimes I’ll crush a few mixed nuts and/or seeds.

Pumpkin seeds a common addition. Also a few sultanas.

Always a little salt to go with the sweet.

If there is no fruit then I’ll use honey, syrup, a sweetener, whatever and a little salt.

One (special occasion ) day a year I’ll have just the plain salted porridge yet with a topping of whisky, honey and cream.

Also sometimes make it with (instead of just water) oat-milk, and then top with oat-cream

Why have I never tried whiskey with porridge?

My addition, not my recipe. Sliced pears cooked in maple syrup, all poured on top or the porridge, especially this time of year, it's autumn in a bowl.

Golden syrup is my daily

Must have salt

30g scots porage oats
Whole milk
Yoghurt
Nuts/seeds
Strawberries or blueberries

Perfect before a cycle

Pinhead oats are lower in glycemic index than rolled so I go for them with a dollop of peanut butter, grated apple, cinnamon and pumpkin seeds

Apple and Cinnamon.
3/5

Note to self: might grate apple next.

Mrs RT's

Blueberries, Honey and Almonds
4/5

Note to self: must try whisky in this one 😉

Quick flavour fix if your in a nega rush ...

Note: Morrisons bottle is Vanilla extract. Only use a couple if drops 😉

For Whisky, the whole bottle 😉

1 cup oats. 1.5 cups milk. Quarter teaspoon salt. Jobs a good ‘un and anything else is very, very wrong.

@tartanscarf

Everything can be upgraded 🙂

Just tried the porridge with cream and whiskey (15 yr single malt) and it was good.

@donks

Just good ? or Goooood.

Great thread.

I like a mix of rice flakes and oats, cooked in Innocent's coconut dairy-free drink. I always add sultanas, a couple of broken-up cashews, and a little bit of ghee. Additional add-ons (not all at the same time) include: crushed or ground – almonds, linseeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts; black grapes, blueberries, mango, raspberries; cream, now and again, if there's some left over. Love porridge.

Just ok really. Might try again at some point but can't really beat just a tea spoon of brown sugar.
Can't be bothered with other chopped stuff (nuts and fruit). Just keep it basic.
Now what implements are STW folk using to stir the porridge....plain old wooden spoon or a spurtle?

As an alternative to honey or maple syrup try agave syrup.
2021 first tapped maple syrup is now available.

Booze! For breakfast! Bunch of alkies.

Some milk, some oats. Cook. Then a big dollop of golden syrup stirred in. Lush.

Water, sultanas, oats, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, sometimes turmeric - ideally soak overnight. Microwave in the morning, stir in vanilla soya milk, sprinkle with pecans, top with a little maple syrup if you like it sweeter. Sort of vanilla chai porridge, and adding the cold soya milk makes it and edible temperature when you’re in a rush. Don’t eat the cardamom pod by mistake.

Dried fruit, coconut, mixed seeds, mixed oats, blueberries or grapes, all chucked into a kilner jar and shaken. Cold blue milk. It comes out a bit different every time, rocket fuel.

A good inch layer of Black Forest fruit from Lidl under porridge!

Marmalade

@dickyhepburn

Good call 🙂

Tomorrow, cocanut milk and banana.

Jumbo oats, cocoa powder and frozen black cherries chopped up. Shake, add milk and leave overnight in the fridge. Eat cold.

Otherwise any frozen fruit in before the microwave, especially something sharp like redcurrants. Some seeds or dried fruit on top.

Coconut. Doh! I do fight with keyboard, and its wins most of the time 🙁

I'm only posting as no one has suggested my go-to of a dollop of whatever Jam is in the fridge...

... But I'll be skimming through this thread again in 5 minutes to mix it up this morning

Local honey.

Coconut Milk (tinned) left over from a Korma. Chopped Banana.

Works.

4/5

as for implements.

Bowl, stainless steel spoon and a microwave.

Couple of things worrying me.

People are cooking porridge WITH the milk.
Someone keeps jam in the fridge.

You lot are animals.

1to2 porridge to water, pinch of salt. Jon jobbed, top as you like. A moat of milk, a dollop or go wild but atleast cook it right to start with.

Two pages in and yet no one has suggested that it's wrong to make porridge with anything but just water and sour look on your face. In day's past around here the addition of even a pinch of salt was enough to have one labelled as a dangerous hedonist.

Standards are slipping

Edit: Ah...that's more like it

A kindred spirit!

And when you are full pour the remainder into the dresser drawer and let it cool into a solid form for carving into snack bars. Fill your sporran and go about your day.

Custard.

Dour Scotsman here.. Oats covered in water in pan, pinch of salt. Full heat til bubbling. Low heat for 5 minutes. Into bowl. Splash of milk and a half teaspoon of brown sugar on top. The horrors described above I regard as micro aggressions.

Were Animals !

Even adding whisky ?

LOL Above 😉

Just tried a smashed up TWIX cooked in the porridge.

Taste test... started at 3/5 then the flavours released.... caramel, chocolate them the bonus of finding biscuit chunks.

Final score 4/5.

So, who is going to be the first to try a MARS BAR 😉

@mrsheen

LOL

Frosties and/or Crunchy Nut Conrflakes, with a knob of butter. Defeats the object of a healthy start but tastes so good!

A kindred spirit!

Not really I'm afraid, I make mine in a microwave with milk, raisins, and cinnamon. It's just that, like coffee threads, it invariably ends up with some-one claiming "you're doing it wrong"

Anyone else do savoury porridge? I've been making it for my lunches a bit more recently.

Made a good one the other day with chilli oil, ginger, fermented garlic honey, soy sauce, oyster sauce, fried mushrooms and a fried egg.

Great little lunch and took five minutes to make

Oh... So I could eat porridge oats for every meal after all?

Chorizo might go well.
Kangaroo mince...

It's endless.

I'm not against anything other than making the porridge with milk I tastes weird.

So, who is going to be the first to try a MARS BAR 😉

That ship is well past, the finest addition to porridge is a snack sized marathon snickers. Any larger and it's too much. Chop it into chunk launch it in, leave it a minute to soften then swirl.

Strictly for camping energy you understand.

Cold soak in milk overnight, big spoonful of cherry yoghurt and a handful of mixed nuts & dried fruit at serving.

Microwaving oats is a dark magic, one second its too runny, the next its concrete.

My usual topping is blueberries, honey and desiccated coconut.

Alternatively I sometimes stir in a teaspoon of Nutella (a little goes a long way) after cooking, and sprinkle some coconut on top.

I did hear somewhere (probably here) of the idea of crumbling a mince pie into microwavable Porridge before cooking, then adding a dollop of double cream after, for a Christmas treat! not tried this though.