How To Make Instant Porridge

Name: How To Make Instant Porridge
Ingredients: Rolled oats

I am not a morning person. I do, however, believe in the importance of breakfast. As such, I am constantly searching for breakfast options that are nutritious and filling, but quick to prepare. My absolute favourite winter breakfast is porridge. Porridge, whilst being nutritious and filling, does not normally tick the 'quick to prepare' box. Last winter I got around this by cooking my porridge overnight in the slow cooker. This meant I had a nice, hot, pre-prepared breakfast most mornings. I say most because on more than one occasion I forgot to put the slow cooker on which left me scrambling for something else to eat. At the start of porridge season this year I had an epiphany. Surely I could make my own instant oats. It can't be that hard.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:46:02 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories189.5 kcal (9%)

Total Fat3.3 g (5%)

Carbs33.9 g (13%)

Sugars0.5 g (1%)

Protein6.6 g (13%)

Sodium3 mg (0%)

Fiber5 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

rolled oats

Instructions

Step 1

Whizz rolled oats in a food processor for a few seconds. Be careful not to whizz for too long or you will have oat flour rather than instant oats. You should be able to still see small parts of broken oats in the mix.

Step 2

To make breakfast, simply put 1/2 cup of the whizzed oats in a breakfast bowl and slowly stir in one cup of hot water. I just use the hot water left in the kettle from making my morning cup of tea. It will look like thin gruel, but stick with me. Give it one minute in the microwave, then stir it again. Add whatever toppings you like. Breakfast is served.

Step 3

As long as you stick to the 1 part oats: 2 parts water you can make breakfast any size you choose, although you may need to slightly adjust your cooking time with larger serves. Add salt if you like, but I prefer it without. You do need to cook it, hence the microwave, otherwise it just tastes like raw oat soup. But the one-minute cooking time is significantly faster than stirring a pot of oats.

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