Best Oat Chia Porridge Recipes

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OAT & CHIA PORRIDGE



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Make this vegan breakfast packed with healthy ingredients including flaxseeds. You'll benefit from calcium, vitamin C, fibre and one of your 5-a-day. Make with gluten-free oats as desired!

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories     Breakfast, Brunch

Time 14m

Number Of Ingredients 6

150g porridge oats
50g milled seeds with flax and chia
400ml fortified oat milk
200g coconut yogurt
40g flaked almonds ,toasted
2 pink grapefruit , segmented and chopped (4 portions)

Steps:

  • Soak the oats and seeds in 800ml water overnight. Toast your flaked almonds in a dry frying pan over a medium heat until golden brown on each side, about 2-3mins. Set aside in an airtight container.
  • Tip into a pan with 200ml oat milk and heat, stirring, until bubbling and thick. If you're following our Healthy Diet Plan, save half for the next day. Will keep in the fridge for two days. Divide the rest between two bowls, along with 50ml oat milk each and topping with a quarter portion each of the yogurt, almonds and grapefruit.
  • The next day, prepare the second grapefruit and reheat the leftover porridge in a pan with a splash more oat milk before serving with the toppings as described in step 2.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 370 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 34 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium

OAT & CHIA PORRIDGE WITH PRUNES



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Make this porridge the night before so you don't miss breakfast. It offers a good dose of omega-3 and can help lower cholesterol as part of a healthy diet

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories     Breakfast, Brunch

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 prunes
few pinches ground cinnamon
50g traditional oats
2 tbsp chia seeds
½ tsp vanilla extract
300ml bio yogurt
milk , for diluting (optional)
2 small pears , cored and thickly sliced
2 tsp sunflower or pumpkin seeds (optional)

Steps:

  • The night before, put the prunes in a small pan with the cinnamon. Cover scantily with water and bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 mins. Tip into a bowl and set aside to soak overnight.
  • Put a kettle full of water on to boil. Tip the oats and chia seeds into a bowl, pour over 300ml boiling water then stir well. Cover and leave to soak overnight too.
  • The next morning, stir the vanilla and half the yogurt into the oat mixture then dilute to the consistency you like best with a little milk or water if necessary. Spoon into bowls and top with the remaining yogurt, the prunes, pears and seeds, if using, then dust with a little more cinnamon, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 359 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 48 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 30 grams sugar, Fiber 10 grams fiber, Protein 14 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium

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