This Superfood Porridge is made with oats, chia seeds, flaxseeds, and cinnamon, then topped with frozen berries and crunchy nuts. It's the kind of bowl that keeps you full for hours while still feeling light and wholesome. So many different ways to adapt it and it's my favourite way to start the day.
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This superfood porridge is naturally sweetened with maple syrup, incredibly customisable, and perfect for busy mornings or slow weekends. I find it is really good running fuel too.
It's comforting, energising, and packed with real-food nutrition, this superfood porridge has it all. It's high in fiber, healthy fats, and plant-based protein and ready in 10 minutes.
The word "superfood" is thrown around quite a lot. But the oats, seeds, nuts and fruit add so much plant diversity and help us hit out 30 plants a week.
Looking for more oat based breakfasts? Why not try our popular Breakfast Cake, delicious Breakfast Crumble, quick Scrambled Oats or our easy Low Sugar Granola?
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Ingredients and Substitutions
A full ingredients list, along with US Customary and Metric measurements, can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Oats - Use rolled oats. Jumbo will take longer to cook and quick cooked makes it a bit mushy.
- Milk - You can use any milk. Use a plant based one to keep this superfood porridge vegan.
- Water - You can use all milk, but I do half with water to lower the calories and it's the traditional way to make porridge after all.
- Berries - I love using frozen berries on top of porridge. Not only is it good in winter when berries aren't in season, but as the hot porridge warms the frozen berries, it makes them a jammy consistency, which is amazing.
- Banana - A great way to add some natural sweetness.
- Seeds - Chia seeds and flaxseeds for fibre.
- Maple syrup - You can leave this out if you don't want to add any sweetness, but I like my porridge sweet. Honey or agave syrup work too.
- Pistachios - A great way to add crunch and plant diversity.
- Cinnamon - You could use ground ginger too.
Variations
High-Protein: Stir in a scoop of vanilla protein powder or top with Greek yogurt for a protein boost. You could add nut butter or peanut butter powder too.
Vegan: Use a plant based milk like almond, oat, or soy milk. Coconut milk makes it really nice and creamy, but does change the nutritional info quite a bit.
Nut-Free: Skip pistachios and use pumpkin or sunflower seeds for crunch.
Chocolate: Add 1 teaspoon cacao powder to the porridge base. Or stir in some of my Healthy Nutella.
Apple Cinnamon: Swap berries for grated apple and add extra cinnamon
Quinoa: To make this superfood porridge more nutritious, you could cook some quinoa into it. You would need to adjust the cooking time though.
How To Make Superfood Porridge
Step 1
In a saucepan, add the oats, chia seeds, flaxseeds and cinnamon.
Step 2
Add the milk, water and maple syrup and mix well.
Step 3
Cook over a low heat for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
Step 4
Divide between bowls and top with the banana, berries, hemp hearts and pistachios.
Dannii's Top Tips
- Stir frequently to keep the chia seeds from clumping together.
- Use ground flaxseeds for better digestion and nutrient absorption.
- Let the porridge sit for 1-2 minutes off the heat to thicken naturally.
- Taste before serving and adjust sweetness as needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Porridge is best eaten straight away, however if you do end up making too much (we have all been there), then you can store it in an airtight container until the next day. Did you know that you can also make pancakes with leftover porridge? Just mix it with the pancake batter.
Yes, but the texture will be softer and creamier, and the cooking time may be slightly shorter.
You can use all water, but the porridge will be less creamy.
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Recipe
Superfood Porridge
Ingredients
- 100 g (1.25 cups) Oats - (use certified gluten free oats to ensure this recipe is gluten free)
- 1 tablespoon Chia seeds
- 1.5 tablespoon Flaxseeds
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 250 ml (1 cups) Skimmed milk
- 60 ml (0.25 cups) Water
- 1.5 tablespoon Maple syrup
- 80 g (0.5 cups) Frozen berries
- 1 Banana - sliced
- 1.5 tablespoon Hemp hearts
- 2 tablespoon Pistachios - shelled
Instructions
- In a saucepan, add 100 g Oats, 1 tablespoon Chia seeds, 1.5 tablespoon Flaxseeds and 1 teaspoon Cinnamon.
- Add 250 ml Skimmed milk, 60 ml Water and 1.5 tablespoon Maple syrup and mix well.
- Cook over a low heat for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Divide between bowls and top with 1 Banana, 80 g Frozen berries, 1.5 tablespoon Hemp hearts and 2 tablespoon Pistachios.
Recipe Tips
- Stir frequently to keep the chia seeds from clumping together.
- Use ground flaxseeds for better digestion and nutrient absorption.
- Let the porridge sit for 1-2 minutes off the heat to thicken naturally.
- Taste before serving and adjust sweetness as needed.
Nutritional Information
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The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.
As all appliances vary, cooking times are a guide. Please note that by changing the serving size, the cooking time may also need to be altered.
Amelia says
Fantastic! An easy way of getting vital nutrients all-in-one, in a delicious way! Thanks!