Chia Porridge
This delicious porridge can be eaten cold with yogurt and is a perfect mid-morning snack to take to work in a jar. It keeps well in the fridge for a week. It makes enough for a week’s worth of daily breakfasts for 2 (about ½ cup per serve). Each serve contains more than 1g of omega-3 oils and is packed with soluble fibre.
Serving suggestions:
- eat cold with fruit(poached pears are delicious) and yogurt
- heat in the microwave and eat with or without milk.
- sweeten with a little maple syrup, honey or sugar on the top rather than during cooking and you will need less sweetness.
Ingredients
Makes 14
- 1cup rolled oats
- 0.5cup chia seeds
- 0.5cup chopped seeds and nuts (e.g. pepitas, linseeds, walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts)
- 0.25cup chopped dried fruit (figs, goji berries, currants )
- 1tsp vanilla
- 0.5tsp salt
- 4cup water
- 2 pears (optional)
Method
Porridge:
- mix dry ingredients in a pot
- add liquid
- simmer for 4 minutes stirring occasionally to prevent sticking
Pears:
- peel and slice thinly then spread over the bottom of a pan or pot
- cover with boiling water (only Just)
- simmer for 3-4 minutes turning once to prevent them going brown