So easy Porridge recipe is made with a simple blend of ground pepitas, sunflower seeds, warm spices and oats. Make a jar of porridge mix for the week! All you have to do is simmer a few tablespoons with your favorite milk for a creamy breakfast option.
Easy porridge recipe
Step up your breakfast cereal game in the morning and make this creamy and delicious porridge recipe. It’s the perfect breakfast recipe to double up and keep in the pantry for an easy weeknight recipe.
Why we love this porridge
It’s full of fiber.
You can get healthy fats and proteins from pepitas and sunflower seeds.
It’s easy to make this recipe your own, substituting in other seeds and nuts.
Make this recipe your own by topping it with your favorite fruit or nut butter.
Selected ingredients
Oats: To give this porridge some bite, we use rolled oats and grind them a little.
Pepitas + sunflower seeds: This porridge thickens and gets its delicious texture from ground seeds. We prefer raw seeds and nuts, but if you’ve salted that’s ok too.
maple syrup: This porridge recipe is naturally sweetened with a little maple syrup.
Chai Spices: We recommend a chai spice mix or pumpkin pie spice to flavor this mash, but you can use a combination of your favorite warm spices.
ingredient swap
Oatmeal -> Oatmeal for quick cooking
Peptias + sunflower seeds -> flaxseed, almonds or other seeds
Maple syrup -> honey or agave syrup
Chai spices -> all warm spices
How to make porridge
- Prepare the oats and seeds. Use a coffee grinder or food processor to grind oats, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds into a coarse powder.
- Cook the porridge. Place in a small saucepan on the stove, add the chia seeds, spices, maple syrup and milk and stir. Cover the pot and let the porridge simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes, frequently stringing.
- Fill up and serve. Transfer to four bowls and garnish with blueberries, peanut butter, chia seeds and salt. Serve immediately.
Top tips for porridge
- Make a double batch of the dry porridge mix you have on hand for the week.
- If you like a thinner mash, add more almond or oat milk.
- You can make this savory porridge by serving it with an egg and chopped bacon.
Ingredients
porridge mix
- ⅔ Cup old-fashioned oatmeal
- ⅓ Cup raw unsalted pumpkin seeds
- ⅓ Cup raw unsalted sunflower seeds
- ⅛ Cup Chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon Pumpkin pie spice or chai spice mix
- ¼ Cup maple syrup
- 1.5-2 cups almond milk or oat milk + more if desired
toppings
- ¼ Cup blueberries
- 1 tablespoon dripping peanut butter
- Sprinkle chia seeds
- sprinkle salt
- butter flatbread
instructions
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Separately, grind the oats, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds into a coarse powder using a coffee grinder or food processor. Some whole oatmeal and seeds remain and that’s fine. *If you are preparing the oatmeal for the week, see the instructions below.
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Place in a small saucepan on the stove, add the chia seeds, spices, maple syrup and milk and stir. Cover the pot and let the porridge simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes, frequently stringing.
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Transfer to four bowls and garnish with blueberries, peanut butter, chia seeds and salt. Serve immediately.
Tips & Hints
- If you prepare this porridge for the week. Place oats, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds in a glass. Add the chia seeds and spices to the jar and mix. For a single serving, add about 2 tablespoons of the porridge mixture to the saucepan with about ½ cup milk. Continue with the instructions in the method.
- The amount of milk you use can vary depending on the ingredients and texture you like in your porridge. For a soupier mash, add more milk.
nutritional information
Calories: 234kcal Carbohydrates: 42G Protein: 5G Fat: 6G Fiber: 5G Sugar: 21G