Description
This Simple, Healthy Raspberry Oatmeal Porridge is a wholesome and delicious breakfast option featuring steel cut oats, chia seeds, and vibrant frozen raspberries simmered in almond milk. Perfectly spiced with cinnamon and a touch of vanilla, this creamy porridge is a nourishing start to your day, customizable with your favorite toppings such as nut butter, yogurt, and maple syrup.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 2 cups unsweetened milk of choice (I used almond milk)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups frozen raspberries (Approx. 320 grams or 11 oz.)
Optional Toppings
- Nut butter
- Plain Greek yogurt
- Seeds
- Nuts
- Fresh fruit
- Maple syrup
- Honey
Instructions
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large saucepan, add the steel cut oats, chia seeds, ground cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Stir well to evenly distribute all the dry ingredients.
- Add Liquids and Heat: Pour in the unsweetened milk of your choice along with the vanilla extract. Place the pan over medium-high heat and bring the mixture to a boil uncovered, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
- Simmer with Raspberries: Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and stir in the frozen raspberries. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until the liquid is mostly absorbed, and the oats reach your desired consistency. This will take about 15 minutes for regular steel cut oats or about 7 minutes for quick cooking steel cut oats. Add more milk during cooking if a thinner consistency is preferred.
- Serve with Toppings: Serve the porridge hot and top with your favorite additions such as a dollop of nut butter, plain Greek yogurt, seeds, nuts, fresh fruit, maple syrup, or honey. Stir everything together until thick and creamy, then enjoy your hearty breakfast!
Notes
- For quicker cooking, use quick-cooking steel cut oats and reduce simmering time to about 7 minutes.
- Adjust milk quantity to achieve the desired porridge consistency—more milk for thinner texture, less for thicker.
- Feel free to swap frozen raspberries with fresh or other berries depending on availability.
- This recipe is naturally dairy-free if using plant-based milk and suitable for a vegetarian diet when using plant-based toppings.
- Chia seeds add extra fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, enhancing the nutritional profile.
