Porridge for kids
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Get the kids' day off to a great start with a warming bowl of porridge
- Prep Time 2 mins
- Cook Time 8 mins
- Serves 2
- Difficulty Level Easy
Preparation
- Total Time 10 mins
- Preparation Time 2 mins
- Cooking Time 8 mins
For the porridge
- 90g oats
- 450ml cow's milk or plant milk alternative
For the topping
- 1 tsp honey or maple syrup
- Large handful of blueberries, halved
For the hob method
- Put 90g oats into a saucepan with 450ml of milk
- Stir gently over a medium heat until it starts to bubble
- Turn down the heat slightly and simmer (stirring regularly) for about five minutes. Top up with a little more milk if the mixture becomes too thick.
- Divide into bowls and top each with a handful of blueberries and a tsp of honey or maple syrup.
For the microwave method
- Put the oats and milk in a large bowl (it might bubble over if the bowl isn't big enough) and microwave on high for two minutes
- After two minutes take the bowl out of the microwave, stir and put back in for a further minute
- Allow to cool before serving
You will need
Saucepan
Tips
Oats are naturally gluten-free, but many porridge brands are produced in factories that also handle other cereals. If your child is Coeliac or has a gluten intolerance, look for porridge oats with gluten-free on the label.
Variations
- Cook with half water, half milk or try a plant-milk alternative like oat or coconut
- Try coconut porridge topped with passionfruit pulp and coconut chips
- Stir in 2tsp cocoa powder and a extra tsp maple syrup to make chocolate porridge
- Top with raspberries and flaked almonds
- Swap half the oats for quinoa flakes
- Top with 1tsp chocolate-hazelnut spread and sliced bananas
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Reviews
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4 ratingsRate this recipe
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Wonderful! Super quick porridge :)
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Great recipe as I love eating porridge every day for breakfast and try out lots of different toppings to keep it interesting. In particular adding a low fat fruit yogurt as a topping gives it a lovely texture as it mixes the hot with the cold. Also if in a rush and not enough time to prepare fresh fruit I use the Dole mixed fruit pots. They are just a perfect portion size to add as a topping to the porridge.
Julie F(322)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
This recipe is fab, the best way to start the day is eating health porridge. I always eat porridge for breakfast as it helps me to lower my cholesterol
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
I have porridge almost every day and my 3 year old daughter also has it regularly. I have mine with a teaspoon of honey and some fruit chopped into it, my daughter has the same but without the honey. It keeps us full til lunchtime and is very good for you! My daughter likes to choose what fruit she would like in it each day.
Guest
My 1 year old granddaughter still has 7+ baby cereals. Does this still give her sufficient vitamin/nutrients or should I suggest my daughter puts her on Redebrek
Guest
i like chocolate porridge and with honey
natalie a(51)
I have it with soya (protein) pumpkin seeks, sunflower seeds and cried cranberries. The seeds are supposed to help with PMT and the fruit is to add some extra fruit into my diet. Great start to the day, if I eat toast instead I really feel the difference.
Guest
We have porridge lots, especially in winter. Just milk and the cheapest oats I can find done in the microwave. Best thing I discovered when running late one morning - add a pot of yoghurt to each bowl - sounds weird but utterly delish! Creamy and fruity and cools "podge" down instantly, we have it almost everyday at the moment.
Guest
Instead of sugar I stew frozen mixed berries (bought very cheaply from Iceland) and the berries go deliciously syrupy and my kids love it! I makes the porridge go a bit pink and my little girl is always asking for her "Pink porridge" in the mornings.
Guest
try cooking it in a slow cooker overnight. Same ratio of 1 cup oats and 4 parts liquid (I use either milk, milk and water, water, or apple juice). The slow cooking makes it really creamy and so nice to wake up to in the mornings. Its also quick to dish up on a busy morning done this way, so saves time.
Guest
We love porridge with a teaspoon of honey and some chopped dried apricots!
Guest
My boys didnt like the texture of porridge, I cook it in the microwave with milk then put it in a blender with a banana and a handful of dried apricots. The texture is then like ready brek, the fruit sweetens it and makes it very tasty and my 4 year old and one year old love it!!!
Guest
a very quick way to make porridge that my kids love - put oats in a microwave plastic bowl - add enough boiling water to just cover the oats - then add milk to cover by 1cm and put into microwave for just 2 mins. it will be cooked in this time as the boiling water has started it to cook. Finish it off with a splash of cold milk to cool it down and a good stir. Then top with home made jam - delicious.....
Guest
my 4 and 6 y.o love porridge in the morning. I microwave it with soya milk. The soya milk is low in fat and still has calcium and has more taste than normal milk, so I don't need to add sugar. I then sprinkle with dried fruits and seeds or fresh berries (strawberries/blueberries. Gets them off to a good start!
Guest
Porridge is great for adults. I have to eat on medical recommendation, and have not done so in the last fourty years. My son stopped eating it about 2 years ago. We now both eat it, hot or cold and it is great. To do it my way: Cook large grain oats (does not work well with small oats)together with any fresh fruit or dried fruit. Cook with just about enough water so that it cooks to a solid mix. It is a solid and not gluppy and more like a soft buscuits. The fruits as cooked with it are the sweetner and no need for salt or sugar. Regards Jacqui
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