Baby Bear’s Gingerbread Porridge
This is a brilliant recipe that was created by a little boy called Henry, who is the baby bear of his family. This quick and easy porridge with its warming and nostalgic gingerbread flavours is perfect for frosty mornings – when you need a bowl of goodness that fills you up, warms you through and keeps everyone focused until lunch time.
The secret is a whisked egg and a swirl of almond butter that creates a silky texture whilst sneaking in extra protein, vitamins and brain-boosting choline. The hulled hemp seeds provide some omegas to feed the brain and the skin. Even the pickiest eaters won’t detect these nutrition goodies hiding in every spoonful.
If you are gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free or egg-free you can find these allergy and intolerance switches in the cook’s tips below.
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Baby Bear’s Gingerbread Porridge
Ingredients
- 65 g Porridge Oats
- 2 tbsp Hemp Seeds (hulled)
- 350 ml Milk
- 1 tbsp Almond Butter (smooth)
- 2 tsp Honey (plus extra to drizzle)
- 0.5 tsp Ginger (ground)
- 0.5 tsp Cinnamon (ground)
- 1 Egg
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients into a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, stirring until the porridge is creamy and the oats are soft.
- For an optional, but super smooth way of adding the egg, crack it into a separate bowl and whisk lightly. Then slowly pour the egg mixture into the simmering porridge whilst vigorously stirring (this will prevent the egg from scrambling).
- Serve the porridge straight away, with an extra drizzle of honey if you have a sweet tooth.
Notes
- For people with coeliac disease or gluten sensitivity switch the oats to gluten-free oats or quinoa flakes.
- To make this porridge dairy-free, use your favourite milk alternative.
- For a nut-free version, swap the almond butter for tahini (sesame paste) or sunflower seed butter.
- If you are vegan, you can also swap the honey for maple syrup and skip the egg (and double up on the nut butter and hulled hemp seeds to help with the protein and healthy fat profile)
- Leftovers can be thinned with a little extra milk and reheated gently on your hob. Keep leftovers in the fridge for up to 48 hours.
Per serving. Nutrition content in food is never consistent, so take these estimates with a pinch of salt! Also, our recipes tend to use low-GI carbs and sugars, so these values are not directly comparable with shop-bought UPFs.
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