The Ultimate Porridge Booster
If you or your child love to eat porridge at breakfast, and you want to give it a nutritious boost, then this is where I would start. Make a batch of this ultimate porridge booster and freeze in ice-cubes; then simply pop one or more cubes into the saucepan when cooking the porridge.
This ice-cube hack is a wonderful way to include fruit, nuts, seeds, and even some cauliflower into a steaming bowl of oats, without changing the colour, texture, or taste! Once you are confident that a single cube has been a winner, build in one more cube next time. It’s a brilliant idea for highly selective eaters or simply if you are in a rush in the morning and need to grab a porridge booster out of the freezer. See the nut-free option in the notes below.
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The Ultimate Porridge Booster
Ingredients
- 200 g Pear
- 145 g Cauliflower
- 2 tbsp Nut Butter (mixed nuts)
- 2 tsp Flax Seeds (Linseed) (milled)
Instructions
- Peel, core and roughly chop the pear. Chop the cauliflower into small pieces. Place the prepared pear and cauliflower into a small saucepan with 200ml water. Put on the hob over a medium heat. Bring to a simmer and continue to simmer for 10 minutes (or until the cauliflower and pear are soft). Drain away the excess water.
- Put the drained, cooked cauliflower and pear into a blender with the mixed nut butter and milled flax seeds. Blitz until you have a smooth mixture. Allow to cool, then carefully spoon the mixture into an ice cube tray, cover and freeze.
- Add 1-2 cubes per person when cooking porridge for an extra hidden boost!
Notes
- The quantity of cubes and freezing time may vary depending on the size of your ice cube tray.
- Mixed nut butter can be replaced with your favourite nut butter such as almond or cashew or switch to tahini (sesame paste) or sunflower seed butter if there is a nut allergy.
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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