Almond + Chai Oat Porridge

Almond + Chai Oat Porridge
Spending more time at home with the need to nourish my immune system has inspired me to make one of my favourite breakfasts - Almond + Chai Porridge, slowly simmered with vanilla and chai aromatics and topped with sweet ripe banana and steaming hot milk.
 
I love the creamy and chewy texture of steel-cut oats and warmth and goodness that you get from every mouthful. When serving this porridge, it's important that you accompany with extra steaming hot milk to pour over so that eating them is purely delicious comfort food.  I'm a banana fan through and through, so I often top mine with lots of banana, but you can finish them off with other seasonal fruits you fancy such as poached vanilla pear, roasted apple or quince. A light sprinkling of LSA or roasted hazelnut can also add a lovely flavour and texture.

INGREDIENTS

Serves 4

1 cup milk ( your choice - plus extra to serve)

3 cups water

1 teaspoon vanilla bean

1 teaspoon Healthy Chef Chai Latte

pinch of sea salt

1 cup steel-cut oats

2 bananas, sliced

small handful raisins or muscatels

2 tablespoons roasted chopped almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts or LSA

Extra hot milk, to serve

Honey, to serve

METHOD

Combine  oats, water, milk, vanilla, salt, raisins and Chai Latte, into a pot.

Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a low simmer.

Cook partially covered, stirring the pot with a spoon every now and then until the porridge is creamy and tender. This normally takes around 20 - 25 minutes.

Add more milk if necessary - it's important the porridge is lovely and velvety, not stodgy so the more milk the better!

Discard cinnamon stick.

Divide into serving bowls and top with sliced banana and roasted nuts if using.

Pour over extra hot milk and accompany with a little honey on the side.

Enjoy.

NOTES & INSPIRATION

Pump up the protein to more than 15 g per serve by adding 1 tablespoon Healthy Chef Natural WPI.

Top with vanilla poached pear and star anise infused Persian poached figs.

Go green and stir through 1/2 teaspoon Healthy Chef Matcha for an antioxidant boost.

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