How to make the perfect porridge for breakfast

Porridge is one of our favourite healthy breakfast recipes. Here is how to make it perfectly.

Porridge is one of our favourite healthy breakfast recipes.

Quick and easy to prepare, whether in the microwave or on the stovetop, it’s the perfect dish to enjoy as is, or to jazz up with your favourite toppings like fruit, spices and yoghurts – or just classic honey.

With oats the primary ingredient in porridge, it’s also one of the best breakfasts to have to maintain a healthy lifestyle, as Taste proves with this recipe.

As they’re low GI and full of dietary fibre, they’ll keep you fuller for longer.

Is oatmeal and porridge the same?

Oatmeal and porridge are exactly the same thing – it’s a traditional breakfast recipe of oats mixed with water or milk and cooked, either in the microwave or on the stove. In America and Canada, they tend to call it oatmeal and often use steel-cut oats, whereas in England and Australia, we call it porridge and make it using rolled oats. These days, you can also get instant oats whereby the oats are finely shredded and rolled thinner to speed up the cooking process.

Chai Spiced Porridge.

Is porridge good for you?

As the prime ingredient of porridge is oats, porridge is incredibly good for you. According to taste.com.au expert nutrition editor, Chrissy Freer, oats are an extremely nutritious grain. They are rich in dietary fibre, especially a type of soluble fibre called beta glucan, and higher in protein and many vitamins and minerals when compared to other grains. Oats are also packed with several antioxidants with disease-fighting properties.

Coconut milk sweet quinoa porridge.

Is porridge better with milk or water?

Porridge can be made with milk or water, it just depends on what you prefer. Using water will lower the calories in the dish, while milk will make it creamier. We like to use both for the perfect consistency and taste.

A bowl of apple and sultana porridge is always a hit for breakfast.

What is the best way to eat porridge?

What we love about porridge is all the different ways you can eat it. Whether on its own, or topped with fresh, dried or stewed fruit, yoghurt, compots, or spices, you’re only limited by your imagination.

For more recipe ideas, go to taste.com.au or check out the Taste Test Kitchen now.

Originally published as How to make the perfect porridge for breakfast