Wholegrain Porridge with Blood Orange Chia Jam

Here’s a family-friendly breakfast must-have that incorporates seasonal blood oranges – which are rich in vitamin C to keep your immune system fighting fit, and whole grain-rich oats that are a source of fibre to keep your digestive system on track right from the start of your day.

Ingredients (serves 4)

8 blood oranges, peeled, deseeded, quartered
2 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 ½ cups UNCLE TOBYS Traditional Rolled Oats
2 cups skim milk
1 tsp water
4 tbsp cinnamon
2 tbsp natural Greek yoghurt, to serve
2 tbsp almonds roughly chopped, to serve
2 tbsp blood orange zest, to serve

Method

To make your chia jam, place the blood orange pieces in a medium-sized pot on medium heat and stir occasionally. Use a fork to roughly mash them. Once the oranges break down, add the chia seeds and maple syrup, and stir until well combined. Remove from the heat. Place chia jam into a container and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to allow the chia to set.
Meanwhile, place the oats in medium-sized pot with milk, water and cinnamon and cook over medium heat. Bring the oat mixture to boil, then allow to simmer on low-medium heat for 5-8 minutes until oats are soft and creamy, stirring continuously. Add more water or milk to achieve your desired consistency.
Once oats are cooked, divide evenly into bowls, top with one tablespoon of chia jam, a dollop of natural Greek yoghurt and sprinkle with crushed almonds, blood orange zest and a drizzle of maple syrup or honey.

Notes

Remaining chia jam can be stored in fridge for up to 5 days.

19 Comments

- - terri_ponzo said
  - 02 Oct 2024
    11:02 am
That looks delicious and i love how easy that is to make.

- - Ellen said
  - 22 Apr 2024
    7:32 am
I love the ingredients and should be filling for sure

- - mom268263 said
  - 31 Mar 2021
    8:45 am
Interesting variation on an everyday standard.

- - mom62624 said
  - 06 Dec 2020
    4:35 pm
Lovely ingredients and a nice recipe.

- - BellaB said
  - 06 Oct 2020
    7:29 pm
I love porridge and actually often have it for morning tea.

- - tessie said
  - 05 Oct 2020
    1:25 pm
I love plain porridge cooked using milk and nothing else. I’m sure this is delicious though

- - mom466923 said
  - 04 Oct 2020
    11:01 pm
Porridge is my favourite and I wish my kids liked it too. Only the youngest one eats it.

- - mom93821 said
  - 02 Oct 2020
    8:13 am
An incredible looking porridge, sounds delicious with maple syrup and blood oranges.

- - Ellen said
  - 01 Oct 2020
    3:47 pm
Looks nice ! Wondering if 4 tablespoons of cinnamon is not a bit much ?

- - Lovesthecuddles said
  - 01 Oct 2020
    2:49 pm
We eat a lot of oats in winter and this looks delicious. Even just to try the chia jam.

- - rovermum said
  - 01 Oct 2020
    1:09 pm
I’m not a huge porridge fan, and if I do it’s simply the instant version from a packet and in the microwave!
- mom93821 replied
  
  03 Oct 2020 , 8:37 am
  Porridge is perfect breakfast food. Instant porridge can be good for camping trips.
- - mom462038 said
  - 01 Oct 2020
    10:10 am
Rolled oats is my favourite breakfast. I dont feel the need for additions, but this bowl does look yummy

- - taynik46 said
  - 01 Oct 2020
    6:47 am
Never thought to incorporate vitamin c directly into my breakfast like this – what a great idea – it looks really tasty too – thank you for sharing your recipe

- - Zmijka86 said
  - 01 Oct 2020
    3:33 am
Perfect breakfast. Thank you for sharing

- - mom101628 said
  - 30 Sep 2020
    11:30 pm
Sounds and looks quite lovely. Thanks for sharing.

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 30 Sep 2020
    10:27 pm
This looks and sounds so good.

- - shanika said
  - 30 Sep 2020
    8:45 pm
This is really healthy breakfast.

- - mummabear said
  - 30 Sep 2020
    8:24 pm
Sounds like an interesting combo