You can add one thing to porridge in place of honey and it actually makes your porridge taste incredible. Honey is one of the most common things that is added to porridge and it is something that many Brits do every single day when they are making their quick and easy porridge breakfast. But there are actually many other things that you can add to your porridge instead of honey and one of them is an ingredient you may have never thought of before.
Porridge is a staple breakfast and we all have our favourite ways to eat it. But porridge is incredibly diverse and there is an almost endless amount of things you can do with it. Instead of simply adding your regular spoonfull of honey to your porridge next time you are making it, you should try adding this ingredient instead because you may well already have it in your cupboard along with your other baking ingredients. Experts have revealed that cocoa powder is a great addition for porridge.
Many home cooks and food bloggers have shared the ways they incoporate cocoa powder into porridge. One of the easiest ways to do so is by adding it into the pot with your oats and milk or water as you are heating it up.
One recipe, shared by Arla Foods, only takes 15 minutes to complete and involves only four ingredients: oats, water, cocoa powder and salt. This is probably the simplest way of making a delicious chocolate porridge.
The first step is to simply add your desired amount of oats to a pot. This recipe calls for 60 grams. Then, go in with your cocoa powder, which should be around just one tablespoon. Also add 300 mililetre of water and a quarter teaspoon of salt. Heat it for three minutes and avoid overstirring it.
BBC Good Food also shared a recipe and they recommend blending half of the oats with dates in a food processor to make a paste, adding that to a pan and cooking it in the milk and other ingredients you opt for.
Arla shares some tips for making sure your chocolate porridge is as nice as it can be. They advise home cooks to “choose the type of cocoa powder that best suits your palate” as many can be bitter and others can be more sweet.
They add: “Cook your porridge over low heat to help ensure that it cooks evenly and does not burn on the bottom of the saucepan. Remember to stir it every so often to avoid clumps but do not go overboard. When it comes to knowing when it is done, aim for a thick and creamy consistency with a soft but not mushy texture.”