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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal259
  • fat5g
    low
  • saturates2g
  • carbs42g
  • sugars20g
  • fibre4g
  • protein9g
  • salt0.2g

Method

  • step 1

    Put the oats, cocoa and vanilla in a large bowl and pour over 800ml – 1 litre cold water (depending how thick you like your porridge). Cover the bowl and leave to soak overnight.

  • step 2

    The next morning, tip the contents into a saucepan with the chopped banana. Cook over a medium heat for 15 mins, stirring frequently, until the oats are cooked.

  • step 3

    Put half of the mixture in the fridge for the next day. Spoon the rest into two bowls, swirl in 1 pot yogurt and slice over a banana (save the other pot and banana for the next morning). Warm through with a splash of milk to reheat.

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Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2018

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A star rating of 2.6 out of 5.31 ratings

fresh_start

I soak this overnight on a Saturday night. Cook it on Sunday. Then divide it up into 5 bowls for easy breakfasts Monday to Friday. Keeps me going until lunchtime and its quick and easy.

lklong

A star rating of 1 out of 5.

Disgusting, I can’t eat it! I agree the water is too much; wish I’d read the comments before following the recipe. As a result cooking time was more 15-20mins. But rather than tasteless I found it far too bitter, maybe my cocoa powder is too strong? It would need a lot of honey or sweetener to make…

Jill H

A star rating of 1 out of 5.

Awful porridge wouldn't make again

Lozgray

tip

My version of this recipe:

1 portion

To 40g/ half cup porridge oats add 1tsp of cocoa powder and 1 tsp of vanilla extract.

Follow packet instruction of your porridge to cook in microwave (for me this is 1 & 1/2 cups of water or 1 cup milk 1/2 water for creamier consistency for about 3 1/2…

Kim Russ avatar

Kim Russ

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

I had already bought the ingredients for this when I read the comments and my heart sank a bit, however it's honestly not as bad as the comments suggest if you heed the warnings regarding the liquid. I halved the recipe anyway as I was just making this for myself, so used half of all ingredients and…

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