Vanilla porridge with quick red fruits jam is an earthy, satisfying dish. It will fill you up without making you feel heavy. Plus, it’s healthy and easy to make. The homemade red fruits jam is the star of the show, providing a unique flavor and colorful visual appeal.
What Is Porridge?
Porridge is a comfort food made by boiling grains in water or milk. You can make it with any type of grain, including oats, wheat, barley, cornmeal, buckwheat, and even quinoa. Depending on the ingredients used, porridge can range from thick and creamy to thin and soupy.
Porridge made with oats is also called oatmeal. The most common way to enjoy oat porridge is with toppings, such as honey, fresh or dried fruit, butter, sugar, syrup, nuts, cream, or jam. Oats are high in fiber and contain important vitamins and minerals. Eating oat porridge on a regular basis may also help reduce cholesterol levels.
Ingredients You’ll Need for this Recipe
For the vanilla porridge:
- Oats (quick oats or instant oatmeal)
- Milk of choice
- Butter
- Honey
- Vanilla extract
- Walnuts
- Dried coconut shavings
- Fruit of your choice (I recommend sliced bananas)
For the red fruits jam:
- Frozen assorted red fruits
- Honey
- Water
How to Make Vanilla Porridge with Quick Red Fruits Jam
Make the red fruits jam:
- Add the frozen assorted red fruits, honey, and water to a saucepan.
- Simmer on low for around 10 to 12 minutes, gently mashing the red fruits with a spatula, until it becomes thicker and creamier.
- Once the jam thickens and achieves a creamy consistency, remove the saucepan from the heat.
Make the vanilla porridge:
- Melt the butter in a small pot over medium-low heat.
- Stir in the oats, honey, and vanilla.
- Add the milk and mix well.
- Cook on low for around 5 minutes until it starts to thicken.
- Serve in a bowl with a couple of tablespoons of red fruits jam, banana slices, a lot of walnuts, and dried coconut shavings.
Tips and Variations for this Dish
If you want to have the most success with this dish, follow these tips and variation ideas:
- Make the red fruits jam before making the porridge because the jam takes a bit longer to make.
- Substitute any kind of nut, such as almonds, pecans, or cashews, for the walnuts.
- For a more exotic twist, add in dried fruits, such as apricots, craisins, or raisins, when you’re making the porridge.
- Add some crunch to this dish by sprinkling granola over the cooked porridge before serving.
- Mix things up and enjoy different flavors by alternating jams made with different fruits each time you make this recipe.
- Add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, or nutmeg to the porridge for an extra flavor boost.
- Use dairy-free milk (such as almond or cashew milk) when making the porridge if desired.
- For an extra special treat, make homemade coconut whipped cream to top it off.
Vanilla Porridge with Quick Red Fruits Jam FAQs
Can I use fresh fruit instead of frozen fruit for the jam?
Yes, you can use fresh or frozen fruit for the jam.
How do I store leftovers of vanilla porridge with quick red fruits jam?
This recipe makes more jam than you will use in your porridge. Store leftover jam in a sealed container in the fridge for up to a week. The porridge is best eaten right after you make it when it’s still warm. But you can store leftovers in the fridge if needed.
Can I use this recipe for meal prepping?
Yes, you can make a large batch of the porridge and jam in advance and store them in the fridge in separate containers. Stop cooking the porridge when there is still a bit of liquid remaining because it will continue absorbing the moisture in the fridge. When you are ready to eat it, microwave your portion for 2 minutes.
Other Oat Recipes
- Chocolate Overnight Oats
- Fluffy Oat Flour Pancakes
- Healthy Almond Flour Oatmeal Cookies
- Hemp and Honey Carrot Cake Oat Cups
Vanilla porridge with quick red fruits jam
Earthy, satisfying, nutritious, and very filling porridge with a super tasty and quick homemade red fruit jam. You’ll be jumping out of your bed to have this delicious bowl for breakfast!
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats (Quick oats or instant oatmeal)Â
- 1 cup milk of choiceÂ
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- a bunch of walnuts
- a bunch of dried coconut shavings
- fruit of choice (I highly recommend adding sliced banana)Â
- 1 cup frozen assorted red fruits (can be done with fresh red fruits too)Â
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- In a small pot over medium-low heat add the butter and melt it.
- Add the oats to the pot, and the honey and vanilla.
- Add the milk and mix well.
- Cook for around 5 minutes on low until it starts to thicken.
- Serve in a bowl with a couple of tablespoons of red fruit jam, some sliced banana, a bunch of walnuts, and coconut dried shavings.
For the red fruits jam:
Notes
I recommend making the red fruit jam before making the porridge since it takes a bit longer. Once done since it’s going to be more quantity than you are going to use in your porridge, you can storage any leftovers in the fridge in a sealed container and use it for a maximum of a week.Â
Porridge, on the other hand, is best eaten right after being made, when it's still warm, however, it can be made in advance, portioned out, and then reheated in the microwave for 2 minutes. In case you are prepping it in advance, make sure to
cook it until it’s still a bit liquid, because it will keep absorbing moisture in the fridge.Â
