A lightly sweet recipe, this is an banana porridge is an excellent simple breakfast for anytime. While it needs a little longer than a bowl of cereal – about ten minutes – it’s a good way to start the day if you have a bit of time. Top with peanut butter, berries, or whatever else you like. The porridge is creamy even when made with water as the banana breaks down a bit while cooking.
If you like a salty start to the morning, try this savoury porridge. For some more oatmeal breakfasts, make easy overnight chocolate coconut overnight oats or apple porridge using a special method.
Ingredients
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
- Oats: pictured are Swedish porridge oats, which are a mix of whole rolled oats, chopped oats, and a bit of oat flour. They are excellent, but rolled or quick-cooking oats will do just as well.
- Banana: the riper the fruit, the sweeter the porridge will be. If you prefer something a little starchier, use a yellow or even green banana.
- Milk: I use oat milk, and while it does thicken a bit when heated, it’s not noticeable in the finished dish.
- Honey: use any liquid or dry sweetener that you like.
Step by Step
Step 1: add the milk and banana to a pot and bring to a boil.
Step 2: stir in the oats, then reduce the heat to simmer.
Step 3: cook, stirring frequently, until the oats have absorbed most of the milk.
Step 4: serve with extra banana, peanut butter, or any other toppings you like.
Recipe Notes
This is almost as good when cooked with water instead of milk. If you have yogurt on hand, a big spoonful of yogurt swirled in at the end of cooking is a nice addition.
If you like a bit of salt in your porridge, add a pinch with the oats. I leave it out of this recipe because the peanut butter is salted and that’s enough for me.
Expert Tips
- Cook until it’s done: the cooking time will vary based on the type of oats you use, so I have provided instructions based on that rather than a concrete cooking time.
- Keep stirring: for the creamiest porridge, stir as frequently as you can. It does have a tendency to stick to the bottom of the pot if not stirred.
- Sweeten to taste: depending on how ripe your banana is, you might not want to add any sweetener at all. We usually use about half a teaspoon for two servings.
More Oat Breakfast Recipes
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Almond Butter Granola
Tahini Granola with orange
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Banana Porridge
Ingredients
- 500 ml non-dairy milk or any type of milk
- 1 ripe banana sliced, plus more for topping
- 100 grams porridge oats
- ½ teaspoon honey optional
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon plus more for topping
- Peanut butter for topping
Instructions
- Add the milk and banana to a pot. Bring to a low boil over medium-high heat, then stir in the oats.500 ml non-dairy milk, 1 ripe banana, 100 grams porridge oats
- Reduce the heat and simmer until the oats have absorbed almost all of the milk, stirring frequently. This will take 5-10 minutes depending on the type of oats.
- Add honey to taste, then serve topped with cinnamon, peanut butter, and extra banana.½ teaspoon honey, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, Peanut butter
Notes
* For American cup measurements, please click the pink link text above the ingredient list that says ‘American’.
Nutrition
Nutrition is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate. If this information is important to you, please have it verified independently.
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