Blueberry and caramelized banana porridge
Happy Valentine’s day to all who celebrate it and… to all who don’t. It would be customary to post something exceedingly romantic on this day, but I believe there is already so much choice, generally including oozing chocolate treats and other marvels, so instead, here’s a very unromantic (I don’t think porridge classifies as a romantic dish by any standards), but a healthy way to kick off morning.
I’ve already written about all the benefit of eating oats in previous porridge recipes including chocolate and black sesame.
Porridge itself doesn’t have much taste, it’s actually the very definition of bland, and required spices, fruit and berries to kick it up and make it interesting. Blueberries and bananas work really well together (my current favourite), especially when bananas have been quickly caramelized with honey and cinnamon, resulting in warm and flavourful breakfast.
- ½ cup oats (60 grams), you can also use quick oats
- 1 ½ cup milk of your choice: dairy, soy or nut (or 1 cup milk and ½ cup of water)
- 2 bananas
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 125 grams blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- Check the package instructions for cooking your oats, mine usually need a 10 minute soaking and another 15 minute cooking.
- Note: using quick oats you may need less milk, probably 1 cup will be enough.
- Turn on your oven grill on the highest setting.
- Pour 1 cup of milk over oats and let them steep, if need.
- Slice bananas in half and top with 1 teaspoon honey and cinnamon, then place under hot grill for 5-10 minutes.
- Once the oats have soaked, add vanilla extract and cook stirring frequently. If the porridge becomes to dry, add more milk or water.
- Once cooked stir in blueberries and let them warm up for 1-2 minutes, then stir in a teaspoon of honey.
- Divide between two bowls and top with caramelized bananas. Serve immediately.
A healthy and delious porridge!
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks Rosa!
Beautiful, I love the caramelized banana!
Thanks!
Wow, another recipe of a healthy breakfast:) Great idea using caramelized bananas
I’m all about healthy these days
Another porridge that looks so intriguing and appetising, I am almost tempted to prepare it (for tea though; I still need savoury food for breakfast). You have made me realise I don’t cook frozen fruits often enough. Some taste even better than fresh because they are frozen straight from the field! It’s a wonderful idea to combine blueberries and bananas.
Thanks Sissi, frozen berries are a treasure indeed. I like to add them to smoothies, that they no ice is needed at all!
Gourmantine, your idea to carmelize the bananas is spectacular. It just goes to show that you can add a “flavor kick” to breakfast in the amount of time it takes to prepare the rest. No more bland breakfasts!
Thanks so much Kim, if breakfast is supposed to be the most important meal of the day it might as well be the tastiest one, right?
The idea of caramelized banana sounds fantastic!
Thanks Kankana, the bananas add THE kick to it
I love the combination of banana and blueberries and have just made grain-free muffins with them both. The bananas add the sweetness and the blueberries a little tartness so sugar is not necessary, though a spoonful of honey never goes amiss.
Bananas and blueberries sound fantastic together in muffins!
This sounds like a great way to start the day…healthy and delicious.
Thanks Karen, it’s all about healthy… and sweet!
For those of us who love porridge….this is very romantic! And I, too, love blueberries and bananas together! Especially when those bananas are caramelized with cinnamon! A perfect start to my day!
I always thought the main reason porridge has earned it’s name for being unattractive/unromantic is the name itself. I mean, there are far better sounding words than “porridge”.
We always have bananas in the house, and just got a big container of blueberries that were on sale. And of course we have oatmeal, too. Guess there’s no excuse not to make this, is there?
Good stuff – thanks.
Nope, no excuse, go for it
I love having oats and porridge for breakfast, this is totally up my alley!
The best way to start the day
This is such a healthy treat to start off the day. Hope you had a wonderful V-day celebration.
Thanks so much Amy
So comforting! I love oatmeals or porridges for breakfast or a quick snack!
I find oatmeals/porridges are the most filling snacks out there (and one of the healthiest too!)
Looks delicious =) What kind of oats did you use? Rolled, perhaps? Steel Cut?
Hi Uju, I use all sorts of oats: rolled (used in this recipe), steel cut, but also spelt, barley and etc. All work well in all porridge recipe. Cheers!
This is the sort of tasty breakfast that I often eat! Yummy!
This sounds like my perfect breakfast combo…. I’m all excited about breakfast now. Thanks
How many carbohydrates does this recipe have? Type 2 diabetics should have no more than 45 Carbohydrates at a meal. Will this work? I suppose that I could use only one banana for the 2 portions, then half the honey would work also..
This does sound like a welcome cold day treat for breakfast.
Hi Elizabeth, I am afraid I’m not qualified to give advice here, as I’ve never calculated carbohydrates, I’m very sorry. The only thing I can say is that the recipe would work just as fine by cutting down banana and honey. Good luck.
Thanks for the quick reply. I have pinned a few of your recipes and will have to convert all to American measures. It is too bad that we do not all use the same measurements. It snowed enough in Massachusetts last night that we have ‘no school’ today so I have time to check out recipes on the computer.
Enjoy many more wonderful days with your blog and recipes.
Thank you, Elizabeth. I have just started to use multiple measurements for the recipes, but it will take some time before all on the site are converted, if you have any issues with them I’ll be happy to help with conversions