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Spiced porridge

Spiced porridge

Name: Spiced porridge
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 175g rolled porridge oats; 900ml skimmed milk; Pinch freshly ground nutmeg; Pinch ground ginger; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 100g dried cherries; 2 red apples, cored, 1 coarsely grated and 1 thinly sliced; Small handful pecans, roughly chopped; 2 tbsp runny honey

Easy
October 2010

Easy
October 2010

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Takes 8 minutes to cook

Packed with fruit and nuts, TV presenter Jayne Middlemiss’ spiced porridge recipe takes breakfast to a whole other dimension.

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Ingredients

175g rolled porridge oats
900ml skimmed milk
Pinch freshly ground nutmeg
Pinch ground ginger
½ tsp ground cinnamon
100g dried cherries
2 red apples, cored, 1 coarsely grated and 1 thinly sliced
Small handful pecans, roughly chopped
2 tbsp runny honey

Method

Mix the porridge oats, milk, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon together in a saucepan and place over a medium heat. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 6 minutes, stirring, until thickened and tender.
Stir through the cherries, grated apple and pecans. Spoon between bowls and trop with the sliced apple and a drizzle of honey.