Almond milk and maple porridge

Name: Almond milk and maple porridge
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 50 g (1¾ oz) medjool dates, pitted and chopped; 200 g (7 oz) rolled oats; 50 g (1¾ oz) flaked almonds, lightly toasted; ½ a small cinnamon stick; a drizzle of maple syrup; 500 ml (17floz) fresh, unsweetened almond milk

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Vegetarian

By Alice Hart

Published 2018

About

Almond milk has such a delicate, pure sweetness that it makes a beautiful porridge. I favour this raw, but on cold days hot porridge is really the only option, so heat it through gently. You can, of course, make porridge with other milks in place of the almond milk.

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz) rolled oats
½ a small cinnamon stick

Method

If you can, soak the oats and cinnamon in half the almond milk the night before and keep in the refrigerator overnight. The oats will soften beautifully, enough to be eaten just as they are with the chopped dates, flaked almonds and a little maple syrup.

To cook the porridge, transfer the oat