The Best Easy Cosy Apple Porridge

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This apple porridge is a delicious healthy breakfast! With only six ingredients and less than ten minutes, you can make this tasty meal.

Roasted peach oatmeal bowl with honey drizzle and oatmeal on a white plate on wooden cutting board.

If you're looking for an amazing, easy (and healthy) breakfast, look no further!

This apple porridge is just as delicious as it is simple, making for the perfect, warming way to start the day.

With just a few simple ingredients, you can have a steaming bowl of cosy porridge in no time.

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Ingredients and Substitutions
About the recipe
Frequently Asked Questions
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Ingredients and Substitutions

Flatlay of apple porridge ingredients, labelled, including: cinnamon, almond milk, apple, chia seeds, oats, maple and cinnamon.

For the Apples

Apple: Use any variety you like! We used a Kanzi apple for this recipe, but it would also be great with Gala, Pink Lady or even Granny Smith for a slightly sour touch.
Cinnamon: Ground cinnamon adds extra flavour. If you don't have it, leave it out - but we highly recommend using it!
Maple syrup: We sweetened our apples with 100% maple syrup. You could swap this for your favourite sweetener, such as honey or brown sugar. If you don't like your breakfast very sweet, you can skip this altogether.

Sliced peaches with cinnamon and sweet syrup in a white bowl on a wooden cutting board, fresh healthy fruit snack.

For the Oats

Rolled oats: If you're aiming for a classic oatmeal texture, then rolled oats are the way to go. You can also use quick oats or steel-cut oats in this recipe, but bear in mind that this might change the amount of liquid needed, as well as the cooking time.
Milk of choice: We use milk instead of water to make this porridge more creamy. You can use regular milk, oat milk, soy milk or almond milk (which is what we used) for this recipe. If you like your porridge a bit less rich, you can use half milk milk and half water. Or, if you don't have milk, use water only.
Chia seeds: To add texture and good-for-you omegas to this breakfast, we use chia seeds in this porridge. If you don't have them, leave them out or use any other seed.
Sea salt: A little pinch of sea salt goes a long way in adding depth to the flavour of your porridge.

About the recipe

Sweetened condensed milk being poured over a bowl of oatmeal topped with fresh peach slices on a wooden tray, showcasing healthy breakfast ideas from Simply Fresh Foodie.

Flavour Profile

☁️Cosy
🍂Spiced
🍯Sweet

Why We Love It

Creamy and delicious: This porridge comes out just so well! We love how creamy it gets, and the flavours of cinnamon and apple complement the cosy taste.
Easy: Anyone can make this porridge! In just a few simple steps, you're well on your way to a delightful breakfast.
Hands-off: Beyond chopping up the apple, this recipe is relatively hands-off. While your porridge cooks, you can brew your coffee or unload the dishwasher. Multi-tasking at its finest.

Tips and Tricks

Make sure you cook the apples long enough to allow them to soften. You want each apple slice to be floppy and juicy to add that autumnal flavour to your oats.
If cooking your porridge in the microwave, cover your bowl with a plate to prevent your porridge from boiling over.
If cooking your porridge on the stove, stir constantly to avoid burning on the bottom of the pan.
Add a pinch of salt to bring out the subtle nuttiness of the oats. Your oats won't taste salty, but they will taste extra flavourful.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you put apple in porridge?

Yes - and this recipe proves it! Rather than cooking the apple in the porridge, however, we think it's best to cook the apple separately and then add it to your cooked porridge.

Does apple go with porridge?

The flavours of apple and porridge work beautifully together. If you've ever had one of those instant oat packs with apple and cinnamon, imagine that same flavour, but much fresher and more flavourful.

How to add apple to porridge?

There are a few ways you can add apples to porridge: grating apples into porridge while it cooks, adding diced apples to porridge while it cooks, adding raw diced apples on top of cooked porridge or adding cooked apples to cooked porridge. We prefer cooking both the apple and porridge separately, then combining them for maximum flavour.

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