This breakfast may look and taste indulgent, but it’s actually very healthy and perfect to warm you up on a cold winter’s morning

Chocolate Orange Porridge in a bowl with a spoon topped with dark chocolate and satsuma

Breakfast is that one meal a day that often goes ignored for us as parents. Lately I’ve been trying to make more of an effort to actually make myself something delicious and filling, rather than just picking at the kids’ leftovers or even worse, skipping breakfast altogether.

I like porridge but it can get a little bland and boring if you eat it a few times a week, so I decided to flavour it up a little with chocolate and orange. It tastes so decadent, almost like a dessert but is still low in sugar.

This recipe is completely customisable. If you don’t like orange then feel free to leave it out. It would also be delicious with some fresh or frozen raspberries stirred in at the end of cooking. Yum!

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Chocolate Orange Porridge

Author: Ciara Attwell
Prep Time: 2 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 7 minutes
Yield: 1 1x
Category: Breakfast
Cuisine: Healthy Breakfast

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Description

This breakfast may look and taste indulgent, but it’s actually very healthy and perfect to warm you up on a cold winter’s morning

Ingredients

40g porridge oats
150ml semi-skimmed milk
50ml water
1 tbsp cocoa powder
2 satsumas
optional: sugar free sweetener
1 square dark chocolate

Instructions

Add the oats, milk, water and cocoa powder to a saucepan.
Cut one of the satsumas in half and squeeze in the juice.
Cook on low for 4-5 minutes, stirring continuously until the ingredients have all combined and the oats are soft.
At this stage you can add a drop of sugar free sweetener to the porridge if you like. This is optional and totally depends on your tastes.
Serve in a bowl with a square of dark chocolate on top on the segments from the second satsuma.

Notes

This recipe is ideal for batch cooking. You can make enough for 2 or 3 days as it will keep in the fridge for up to 48 hours. Reheat on the hob or in the microwave. You may need to add some extra milk or water when reheating.

The calorie and nutritional information listed below is approximate only. If you need exact figures then we advise you to calculate this yourself.