Winter Warming Porridge Recipe – Recipes with AdventureYogi | Adventure Yogi
Winter Porridge of Champions – a healthy way to start your day
It’s definitely winter porridge season! Honestly, we can’t believe how quickly January has gone by. This February, we are freezing down here at AdventureYogi headquarters in Brighton! Many of us don’t have enough time to make a healthy nourishing breakfast before heading out the door in the morning. Its is sad but true. And as we all know, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!”. So, this winter porridge recipe is really easy and is put together the night before. That way, all you’ll need to do in the morning is take out a bowl and enjoy!
This winter porridge recipe has been requested by so many of our retreat and holiday guests. So here it is, we’ve decided to share it with you so you can have the ultimate breakfast porridge at home. Those of you who have been on a retreat with us know what we’re talking about! But, for those who haven’t had the pleasure, this is not porridge as you know it! We’re talking porridge that even non-porridge eaters have a second helping of.
5 interesting facts about oats:
1. One serving of the below recipe will give you 100% RDA of manganese, a mineral that when the body is deficient, one effect is that the hair turns white.
2. Oats help to balance blood sugar levels.
3. Oats and other whole grains are a rich source of magnesium, a mineral that acts as a co-factor for more than 300 enzymes, including enzymes involved in the body’s use of glucose and insulin secretion.
4. Your winter porridge has a history! The modern oat draws its ancestry from the wild red oat, a plant originating in Asia. Oats have been cultivated for two thousand years in various regions throughout the world. Before being consumed as a food, oats were used for medicinal purposes, a use for which they are still honoured. The growing of oats in Europe was widespread, and oats constituted an important commercial crop since they were a dietary staple for the people of many countries including Scotland, Great Britain, Germany and the Scandinavian countries. In the early 17th century, Scottish settlers brought oats to North America. Today, the largest commercial producers of oats include the Russian Federation, the United States, Germany, Poland and Finland.
Wild Winter Porridge
5. The less abundant form of the grain, recognised as a natural antidepressant and a mild sedative by many dating back far into herbal medicinal history. It acts as a tonic to the nervous system, providing both nourishment and balance. Oat tea or an oat Bach flower remedy is used as a nervine (preparation is given to calm the nerves). In these capacities, wild oat can be used to treat conditions including headaches, depression, tension, insomnia, anxiety, and feelings of sadness. Wild oat is also used as a remedy for nerve pain and chronic fatigue by many practitioners. Essentially, winter porridge is magic.
Winter Porridge of champions:
Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
– 1½ cup rolled porridge oats
– small apple, chopped into small cubes
– small carrot, grated
– 1 handful mixed nuts and seeds (I like sunflower, flax, poppy, pumpkin and sesame seeds and usually add chopped walnuts for myself or brazil nuts)
– 2 tbsp sultanas (or chopped dates or chopped dried apricots)
– 1 heaped tsp cinnamon and extra to sprinkle on top if you wish.
– ½ cup fresh organic apple juice (or 2 tbsp agave nectar)
– Water to cover.
Directions:
1. To start, the night before put all the dry ingredients in an oven dish and mix well. Add the wet ingredients and leave on the side overnight.
2. Then, in the morning check the liquid level and top up to cover the oats if need be. Put it back in the oven at 170 Celsius for 30-40 mins or until golden on top. Perfect, just enough time to jump in the shower and get dressed!
3. Serve hot with dollops of coconut yoghurt and a drizzle of honey if you fancy.
4. Also you will be pleased to know that you can actually just eat this as it is in the morning after it has soaked on the sideboard. Essentially, you have made delicious overnight oats!
This should keep you going for hours and make you feel good on the inside ready for an active positive day!
