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Creamy coconut & apple porridge

August 13, 2015
by Chelsea Winter
chia porridge, coconut porridge, dairy free porridge, dairy free porridge recipe, porridge recipe
21 Comments

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Porridge

Creamy coconut & apple porridge (vegan)

This is one hell of a delish breakfast. It’s vegan and packed with goodies like bran and apple for fibre, LSA for good oils, and chia seeds. You might be wondering why I’ve used coconut cream as well as coconut milk – the coconut cream makes it lovely and well, creamy – and the coconut milk just takes the place of normal milk. You can just use one or the other if that’s all you’ve got.

Prep time – 5 minutes
Cooking time – 10 minutes
Serves 2-3

Ingredients

1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup coconut cream
1/2 cup apple juice or water
3/4 cup coconut milk (or regular milk if you like)
1 large apple, grated
Half the pears and juice from a 400g can of pear quarters in clear juice
¼ cup bran flakes
2 tbsp LSA (optional)
2 tbsp chia seeds (optional)
1 tsp vanilla essence or paste
small pinch of salt

Optional, to serve
Pure maple syrup or raw honey
Extra coconut milk
Sliced apple and berries
Strawberries or raspberries (fresh, frozen or freeze dried)

Method

Add the rolled oats, coconut cream, apple juice, coconut milk, grated apple, pears and juice, bran flakes, LSA, chia seeds and vanilla to a saucepan and stir to combine.

Place the saucepan over a medium-low heat. Cook gently, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, for about 8 minutes until the porridge is lovely and thick and creamy.  If you feel like you need to add a bit more coconut milk or cream, go ahead. Serve in bowls with a drizzle of maple syrup or honey, extra fruit and a splosh of coconut milk or cream, or regular milk.

 

Chelsea’s tips

  • Add a few raisins if you like.
  • Go for a good quality coconut cream with the fewest amount of additives you can find – and not a light version!
  • If you’re not a fan of pears, use any other tinned fruit in clear fruit juice – or fresh fruit.
  • Store the rest of the pears/juice in a bowl or plastic container in the fridge, not the tin. Same goes for the coconut cream/milk.
  • It’s your choice if you peel the apples first or not.
  • Freeze-dried berries are available in some supermarkets and specialty food stores.
21 Comments
  1. annalise August 13, 2015 at 7:56 am Reply
    This looks so yum! Can you tell me what LSA is? Thanks heaps :-)
    • Chelsea Winter August 15, 2015 at 5:06 am Reply
      It's a ground mixture of linseed, sunflower and almonds - you can get it at the supermarket :)
  2. Eithne August 13, 2015 at 11:00 pm Reply
    Hi Chelsea, this sounds to me as though you could just put all the ingredients together and leave it in the fridge to soak. Eat it uncooked and call it Bircher Muesli. That's what I am going to try. Sounds delish.
    • Chelsea Winter August 15, 2015 at 5:05 am Reply
      Sure!
    • Kathryn July 12, 2018 at 8:28 am Reply
      I do a regular milk bircher similar but add in the grated apple plain yoghurt and cinnamon in the morning. So good and satisfying.
  3. Sarla August 14, 2015 at 8:17 am Reply
    I make something similar by using desiccated coconut and ground cardamom. The slight spiciness gives it a lovely warmth
  4. Karen August 14, 2015 at 9:50 pm Reply
    Hey Chelsea, could you make this and store in the fridge for the next day?
    • Chelsea Winter August 15, 2015 at 5:04 am Reply
      That should be fine - let me know how it goes.
  5. Maia August 15, 2015 at 9:42 pm Reply
    My 7 year old and I just whipped this up for breakfast - soooo delicious!! We'll definitely be making it again.
  6. Remaliah August 15, 2015 at 10:48 pm Reply
    Hi Chelsea, just wondering if you could whisper what brand/s of coconut milk/cream you tend to go for? I know there can be quite a taste difference in them depending on what extra bits are added. Thanks!
    • Chelsea Winter August 18, 2015 at 12:50 am Reply
      I go for Ayam :)
  7. Kat August 21, 2015 at 9:43 pm Reply
    Delicious recipe! Really creamy and love the chunks of fruit in there. My 2yr old boys chowed down on theirs.
  8. Sarcha September 7, 2015 at 4:37 am Reply
    This is so delicious changed my view on porridge can't want to have this again tomorrow morning
  9. Amy October 1, 2015 at 7:41 am Reply
    Hi, do the pears need to be chopped? Thanks.
    • Chelsea Winter October 8, 2015 at 5:31 am Reply
      Yes just roughly.
  10. Chris Cullens March 26, 2016 at 12:27 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea, love your work. I'm away fr home at mo n just trying to find the smashing scrambled egg recepie for our hosts. Am hooked on your muesli mix oats/nut coconut oil/ honey. Along with the cinnamon i add a touch of tumeric n shred in a good sprinkle of nutmeg absolutely maarvellous!! Cheers Chris (Ch-Ch)
  11. Sarcha April 15, 2016 at 3:31 am Reply
    Yum best winter breakie can't wait to cook this up tomorrow morning and love how it's dairy free!
  12. Diane April 28, 2017 at 10:09 pm Reply
    I just finished a big bowl of this very heathy and filling porridge. It is devine. I love it. I used ground hemp seeds instead of bran. Instead of the pears I put a fresh fig, feijoa and late strawberries from my orchard on top with coconut yogurt. The grated apple took it to the next level. So yum. Thanks for the recipe.
  13. Rose July 9, 2018 at 10:24 pm Reply
    In the ingredients list you have “Half the pears” is that half a can of pears? Or half of a pear?
    • Chelsea Winter December 6, 2018 at 1:14 pm Reply
      Sorry, half the can!
  14. Hannah April 13, 2020 at 7:21 pm Reply
    This was delicious. My 15month old enjoyed it too. Thanks Chelsea! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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