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Chocolate porridge with stewed strawberries

If you find every-day porridge a bit boring, you can easily jazz it up with fruits and nuts. This chocolate porridge with stewed strawberries is ready within 15 minutes -it’s delicious, yummy, vegan and healthy. Make sure you use good quality cocoa powder! If dairy is not an issue for you, or you’re not vegan, you can use normal milk .
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Cuisine: British
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup porridge oats gluten-free if needed)
  • 3 cups oat milk or other plant-based milk
  • 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 100 g strawberries
  • 1 Tbsp date syrup or honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbsp chopped nuts

Method
 

  1. Put the oats and milk in a pan, bring to the boil, then add the cocoa powder and gently simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. When the porridge has thickened to your liking, put a lid on, turn off the heat and rest.
  2. Meanwhile, cut the strawberries in half and put them in a pan with the vanilla and a drop of water.
  3. Turn on the heat and gently cook them for about 5 minutes or until they release their jus. Add the honey, turn up the heat and caramelize them - leaving a sticky liquid around them.
  4. Spoon the porridge into two bowls, then add the stewed strawberries, together with the jus.
  5. Scatter some chopped nuts on top, then serve.