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Oatmeal porridge with toppings in jars.
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Oatmeal Porridge With Toppings

With these individual oatmeal porridge breakfast servings, kids will enjoy the delicious toppings as well as the fun way to eat them! This is a great way to get kids to eat their breakfast.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American, Canadian
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 8 mini servings
Calories: 100kcal
Author: Joss Dyckson

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Porridge Base

  • 1 ½ cups quick oats
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 cups water
  • ¼ cup sugar or sugar substitute
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Toppings

  • strawberry slices, yogurt and poppy seeds
  • peanut butter, jelly and chopped hazelnuts
  • banana slices, maple syrup and cinnamon
  • jellies, crushed sweet biscuits (like graham wafers) and mini chocolate chips you could use mini marshmallows instead of jellies for a s’mores version!
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Instructions

  • Combine rolled oats, milk and water in a medium saucepan.
    Milk pouring into saucepan with oatmeal.
  • Add sugar and salt. Mix well. Bring to a boil.
    A woman's hand holding a small bowl of sugar over a pot.
  • Lower heat to a simmer. Cook (uncovered) until creamy and oats are softened, about 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, cover and let ret rest for around 2 minutes.
    Oatmeal in a saucepan.
  • Spoon the porridge into 8 small jars or dessert bowls, leaving some room for the toppings.
    Oatmeal on a wooden spoon and in small jar.
  • Serve the individual porridge shots with the topping options above (or use your kids' favorite toppings!). Kids can pick and choose their porridge.
    Porridge shots with peanut butter, jelly and hazelnuts, strawberries and poppy seeds.

Notes

  • Nutrition information does not include the toppings for this recipe since there are different variations and amounts.
  • *You can use whatever size dessert glasses or jars you like, but make sure they are wide enough to fit a teaspoon into them (or get some mini spoons). I do not recommend plastic, as the porridge is served warm.
  • **The porridge tastes best if served immediately. But if you do end up having leftovers, cover the jars and store them in the refrigerator for up to 3 to 5 days, depending on the toppings.
  • Oatmeal is reheatable and you can add a bit more liquid to loosen it up as well.

Nutrition

Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg
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