I get bored easily when it comes to cooking and have to try mixing and matching to liven things up a bit. This Healthy Rice Porridge is a kind of breakfast fusion food. Scotland meets the Far East, well rice wise anyway!
Porridge is synonymous with Scotland, and that age old oaty mash is beloved of breakfasters worldwide.
However you don’t just have to make porridge with the ubiquitous oat, you can use seeds and nuts, other types of grains, or use up leftover brown Basmati rice in this Rice Porridge I’ve made here.
Healthy breakfast
This simple breakfast ticks many boxes for me; it’s a great way to use up leftover rice, it’s healthy and filling, it’s easy and quick to make and it tastes great too. What more could you want first thing in the morning!
What type of rice
I’ve used brown Basmati rice but you can of course use any cooked rice that you fancy. I soak my cooked rice overnight by covering it with almond milk and dropping in a few mixed berries like raspberries and blueberries, then leaving it in the fridge overnight.
Leftover rice
You can use leftover rice from another meal to make this rice porridge. Just soak it in the almond milk overnight.
Milk
I have used almond milk (how to make homemade almond milk) or you can use rice milk, soya milk or any milk you like for your rice porridge. It’s just a matter of taste really.
How to make rice porridge
In the morning I simply transfer it to a small pot and add a few drops of vanilla extract and a teaspoon of honey and heat for 5 minutes till piping hot.
Serve with a swirl of yogurt and maybe a sprinkling of crushed nuts and a few more berries to finish things off.
A quick and easy breakfast that will keep you going till lunch time.
Want more porridge ideas? Then check out these easy recipes;
The ultimate guide to porridge
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Rice Porridge
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cooked rice cooked basmati or brown rice
- 2 tbsp berries mixed berries
- 3/4 cup almond milk
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp honey
- serve with yogurt and more fruit and crushed nuts
Instructions
- Soak the cooked rice overnight in the almond milk along with the berries
- In the morning transfer to small pan and add the vanilla extract and honey
- Heat for approximately 5 minutes until piping hot
- Serve with a swirl of plain yogurt and some extra berries and crushed nuts.till piping hot
This looks delicious – will be creating some left-over rice tonight just so I can try it. Love getting your recipes on Mondays – makes such-a fab start to the week! Thank you.
Go for it Mary, this is a great way to use up leftovers and doesn’t make you feel like you are rehashing yesterday’s dinner into yet another dinner. Glad you like getting the recipes every week.
K x