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Warming Banana Cocoa Porridge with Honey

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Creamy banana cocoa porridge with warm fruit folded through and a quick topping for texture.

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25 min385 kcal2 base servingsBudgetComfortingQuick
ContainsMilk
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Focus ingredients: banana, cocoa powder

Dietary fit: Vegetarian

Serving tip: Cool leftovers in shallow portions and refrigerate within1–2hours at0–5°C. Eat within48hours or an earlier ingredient use-by limit; reheat only once until steaming hot throughout. Keep fresh toppings separate until eating. For larger households, repeat complete batches; extra sequential cooking adds another cooking cycle and preparing more fruit takes longer.

Banana Cacao Porridge plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 100g rolled oats
  • 480ml milk
  • 1 banana
  • 1 tsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 250ml water

You'll also need

knife and chopping board, scales and measuring jug, 3l saucepan, grater, wooden spoon, large breakfast bowls

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Banana Cacao Porridge cooking step 1: Get prepped.
    Step 1

    Prep the ingredients

    For more than 2 servings, first divide all displayed ingredient totals into separate batches of no more than 2. Use each batch’s share of the displayed amounts in its own equipment. Peel banana, mash half with a fork and slice remaining half for topping.

  2. Banana Cacao Porridge cooking step 2: Start cooking.
    Step 2

    Mix the sauce

    Mix oats, 450ml milk and three-quarters of the cocoa in a 3l saucepan, with all measured water, over medium heat for 1 minute.

    1 min
  3. Banana Cacao Porridge cooking step 3: Build the flavour.
    Step 3

    Simmer the porridge

    Bring gently to a simmer, stirring, then cook for 6–8 minutes until the rolled oats soften and the mixture thickens. Follow a longer packet time if needed; porridge thickens further as it stands.

    8 min
  4. Banana Cacao Porridge cooking step 4: Bring it together.
    Step 4

    Bring it together

    Stir in all mashed banana for the final minute.

  5. Banana Cacao Porridge cooking step 5: Finish the dish.
    Step 5

    Finish and serve

    Divide between bowls for this batch. Add optional milk in 15ml increments up to 30ml total if needed. Finish with honey, reserved banana slices and remaining quarter of the cocoa.