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Warming Apple Vanilla Sunflower Seed Porridge with Yoghurt

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Creamy vanilla porridge with apple, sunflower seeds, and a light maple finish.

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30 min530 kcal4 base servingsBreakfastFamily FriendlyBudgetVegetarian
ContainsMilk
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Focus ingredients: apple, porridge oats, sunflower seeds, vanilla extract

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.

Warming Apple Vanilla Sunflower Seed Porridge with Yoghurt plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 220g porridge oats
  • 860ml semi-skimmed milk
  • 4 apple
  • 40g sunflower seeds
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 200g Greek yoghurt
  • 740ml water

You'll also need

knife and chopping board, scales and measuring jug, 4l saucepan, grater, wooden spoon, large breakfast bowls, dry frying pan

Method

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  1. Warming Apple Vanilla Sunflower Seed Porridge with Yoghurt cooking step 1: Prepare the fruit.
    Step 1

    Prepare the fruit

    For more than 4 servings, first divide all displayed ingredient totals into separate batches of no more than 4. Use each batch’s share of the displayed amounts in its own equipment. Core all apples. Reserve one-quarter of their edible weight in thin slices for topping and coarsely grate the remaining three-quarters.

    5 min
  2. Warming Apple Vanilla Sunflower Seed Porridge with Yoghurt cooking step 2: Simmer the oats.
    Step 2

    Simmer the oats

    Put all oats, all vanilla extract, 800ml milk and 740ml water in a 4l saucepan. Add all grated apple. Bring gently to a simmer, stirring, then cook for 6–8 minutes until the oats soften and thicken. Follow a longer packet time if needed.

    8 min
  3. Warming Apple Vanilla Sunflower Seed Porridge with Yoghurt cooking step 3: Warm the fruit.
    Step 3

    Warm the fruit

    Continue stirring until the grated apple is tender. If needed, add up to the reserved 60ml milk a little at a time and heat through.

    2 min
  4. Warming Apple Vanilla Sunflower Seed Porridge with Yoghurt cooking step 4: Toast the topping.
    Step 4

    Toast the topping

    Toast all sunflower seeds in a dry frying pan over medium-low heat for 2–3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove as soon as fragrant and lightly coloured; they can burn quickly. Chop any large nut pieces before serving.

    3 min
  5. Warming Apple Vanilla Sunflower Seed Porridge with Yoghurt cooking step 5: Finish the bowls.
    Step 5

    Finish the bowls

    Divide between bowls for this batch and add all maple syrup, reserved apple, toasted sunflower seeds and an equal share of all yoghurt.

    3 min