With the cold weather rapidly approaching, I’ve been in the kitchen experimenting with some healthy autumnal recipes for breakfast to kick-start the day.
I’m pretty good at getting in a portion of vegetables in with my lunch and dinner. When it comes to breakfast, unless I’m having a green smoothie packed full of dark leafy greens this is one meal that is often neglected in the vegetable department. As much as I love my green smoothies, they’re not necessarily my first port of call on a cold wet autumnal morning. Mornings like those definitely need something warmer in your belly like porridge. I’ve made carrot cake porridge a lot in the past and after looking at this recipe I was curious about how courgettes would favour with my oats.
- 1/2 cup porridge oats
- 2 cups oat milk or almond milk
- 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 courgette grated
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- handful of pecan nuts
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In a saucepan on the hob or in a bowl in the microwave mix the oats, milk, cocoa powder, grated courgette together and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes. Stir regularly whilst cooking.
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Once cooked pour into a separate bowl and sprinkle with chia seeds, pecans and drizzle with maple syrup.
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Serve and enjoy!
I like my porridge to be quite wet, but I know not everyone does so you could just cut the amount of milk or increase the amount of oats in the recipe. Surprisingly, you can’t taste the courgette at all, but I think it adds a lovely texture to the oats and moisture, which I expect it would in baked chocolate courgette bread. I’ve got a bit of an addiction to pecans and maple syrup at the moment, both just sing autumn to me. What would be very autumn and take this heavenly breakfast bowl to the next level would be a pinch of cinnamon, yum!
Chocolatey bowls of porridge like this are going to get me through those cold autumn mornings and I love the bonus addition of vegetable goodness from the courgette too. Next to try is my Carrot Cake Bulgar Wheat Batter, which is another great spin on an a favourite cake but in breakfast form.
How do like to get more vegetables into your meals? Do you ever have a portion of vegetables at breakfast?
This looks really delicious! I always struggle to get a vegetable in at breakfast unless it is in a smoothie. Porridge is such a good idea to mix it in 🙂
Thanks Lauren. It’s a great way to sneak in veggies. I’m going to attempt my carrot cake porridge next.
Mmmm, this looks fab! I wouldn’t have thought courgette would go with porridge but I’m willing to give it a try!
Thank you! You should really give it a go. The courgette is quite mild in flavour and you can’t taste it.
Never in my life I would have thought about adding courgettes to porridge. To be fair, I never thought courgette had much taste so I supposed that would be Ok but I’m sure it adds a lovely texture to the porridge. Need to try, surely it’s healthier than my jam toasts and hot chocolate!!
Jam toast and hot chocolate sounds perfect to me right now, yum!
I love courgette especially in cake so I can imagine this is very tasty!
Yum! I still have to try it in cake.
This sounds amazing! I love the idea of sneaking some vegetables in there too 🙂
Thank you Natalie, the more veggies the better I say. 🙂
Sounds and looks delicious!! Have to pin it!
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Candace
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Thanks Candace. 🙂
I’m loving this combination of flavours and anything with pecans in is good with me. Pecans are so good!
Pecans are just delicious, definitely one of my current addictions. 🙂
Oh my gosh, that sounds SOOOO good. I love chia.
Thanks Jordan!
Oh my!! This looks so good and perfect for cold mornings!!
Absolutely Lindsay, it’s definitely perfect for a cold morning.
I never in a million years would have put zucchini in oatmeal, but if it turns out looking this good, I’m definitely going to give it a try! 🙂 My little one loves oatmeal, so I’ll give this to her and she won’t even know I’m sneaking in a veggie, too! 🙂
Oh it’s a great recipe for sneaking in veggies for little ones. I hope that she likes it. 🙂
Chia is something I need to definitely need to try, thanks for this suggestion.
I hope you like them when you do Llinos, they’re fab!
Okay, I am TOTALLY making this! I tried a chia pudding recipe a couple of weeks ago and it didn’t work out, but I think the added texture of bread will make it very much more like a pudding!
Thanks Andi, please let me know how you get on. 🙂
I love the idea of adding shredded courgette into your breakfast. Will definitely be borrowing that idea!!
It’s a fabulous way to get more veggies into your day! 🙂
I don’t know if I’d like it (not really a breakfast fan) but you make it look appealing. Pretty much sold on anything with pecans in it.
Thank you Nancy! Pecans are my favourite too.
I am not a porridge person, but hubby is definitely a big fan. Pinning to see if he would like to try this.
Thrifting Diva
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That’s great, I hope that he approves. 🙂
Looks delicious. Colder weather gets me excited for this kind of food.
Same here, proper comfort food. 🙂
I’ve never tried this, but it looks great!
Thanks Erica! 🙂
Yum! I love that you added pecans to the top!
Pecans are my current addiction! 🙂
This is something I’ve definitely never seen before. Looks tasty, but I really struggle eating porridge in the mornings because it’s so heavy!
Katie <3
I don’t like courgettes but this looks so wholesome and healthy.
Wow, that looks so good! Great way to combine the necessities!
I have never tried courgette or chia! It looks good though especially with the pecans
I’m not a big fan of walnuts but otherwise this sounds tasty!
This looks great and your pictures are beautiful!
Again with the chia! I need to get on this bandwagon stat.
This looks very hearty and nutritious. I wasn’t sure what a courgette was, so I looked it up 🙂 Zucchini! Very cool, learned something new today 🙂
This looks like a great alternative to oatmeal. I’ve never had porridge before.
Ok so this looks beautiful! What app do you use to write on pics?
Yum! Nice idea with the courgette.
I could eat this every day!!!
Sounds amazing!
This sounds really yummy, and looks delicious! I will have to give this a try one chilly weekend!
Courgette is just so versatile and delicious!
Looks like a delicious way to start the morning! 🙂
Adding chia seeds adds beneficial nutrients and doesn’t change the flavor. I love them!
I like adding pumpkin puree to porridge in the winter, but usually I have fruit at breakfast instead.
This looks delicious! I don’t think I’ve ever made porridge, great idea to add chia seeds to it!