Golden syrup porridge with toasted coconut
12 min · 19 g protein · 327 cals / serving
A warm bowl with the flavours of an old-fashioned oat and coconut biscuit: creamy rolled oats cooked in milk, a generous scattering of toasted coconut, a proper drizzle of golden syrup and a cool spoonful of Greek yogurt. Ten minutes on the stove.
Ingredients
Topping
- 2 tbsp desiccated coconut shredded coconut
- 1 cup rolled oats rolled oats
- 300 ml skim milk
- 200 ml water
- a pinch salt
Topping
- 150 g nonfat Greek yogurt, plain, or vanilla
- 3 tsp golden syrup
Steps
- Toast the coconut in a dry saucepan over medium heat, stirring, for 1–2 minutes until golden and fragrant. Tip it onto a plate straight away; it burns quickly.
- In the same pan, bring the oats, milk, water and salt to a simmer, then cook over medium-low heat 5–6 minutes, stirring often, until thick and creamy. Add a splash more water if it gets too thick.
- Spoon into two bowls, top each with a dollop of yogurt, scatter over the toasted coconut and drizzle with the golden syrup.
Good to know
No golden syrup?
Honey is the usual swap and works the same way; about the same score. Maple syrup is good too, though it lacks golden syrup's toffee note.
Can I make it in the microwave?
Yes. Put the oats, milk, water and salt in a big bowl (it bubbles up) and cook on high for 2 minutes, then stir and cook in 1-minute bursts until creamy, about 4 minutes in all.
Can I make it richer?
Cook the oats in full-cream milk instead of skim for a creamier bowl, at about 49 instead of 57.
Per
- Calories
- 92
- Protein
- (23%)
- 5 g
- Fat
- (21%)
- 2 g
- Carbohydrates
- (56%)
- 13 g
- of which sugar
- 6 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 108 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 655 kcal goes into the pot and 767 g of ingredients comes out as about 708 g of food: 92 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.