BANANA PORRIDGE

Warm up your winter mornings with a bowl of deliciously creamy banana porridge. All you need is 4 ingredients to whip up a batch of healthy banana oatmeal. An easy vegetarian breakfast the whole family will love.

porridge in a white bowl topped with banana slices.
There’s something special about a warm bowl of banana porridge on a cold winter morning. These creamy oats make a wonderfully healthy breakfast that tastes sinfully delicious.

I’ve always loved the combination of banana and oats but I find my Banana Steel-Cut Oats are more suited for quiet weekend mornings when you can afford to spend longer in the kitchen.

I wanted something that could be whipped up in under 10 minutes before work and that’s where this recipe comes in. The taste reminds me of banana bread in oatmeal form, and you only need 4 simple ingredients to make a batch.

The whole family will love this easy banana oatmeal – give it a try this week!

Quick and easy
Great way to use up ripe bananas
Perfect winter breakfast
porridge in a white bowl topped with banana slices, cinnamon, almonds and coconut.

ARE OATMEAL AND PORRIDGE THE SAME THING
You may be wondering if oatmeal and porridge are the same thing. The answer is – yes and no.

When it comes to this recipe the terms oatmeal and porridge can be used interchangeably as oatmeal is a type of porridge.

However, porridge isn’t always made of oats! The term porridge refers to hot cereal that can be made from a variety of grains, vegetables and legumes.

INGREDIENTS
ingredients for banana porridge on top of a wooden board.
Here’s what you’ll need to make banana porridge (full measurements listed in the printable recipe card below)…

Old-Fashioned / Rolled Oats
Milk
Cinnamon
Banana
Honey
INSTRUCTIONS
Place the oats, milk and cinnamon into a saucepan on medium heat and bring to boil.

saucepan filled with oats, cinnamon and milk.
Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring regularly, for 5 minutes or until the porridge has thickened. The porridge is ready when it can coat the back of a spoon.

Stir through mashed banana and honey, then serve immediately with desired toppings.

porridge in a white bowl topped with banana slices.
TOP TIPS
Make sure you use a ripe banana for that delicious banana flavour.
I like to add honey and mix it through the porridge before serving. I generally find I don’t need to add any more after that, but feel free to add honey to taste.
Use any milk you like for this recipe. I make oats regularly with plant-based milks or cows milk. It all works.
MAKE IT VEGAN – Make this vegan by using plant-based milk and maple syrup.
This recipe is only suitable for old-fashioned / rolled oats. Don’t use steel cut oats – try these banana steel-cut oats instead.

BANANA PORRIDGE
Warm up your winter mornings with a bowl of deliciously creamy banana porridge. All you need is 4 ingredients to whip up a batch of healthy banana oatmeal. An easy vegetarian breakfast the whole family will love.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup Old-Fashioned / Rolled Oats
3 cups Milk
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 Banana, mashed
1 – 2 teaspoon Honey, to taste
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
Chopped Nuts – almonds, walnuts etc
Sliced Banana
Blueberries
Honey
Finely Shredded Coconut
INSTRUCTIONS

Place the oats, milk and cinnamon into a saucepan on medium heat and bring to boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring regularly, for 5 minutes or until the porridge has thickened. The porridge is ready when it can coat the back of a spoon.
Stir through mashed banana and honey, then serve immediately with desired toppings.
NOTES
Make sure you use a ripe banana for that delicious banana flavour.
I like to add honey and mix it through the porridge before serving. I generally find I don’t need to add any more after that, but feel free to add honey to taste.
Use any milk you like for this recipe. I make oats regularly with plant-based milks or cows milk. It all works.
MAKE IT VEGAN – Make this vegan by using plant-based milk and maple syrup.
This recipe is only suitable for old-fashioned / rolled oats. Don’t use steel cut oats – try these banana steel-cut oats instead.