Creamy Blueberry Millet Porridge
This sweet and creamy millet breakfast porridge recipe is a refreshing 4-ingredient alternative to classic oatmeal. It is flavored with blueberries and topped with nuts and seeds, it is a truly perfect breakfast to kick-start your day.
Servings 2 servings
Calories 295kcal
Equipment
- Immersion hand blender with 20 fl oz container
- Non-stick saucepan with lid (10-inch / 26 cm)
Ingredients
- ½ cup Millet hulled
- 1 cup Dairy-free milk (I used almond milk)
- 1 cup Water
- 2 Tbsp Cane sugar or sweetener of your choice
- 1 cup Blueberries
- Chia seeds optional for topping
- Blanched sliced almonds optional for topping
- More blueberries optional for topping
Instructions
- First, wash and rinse your millet a couple of times using a sieve to get rid of any hulls that later can cause a bitter after-taste.
- For creamy millet porridge, dry up your millet in a towel and grind it in a food processor or in the chopping bowl of a hand blender. See the video for more visuals.
- Take a saucepan and add millet and all liquid ingredients. Bring it to a boil and cook them over medium heat until most of the liquid is absorbed. It will take approximately 15 minutes.
- Then reduce it to low heat and add blueberries and cane sugar. Stir and simmer for 5 minutes until creamy.
- The millet porridge is ready now. Add your favorite topping. Mine are: lots of additional blueberries, chia seeds, and sliced almond. Yum! Enjoy!
Video
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Notes
Tips for millet
- You don't need to grind them. If you prefer to have a whole grain millet breakfast, then after washing and rinsing continue with the recipe as described.
- I used frozen blueberries, but this porridge is - of course - even better with fresh ones. You don't need to thaw the frozen blueberries as the millet porridge is hot enough to deal with them right out of the freezer.
- The golden ratio (according to my opinion) is by using 1 cup of millet and 4 cups of liquid. For the best creamy texture use 4 cups of milk, but we rather recommend 2 cups of water and 2 cups of milk in combination. You can substitute 1 cup of milk for heavy cream or full-fat coconut cream for a richer result.