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Home » African Recipes » Creamy Gingerbread Oatmeal Porridge

Creamy Gingerbread Oatmeal Porridge

Published: January 19, 2019 . by Chichi Uguru . This post may contain affiliate links.

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Gingerbread Oatmeal is sure a comforting way to start your day on a cold winter morning. The blend of molasses and spices in this porridge will delight your taste buds and comfort your winter blues.

Table of Contents

  • 1 Gingerbread Oatmeal Porridge
  • 2 Ingredients needed 
  • 3 How to make Gingerbread Oatmeal Porridge.
  • 4 What to serve with Gingerbread Oatmeal Porridge?
  • 5 Love Oatmeal? Here are other oatmeal recipes to try.
  • 6 Gingerbread Oatmeal porridge

Gingerbread Oatmeal Porridge

I guess you may be wondering why gingerbread? Isn't Christmas over? I know Gingerbread is synonymous with the Christmas season but who says you can't have it any other time. Besides that, I love oatmeal and ok I still have some homemade gingerbread spice blend so why not.

Ingredients needed 

You need just a handful of ingredients to turn your perfect breakfast porridge to a porridge bursting with gingerbread flavors or should I say spices ?. These ingredients are

  • I'm in Commercial Gingerbread spice mix or my homemade version
  • Brown Sugar
  • Molasses
  • Traditional Oats

How to make Gingerbread Oatmeal Porridge.

Oatmeal is one of the easiest breakfast recipes you can make. It’s literally dump and cook.

Add all the ingredients to a saucepan except the oats.

Stir to combine, then add the oats cook till fully cooked 

Serve and enjoy


What to serve with Gingerbread Oatmeal Porridge?

There are lots of possibilities. I usually top mine with these

  • Berries
  • Chocolate chips
  • Nuts

Love Oatmeal? Here are other oatmeal recipes to try.

  • Learn to make the perfect breakfast porridge
  • Cinnamon-brown sugar oatmeal Porridge
  • Decadent Chocolate Oatmeal Porridge.

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Gingerbread Oatmeal porridge

Chichi Uguru
Gingerbread Oatmeal is sure a comforting way to start your day on a cold winter morning. The blend of molasses and spices in this porridge will delight your taste buds and comfort your winter blues.
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Prep Time 2 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, Global
Servings 6 -8

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Traditional oats
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups of water
  • 2 cups of milk
  • 2 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 ½ teaspoon gingerbread spice mix

Instructions
 

  • Put milk and water in a saucepan, add the brown sugar, molasses, salt and gingerbread spice mix. Stir to combine. ( the molasses won't combine easily yet because the liquid is cold)
  • Add the oats into the mixture and begin to cook.
  • Cook on medium low heat till oats are done.
  • Serve with more milk

Notes

  1. You can use any plant based milk to make this vegan and dairy free
  2. Serve with your favorite toppings - fruits, nuts, chocolate chips etc
  3. You can make this without molasses if you prefer. 
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  1. Mollie

    January 19, 2019 at 4:37 pm

    Oh goodness how delicious, I love the use of molasses! This looks like just the thing to start our week out right, I think my kiddos would gobble this up. Thanks!

    Reply
  2. Emily

    January 19, 2019 at 11:08 am

    Hi Chinyerem Your blog is great! And this recipe sounds like a very comforting breakfast.

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      January 19, 2019 at 11:09 am

      It is. Thanks so much Emily. You are amazing ?

      Reply
  3. Danielle Wolter

    January 19, 2019 at 10:49 am

    I am all about gingerbread, i don't care what time of the year it is. It's just so yummy. Love the idea of this porridge too, great for breakfast!

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      January 19, 2019 at 10:57 am

      Oh yes ?. Tastes amazing. Thanks Danielle

      Reply
  4. Allison

    January 19, 2019 at 10:08 am

    A cozy and comforting breakfast - perfect for these chilly days! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      January 19, 2019 at 10:21 am

      You are welcome Allison. Thanks for stopping by ?

      Reply
  5. Lola

    January 19, 2019 at 9:34 am

    Chichi you have come again. This sounds nice. I would give it a try. My family loved your gingerbread cookies. Hopefully they would love gingerbread in oatmeal. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for the recipe

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      January 19, 2019 at 10:22 am

      You are welcome Lola. Glad you enjoyed the gingerbread recipe. Hope they love this too. Thanks for your feedback

      Reply
  6. Amanda Wren-Grimwood

    January 19, 2019 at 9:28 am

    This sounds like a great twist on plain porridge. I love these flavours!

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      January 19, 2019 at 9:29 am

      Thanks Amanda ?

      Reply
  7. David

    January 19, 2019 at 9:17 am

    Mmm, looks good. I like the idea of adding ginger to oatmeal. I need to mix up my oatmeal routine, tend to do the same old same old.

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      January 19, 2019 at 9:26 am

      Thanks David. Yeah mixing up sure helps I love oatmeal. With all its benefits mixing up keeps my family guessing and less bored of it ?

      Reply

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