Name: Chai Porridge Recipe with Fruit
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 6 min
Ingredients: 1 cup rolled oats/porridge oats; ¾ cup milk (any); ¾ cup water; ⅓ teaspoon cinnamon; ⅕ teaspoon ground ginger and cardamom (each); ⅙ teaspoon ground cloves and nutmeg; 2-3 teaspoons sugar (or maple syrup); A good pinch of fine sea salt and black pepper

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This easy, aromatic chai porridge recipe takes ordinary breakfast oats to a completely new level. Full of delicious spice, creamy, satisfying and nutritious, it comes together in minutes!

Top down view of chai spiced porridge with passion fruit in white bowl with spices, passion fruit and spoon at bottom on light wooden surface.

Porridge is a simple and easy to make breakfast and this chai porridge is no exception. Use dairy-free milk for a vegan option, if you like, top with your favourite fruit (see suggestions below) and enjoy a bowl of delicious, nourishing porridge.

What is Chai?

As wholesome and warming as porridge undeniably is it can get a little monotonous. So I thought I'd spice it up a bit with one of my favourite flavour combinations - chai. Chai tea is a beverage originating in India, made by brewing black tea with aromatic spices, often served with milk. These spices typically include cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg.

These are also the spices I used in this fragrant chai porridge recipe.

Chai porridge ingredients and substitutions

Ingredients for making chai porridge in individual dishes. — Chai porridge ingredients.

Oats: Use porridge oats or old-fashioned rolled oats. I do not recommend using instant oats.
Milk: Use any.
Water: Feel free to substitute milk.
Chai spices.
Sugar: Adjust the amount to suit your taste. You can also omit the sugar if using mashed up banana or another sweet fruit (see suggestions below). Sugar can also be replaced with a drizzle of maple syrup.
Salt and pepper: Some chai tea recipes also use black peppercorns and I thought they would be a great addition to my chai spiced porridge.

Recipe instructions

1.Place all the ingredients in a saucepan.

Combining chai porridge ingredients in saucepan with spoon.

2. Bring to the boil, then cook gently for about 3 minutes or until the porridge is thick and creamy, stirring often.

Cooking creamy porridge in saucepan with spoon.

3. Remove from the heat, top with your favourite fruit and enjoy!

What fruit can be used

Passion fruit: my personal favourite!
Banana
Mango
Pear
Apple
Berries
Fruit compote
Dried fruit: such as currants, cranberries, raisins, cherries, chopped apricots, figs, dates or prunes.

Top tip

You may like to sweeten your chai porridge with just the fruit! When using larger fruit mash it up, cut into chunks or use a bit of both.

What other flavours can be used

Porridge lends itself to a variety of flavours so you can change things up depending on what you have on hand. Other than chai spices porridge is also delicious with:

Gingerbread spices
Pumpkin spice/mixed spice
Apple pie spice mixture

Top tips

Use porridge oats, old-fashioned rolled oats or even jumbo oats. I do not recommend using instant oats.
Cooking times may vary depending on the type of oats you use.
Adjust the amount of milk to your preference.
Best served immediately.

Chai spiced porridge with passion fruit in white bowl to left and spoon with cut passion fruit to right on light wooden surface with green background.

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If you make this chai spiced porridge recipe I'd love to know how it turned out for you. What topping did you use? Let me know in the comments below, thanks!

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