I love experimenting with the flavours of porridge because there's so much potential and it's always such an indulgent and dessert-like breakfast. I recently bought some deliciously sweet pears, so here's my pear and honey porridge!

Ingredients
3 handfuls porridge oats (I use jumbo oats)
1 handful chia seeds
Any plant milk (almond, oat or coconut are yummy), enough to just cover the oats

To serve
1 spoonful almond butter
1 spoonful honey
1 pear, sliced
Sprinkling of granola ( I use this one, its amazing!)
Optional: Homemade green smoothie

Place all of the ingredients (excluding the ones for serving) in an ovenproof bowl, make sure the oats are just covered with milk, then wrap in cling film and leave in the fridge to soak overnight.
In the morning, pre-heat your oven to 180°c. Get your oats out of the fridge, top up with a bit more milk and stir if it looks dry. Add the pear and honey to the top and place in the oven for about 10 minutes, until the pear begins to brown slightly. Top off with almond butter and granola, maybe yogurt if you like yogurt on porridge, and enjoy with a nice green smoothie!

Porridge is one of my new favourite things, there's so much opportunity for experimentation! I used to think porridge was bland and I could never finish a bowlful, but that's because I didn't know what to do with it. Here's a recipe for my newest porridge combination, it's absolutely divine! Think lemon curd flapjack but totally healthy!

Ingredients
30g porridge oats
15g chia seeds
Juice of half a lemon
Grated zest of half the lemon
A handful of mixed raisins and sultanas
Enough coconut milk to cover the oats in your bowl (use any nut milk)
A drizzle of local honey
1 tbsp of almond butter

Choose an oven proof bowl and add in the oats, chia seeds, and raisins. Pour over coconut milk until it just covers all the ingredients. Now add the lemon juice and zest, honey and almond butter and stir through. Leave to soak for at least 10 minutes (or prepare the night before for a quick breakfast), and add more milk when the levels go down.
Preheat the oven to 180c and oven bake the porridge for 10 minutes.

Optional: serve in a pretty bowl and top with flaked coconut, enjoy with a nice cup of white tea or homemade smoothie! ;)