Porridge with spicy stewed fruit

Start the day with this substantial breakfast that will give you enough energy to last until lunchtime. Store any leftover fruit stew and serve with Alpro soya alternative to plain organic yogurt.

Preparation time: 10 minutes (plus 24 hours soaking time)
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 2

Nutritional Values (per serving)

Energy kcals 1020
Protein g 24
Soya protein g 8
Total Fat g 10.6
polyunsaturated fat g 3.2
monounsaturated fat g 1.2
saturated fat g 1.2
Carbohydrate g 221
Sugar g 194
Fibre g 23
Calcium mg 582
Sodium mg 221

What you need:

For the porridge:

• 75g porridge oats
• 450ml Alpro soya Original Alternative to Milk
• 1 tbsp honey
• ½ tsp nutmeg

For the stewed fruit:

• 100g each of dried apricots, peaches, prunes, and figs
• handful of dried cherries or cranberries
• 25g sugar
• 12 dates
• 300ml fresh orange juice
• 1 cinnamon sticks
• 2 star anise

What you do:

1. Soak the dried fruit overnight in about litre of water.
2. Next day, drain the fruit (reserving the water) and place in a saucepan. Put the liquid into another saucepan, with the orange juice, cinnamon, star anise and sugar. Boil, and reduce by half.
3. Pour the reduced liquid over the fruit, bring slowly to the boil, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool.
4. Place the oats and Alpro soya Alternative to Milk in a pan. Stir gently over a low heat until simmering for 2 minutes.
5. Stir in the honey and nutmeg.
6. Serve the porridge with a large spoonful of the stewed fruit.

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