Oatmeal porridge with honey on water

The most useful oatmeal porridge will turn out if you take only water as a base. In this case, it will not be as fat as with milk, it will become much less high-calorie and light.

Pour water into a saucepan and put it on fire. Bring to a boil, and as soon as the liquid boils, reduce the heat to a minimum and add salt. Although porridge is a sweet dish, salt will not hurt her. It will not take over the taste and will not compete with the sweetness of honey, but will only emphasize a little and make the overall taste a little more expressive.

Oat flakes "Hercules" do not need washing and even soaking - they can be cooked in the form in which they are stored in a pack. The only thing you need to pay attention to is the husk. Some manufacturers do not care too much about its complete removal and getting caught in the porridge, it will be hard and unpleasant.

Pour the oat flakes into boiling water, stir well, boil over very low heat until thickening. Usually it takes about 5 minutes. We control the process so that the porridge does not become too thick. In consistency, it should not resemble ordinary cooked cereals, all the liquid is not absorbed. In the finished dish, the consistency is more like in a pancake dough. When the pan is removed from the heat, the flakes will still continue to absorb the liquid and, if there is almost no liquid left, the finished dish will turn out to be too thick.

When the oatmeal porridge has thickened enough, turn it off. Add butter and honey. You can pre-melt them in a water bath and pour them in a liquid state, but not necessarily. After adding, cover the porridge with a lid and leave for a couple of minutes. During this time, honey and butter will melt, mix them with porridge, put them on plates and enjoy a great healthy breakfast.

If desired, we decorate the porridge with berries, nuts, grated chocolate, banana slices and pieces of other fresh fruits, and you can also use various dried fruits.

Good morning!