7 Healthy Gluten-Free (Paleo) Porridge

With Winter  around the corner I’m starting to crave something warmer for breakfast instead of my traditional green smoothies.

With there being so many amazing recipes to decide from I have chosen 7 of my favourite recipes to make during winter.

These recipes are my favourite because they’re gluten, dairy and sugar free and also super filling. So by having a warm breakfast porridge in the morning, I’m staying within my calorie budget and keeping full till lunch.

These super mega awesome gains such as GF oats, quinoa, buckwheat, millet, amaranth and coconut flour are all super high in fibre and very low in sugar. This means you’re breakfast is assisting in you being “regular” and helping you get your intake of magnesium, manganese, phosphorous and iron, which supports overall better health.

Below are 7 warm healthy breakfast porridge ideas for you to try, they also include calories per serve!

Gluten Free Rolled Oats With Warm Apple and Cinnamon (takes 4 minutes)

(Serves 1, 224 calories)

Ingredients:

• ½ cup GF Rolled Oats
• 1 cup unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• ¼ Sliced Apple (Sweet)
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• Stevia (or sweetener of choice)

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients into a stove top and mix well
2. Cook oats for 3 minutes until it thickens
3. Serve in a bowl and add extra unsweetened almond milk if you desire!

Chocolate Buckwheat Porridge with Raspberries (Takes 20-30 minutes)

(Serves 1, 267 calories)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked Buckwheat (to learn how to cook it)
• 1 cup unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• ¼ frozen raspberries
• Stevia (or sweetener of choice)
• 1 tsp. cocoa powder

Directions:

1. Add almond milk, stevia and cocoa powder to the cooked buckwheat and cook for 3 minutes on a stove top to warm the milk and to mix through the chocolate and stevia
2. Serve with ¼ cup of fresh or frozen raspberries!

Warm Banana and Almond butter Quinoa Porridge (Takes 20 minutes to make)

(Serves 1, 288 calories)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked Quinoa (learn how to cook it)
• 1 cup unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• ½ banana
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• Stevia (or sweetener of choice)
• 1 tsp. Almond butter

Directions:

1. Combine quinoa, stevia, almond milk and cinnamon to a stove top to cook and warm the milk
2. Microwave the banana for 60 seconds
3. Serve Quinoa in a bowl and top with banana and 1 tsp. of Almond Butter

“No-Oat” Chocolate and Coconut Porridge

(Serves 1, 345 calories)

Ingredients:

• ½ cup coconut flour
• 2 egg whites (or 1 mashed banana for egg-free option)
• 1 cup unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• 1 tsp. cocoa powder
• Stevia (or sweetener of choice)

Directions:

1. Add everything into a stove top and mix well
2. Cook for 5 minutes until everything is combined well and fully cooked
3. Serve and enjoy!

Amaranth Porridge with Strawberry Jam (Sugar Free)

(Serves 1, 311 calories)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked Amaranth (learn how to cook it)
• 1 cup unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• ⅓ cup strawberries
• Stevia (or sweetener of choice)

Directions:

1. Combine cooked amaranth with almond milk in a stove top and cook until the amarantha has absorbed the almond milk and it’s warmed
2. Add Strawberries in a microwave safe bowl with stevia and warm for 90 seconds
3. Mash Cooked strawberries with a fork and add ½ tsp. of fresh lemon juice
4. Add more stevia to taste (if needed)
5. Serve Amaranth porridge in a bowl and top with  “strawberry jam”

Creamy Millet Porridge with Dried Apricots and Plump Raisins

(Serves 1, 346 calories)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked Millet (learn how to cook it)
• 1 cup unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• ¼ cup dried fruit (plum apricots and raisins are best 😉
• 1 tsp. Honey

Directions:

1. Combine cooked millet with almond milk and warm on a stove top until the milk is partially absorbed
2. Add dried Fruit once the millet and almond milk is done
3. Serve in a bowl with a drizzle of (1 tsp.) honey!

High-fibre “No-carb” Blueberry Breakfast Porridge

(Serves 1 or 2 (for light breakfast), 430 calories)

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup almond Meal
• ¼ cup coconut flour
• 1 tbsp. Chia seeds
• 1 tbsp. psyllium husks
• 1 ½ cup unsweetened Vanilla almond Milk
• ⅓ cup Strawberries
• Stevia

Directions:

1. Combine all Ingredients Overnight in a bowl
2. Microwave for 90 seconds before enjoying it or instead enjoy it cold!

My Recommendations for weight loss: If weight loss is your goal, then I would recommend consuming the Apple and cinnamon oat porridge, Warm Banana and Almond butter Quinoa Porridge and the high fibre “no-carb” blueberry breakfast porridge. So by eating these options you’re kept full for longer by the high fibre slow release carbs and by the healthy fats. This means you’re likely to save calories on a snack between breakfast and lunch.