Whole Grain Breakfast Porridge Recipes

WHOLE-GRAIN BREAKFAST PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Up to 12 hours before serving, put the rice, oats, barley and farina in a 6-to-10-cup rice cooker. Stir in the orange peel, cinnamon stick, sugar, salt and 5 cups water. Add the dried fruit.
• Close the cooker, set the timer and program for the porridge cycle so that breakfast is ready at the desired time. (If you don't have a porridge setting on your rice cooker, program for 50 to 55 minutes.
• Serve the warm porridge with nuts, syrup and/or milk, if desired.

SLOW-COOKER WHOLE-GRAIN BREAKFAST PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Combine 4 1/2 cups water, barley, oats, cornmeal, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon stick and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a slow cooker and cover and let sit overnight, at least 8 hours.
• In the morning, set the slow cooker to high and cook until the grains are tender, about 2 hours, stirring once halfway through. Ladle the porridge into serving bowls and add your favorite toppings, such as milk, dried fruit, fresh fruit or nuts.

WHOLE GRAIN BARLEY AND APPLE PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Place barley in a bowl and add 1 cup water; soak for 2 hours or overnight. Drain.
• Combine drained barley, apples, 2 cups water, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, lemon juice, nutmeg, and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until barley and apples are softened and water is absorbed, adding more water if needed, about 1 hour. Remove saucepan from heat and stir walnuts into barley.