Flaxseed Porridge (Vegan Porridge Recipe + Video)

Published: Mar 7, 2019 · Modified: Mar 30, 2023 by Geetha Priyanka · 31 Comments

Are you looking for a breakfast recipe that tastes delicious and equally healthy too. Try this easy-to-make vegan, low-carb and gluten-free flaxseed porridge that is comforting and nutritious too.

Health benefits of flaxseeds

Super food flaxseeds are rich in omega 3 fatty acids, fiber and lignans (a type of phytoestrogen). Ground flaxseed helps for optimal lignan absorbtion and to ease digestion.

Healthy and quick breakfast flaxseed porridge

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day which means there are no excuses to skip it!! So why not kick start morning with healthy and super delicious breakfast such as this flaxseed porridge, savoury oats porridge, warm chia persimmon porridge that'll work on the busiest mornings. Nutritious and healthy breakfast helps us feel full for several hours and prevent us from munching on unhealthy snacks before lunch. This porridge has great flavours but I just couldn't get past the slimy-ness of it. I am sure you'll love this super tasty breakfast bowl that includes plenty of goodness and health benefits.

Is flaxseed porridge recipe adaptable?

This porridge recipe can be customised to suit your taste buds. This is incredibly versatile breakfast that gives you a great start to your day. Fell free to mix up fruits, nuts and spices to create new flavours. You could top up coconut flakes, raisins for extra flavour. You could swap honey or maple syrup for coconut sugar. A pinch of ground cardamom or nutmeg infuse more flavours into your porridge. You could add your favourite fruits, every fruit add unique flavour to this porridge. Let your imagination fly!!

This recipe is a part of A to Z challenge, a challenge initiated by super active bloggers Jolly Makkar and Vidya Narayan on Facebook Group, wherein a group of bloggers come together and we choose key ingredients alphabetically to cook and post a dish every alternate month. This month alphabet is ‘F’, so my contribution for this month is Flaxseed porridge. Carrot coconut kheer, Healthy date bars, Eggplant chutney are part of A to Z challenge.

How to make vegan, GF and low-carb flaxseed porridge

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 250ml ; 1 tablespoon = 15ml

For the porridge

Golden flaxseed: 2 tbsp

Almond milk: ⅓ cup, warm

Coconut sugar: 1 tsp

Cinnamon powder: ¼ tsp

For topping

Fresh figs: 2, cut into 4

Dates: 2, sliced

Almonds: 1 tsp, sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

Place flaxseeds in a coffee grinder/spice blender and blend it to powder.

Combine flaxmeal (ground flaxseed), coconut sugar and cinnamon powder in a bowl. Mix well.

Now slowly pour in warm almond milk, stirring as you do. Keep pouring and stirring as you do until you reach desired consistency without any lumps.

Top it with figs, almonds and dates.

Enjoy the delicious and healthy breakfast porridge.

NOTES

Adjust milk as per your desired consistency. You may need ⅓ -½ cup.

Try to use homemade flaxmeal (ground flaxseeds) as much as possible than store-bought stuff. There is significant difference in terms of quality and taste.

2 heaped tablespoon whole flaxseeds yields about 4 tablespoon of ground flaxseeds.

Grind small batch at one time and store in freezer in a sealed container, as these seeds are more prone to rancidity.

You could swap any plant-based milk or dairy milk for almond milk.

You could swap regular brown flaxmeal for golden flaxmeal.

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