Sticky Toffee Porridge with Dates
Serves 2
INGREDIENTS:
100g Flahavan’s Rolled Oats
600 ml Flahavan’s Vitamin Rich Oat Drink
6 Soft Pitted Dates, finely chopped
1 tbsp Dark Brown Sugar
½ tsp Cinnamon
Small pinch of Nutmeg
Pinch of Salt
1 tbsp/15g Butter
½ tsp Vanilla extract
STICKY DATE SAUCE:
2 Soft Pitted Dates, finely chopped
1 tsp/5g Butter
1 tsp Dark Brown Sugar
2 tbsp Flahavan’s Vitamin Rich Oat Drink
Pinch of salt
METHOD:
Put the chopped dates in a saucepan with about 100ml of the oat drink. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 2–3 minutes, crushing the dates with the back of your spoon to start dissolving into a sort of date caramel. Add the remaining oat drink, rolled oats, dates, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt into the saucepan.
Cook gently for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until thick and creamy.
Remove from the heat and stir through the butter and vanilla.
Let it stand and make the sticky date sauce.
Sticky Date Sauce:
In a small pan, combine the chopped dates, butter, brown sugar, salt and oat drink. Simmer gently for 1–2 minutes, stirring and crushing the dates until you have a loose, glossy sticky date sauce.
Spoon the hot porridge into bowls and swirl the warm sauce over the top. Garnish with toasted pecans or walnuts and enjoy.
