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This Fiber Porridge Bulk Mix is just what it sounds like: a big batch of dry ingredients that you can mix up and keep on hand for whenever you want a breakfast porridge that contains enough fiber to get things moving in the morning! Each serving contains 19 grams of protein and 10 grams of fiber! Perfect for a THM S and low carb breakfast, and allergy friendly.
Have you tried my single-serve Detox Porridge? It’s an old recipe that’s been on my blog for years and has its own fan club. 😛 I thought it might be handy to have a big batch of the dry ingredients mixed up to make breakfast a cinch in the morning, so that was the inspiration for this recipe. I didn’t follow the Detox Porridge recipe verbatim when creating this Fiber Porridge Bulk Mix, but I did keep the general ingredients in mind and this is very similar.
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This fiber porridge is like an old school breakfast cereal: hearty, filling, comforting, and warming. As I said, it contains quite a bit of fiber, so if you follow it with a hot drink it works great to help move things along in the digestive tract….
This porridge IS made up of a lot of rather fibrous ingredients so there’s a bit of texture involved. I included some golden flaxmeal and glucomannan (which both have smoothing, gelling properties) in the dry mix and combine it with plenty of liquid when cooking my individual serving for breakfast, and this helps smooth it out to a nice consistency. I think this breakfast porridge makes healthy taste good. 🙂
Dress it up!
On its own, the fiber porridge is a blank canvas. In the recipe below I’ve given the basic cooked version, but I always dress it up with whatever toppings I’m in the mood for. Check out the recipe below for tons of flavor variations and topping ideas!
Ingredients I Used:
Coconut flour: I bought this from Amazon, but it’s usually available locally as well. If you’re allergic to coconut or don’t like it, this is probably not the recipe for you. The coconut flour is what offers a lot of fiber and soaks up a lot of liquid, so there aren’t any easy swaps for it, I’m afraid.
Unsweetened coconut flakes: I buy these in the baking aisle at Walmart, but you can also find them online. May also be called “unsweetened shredded coconut.”
Ground golden flaxseed (aka golden flaxmeal): I bought this from Walmart, but you can buy it online as well. The flaxmeal adds fiber and helps thicken and smooth out this porridge. I don’t know of any great 1:1 substitutes for it that will have the same effect, so I’m afraid you’ll need to experiment if you have to omit it for some reason. PS: You can make your own by grinding golden flax seeds (from a health food or bulk food store) in a coffee grinder.
Collagen: I buy this online. You may be able to substitute whey protein powder for the collagen, but I personally don’t care for the flavor of it in things like this and I’m not sure what the texture will be like once you cook it. I’m guessing collagen will work best.
Chia seeds: I buy these from Walmart, and you can find them many places locally and online.
Glucomannan: I buy this online. You could probably substitute xanthan gum for the glucomannan. I haven’t tried that in this recipe, but it generally works and xanthan gum is more readily available locally.
Cinnamon: I think you know what cinnamon is, and where to find it….
Salt: Same for salt….
THM Pure Stevia Extract Powder: I buy this online. Feel free to use your favorite low-glycemic sweetener to taste!
One of my favorite variations of this fiber porridge is the one pictured in this post. First, mix up the fiber porridge bulk mix by literally just shaking the ingredients together in a sealed container. When you’re ready for breakfast, whisk together some almond milk, water, porridge dry mix, and a dash of vanilla and cook on the stove or in the microwave.
MIXED BERRY COBBLER VERSION
Add ½ cup frozen mixed berries on top before cooking so they can thaw. Cook. Top with a pat of salted butter to melt after cooking, then add a splash of half and half and some THM Super Sweet Blend on top. Enjoy!
(Make sure to get the perfect pour shot.)
My favorite frozen berries of all time are Kroger’s Private Selection brand Triple Berry Medley. It’s high quality and combines all my favorites: blackberries, red raspberries, and blueberries. All the most powerfully flavored berries, and not comprised of two-thirds clunky strawberry slices. (I’m lookin’ at you, Walmart.)
Tried it? Tell me about it!
If you try this porridge, I’d love if you’d experiment with your own flavor combinations and comment back to share with us all!
Coming soon…
An amazing Bacon & Cheddar Cauliflower Salad with a dressing that reminds me of potato salad. It would be perfect for the 4th of July (if I get it posted in time…haha)! Also, a Single-Serve Mango Muffin. Can you tell that mango is one of my new favorite flavors?
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- 2 cups coconut flour
- ⅔ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- ⅔ cup ground golden flaxseed (aka golden flaxmeal)
- ½ cup collagen
- ½ cup chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon glucomannan
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 ¼ teaspoons THM Pure Stevia Extract Powder
- ¾ cup unsweetened almond, cashew, or coconut milk (the light carton kind)
- ¾ cup water
- ½ cup Fiber Porridge Bulk Mix
- Dash vanilla extract
- Combine the bulk mix ingredients in a sealable container and shake vigorously to mix thoroughly. Store the dry mix in a sealed container. (I keep mine in the pantry.)
- To cook each serving, whisk together the almond milk, water, dry mix, and vanilla. I do this in a large ceramic bowl and cook for 3 minutes in the microwave. You could also do this in a saucepan on the stovetop. Cook until thick and hot, adjusting liquid and cooking time if necessary to make it what you like. (Your cook time may vary from mine depending on your microwave.)
- I like the porridge with these liquid measurements, but feel free to adjust for a thinner/thicker porridge. With more liquid it feels smoother and less gritty (because this bulk mix does have a lot of gritty, fibrous ingredients!) and gives me opportunity to stir things into it without it getting dry. I like to stir things in/top the porridge with stuff AFTER cooking. (Some things like extracts and sweetener tend to diminish with cooking, and cocoa powder tends to get bitter if added before cooking.) I’ll list some of my favorite flavor combinations here, then give some other suggestions and tips as well.
- MIXED BERRY COBBLER (pictured): add ½ cup frozen mixed berries on top before cooking so they can thaw. Cook. Top with a pat of salted butter to melt after cooking, then add a splash of half and half and some THM Super Sweet Blend on top.
- PEANUT BUTTER: stir in 2 tablespoons of defatted peanut flour after cooking, then swirl some natural peanut butter and THM Super Sweet Blend on top so you get some with each bite. Top off with a dash of half and half. Feel free to add some chopped peanuts too.
- PANCAKE: spread 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter on top after cooking so you get some with each bite. Drizzle some sugar-free syrup as well as a splash of half and half over the top.
- TIPS: I really like half and half and extra sweetener on top with pretty much every flavor combination. Lemon was not my favorite flavor, and the bitter notes of chocolate and coffee didn’t pair super well with this porridge either. (I prefer cocoa powder with oatmeal, personally.) As you can see, berry and peanut butter flavors were my favorites. It’s neat to top the porridge with half and half, extra sweetener, and vanilla so you get some “vanilla milk” with each bite.
- OTHER SUGGESTIONS: Half and half, nuts, berries, sweetener, butter, baobab powder, cream cheese, peanut butter, tahini, caramel extract, butter extract, other extracts, espresso instant coffee powder, sugar-free chocolate chips, maple extract, ¼ teaspoon molasses, cocoa powder, defatted peanut flour, natural peanut butter, cinnamon, cardamom, Chinese 5 Spice, sugar-free syrup. Try cranberry almond, or pumpkin spice, or PB&J combinations. Add some sliced banana for a THM XO!
-The flaxmeal adds fiber and helps thicken and smooth out this porridge. I don’t know of any great 1:1 substitutes for it that will have the same effect, so I’m afraid you’ll need to experiment if you have to omit it for some reason. You can find golden flaxmeal at a lot of local stores these days. You can also buy it online, or make your own by grinding golden flax seeds (from a health food or bulk food store) in a coffee grinder.
-You may be able to substitute whey protein powder for the collagen, but I personally don’t care for the flavor of it in things like this and I’m not sure what the texture will be like once you cook it. I’m guessing collagen will work best.
-You could probably substitute xanthan gum for the glucomannan. I haven’t tried that in this recipe, but it generally works and xanthan gum is more readily available locally.
-Nutrition and allergy information calculated for the plain cooked version of one-seventh of the bulk mix, not including toppings, additions, or substitutions.
ALLERGY INFO:
-Gluten Free
-Egg Free
-Dairy Free
-Nut Free (Be sure to use carton coconut milk instead of almond or cashew milk when cooking the porridge. Most people with nut allergies can have coconut products – and the bulk mix is full of coconut – but confirm with your doctor first.)
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Thank you for this recipe. I love it way more than I thought I would. I just need to get the thickness I like worked out. I like my oatmeal and cream of wheat super thick. Have you experimented with savory options?
No, I haven’t!
Hi Briana.
Just wanted to share that I could seriously eat this porridge every morning, it’s that delicious and versatile! I’m eating a bowl of it now with mixed berries, chopped pecans and almond flavoring. Very few recipes are game changers, but for me, finding this one has been that. I love that I can make up a dry batch to store and have breakfast ready in under 5 minutes. Even 1/4 c is filling. Bless you for posting this recipe!
Briana, I love the versatility of this recipe. Very filling and yummy. I reduced the chia seeds and add some psyllium flakes. Good consistency. Thanks for the recipe!
Jill
What can I sub for chia seeds, I don’t like the texture.
TY,
Lynnita
I’m afraid I don’t know of any exact substitutes. You could try just adding more of the other main bulk ingredients, but the chia seeds are part of the gelling agent in the porridge so you may have to adjust the liquid ratio and/or cook time to get the porridge to thicken up properly.
Brianna,
I have been eating this all week and it is fantastic as well as being very filling. Thank you!
Wow, I love it! I made it with raspberries, it is very nice, I will make again for sure. It is equal to the THM sweatpants oatmeal for taste. My body does not like oatmeal (RA), so I am happy to enjoy this recipe! Thank you!💞
This is 346 calories per 1/2 cup serving? How long does this keep in a sealed container in a pantry? Should it be in the fridge. Do you have a single serving of this recipe? I just don’t want to waste all of the ingredients if I don’t like it.
Yes, but that 1/2 cup serving of dry mix turns into more like 1 1/2 cups of cooked porridge. 🙂 I just keep my mix in the pantry in a sealed container. I have some left from months ago and it still smells fine. This single serve Detox Porridge is similar to this fiber porridge bulk mix, although not exactly the same: https://www.briana-thomas.com/detox-porridge/
Delicious and Filling!! I’ll be having this often. Thank you Briana!! ❤️
Made the recipe exactly and added half cup fresh blueberries. ❤️
Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes online!
What do you think about storing the mix with flaxmeal on the shelf? I’ve read that fla meal goes rancid within six months and that is stored in the refrigerator.
I personally store mixes containing flaxmeal in sealed Tupperware containers in my pantry for months without issue, but keeping it in the fridge or freezer would probably help it keep even longer if you’re concerned. 🙂
Just mixed this for the first time. (I was out of chia seeds.. ) but I went ahead anyway.. I love your detox porridge and i think that this bulk mix is even better with the shredded coconut addition! I like that it gives it a little crunchy texture.
I think it turned out very well with out the chia seeds. This wwl definitely be kept in my pantry.
My first bowl this Mowing was the peanut butter option with the addition of 1T lily’s dark chocolate chips ❤
Thank you for all your wonderful recipes. I use NF cookbook every day.
Praying soon we’ll be able to purchase CF cookbook.
I’m so glad you liked it, Kim! Glad it worked without the chia seeds for you!
Finished up my first jar of bulk mix…I made it about a week after you posted this offering. I have to say it quickly became my go to breakie and I REALLY loved it. I love coconut but for those who do not, I would try this recipe anyway as I did not find the flavors strong despite using good ingredients. I did not experiment much with adding things other than black walnuts, blueberries and pb once. Mostly because I have a 2 year old with a big appetite who starts rattling off his menu the moment his eyes open “eggy eggies, yellow honey and white (yogurt) , french toast AND PB&J ON MAMMICH!” he gets pretty excited about that last one.
Thanks so much for a quick delicious breakfast i can make with my leftover coffee water I am boiling anyway and a little MALK! Its a good one!
Haha…this is great. 😛 You’ve got a foodie in the making! I’m so glad you like the recipe!
I made this and I am so happy to have an oatmeal replacement!! Question for you…. what nutrition calculator did you use?
I used carb manager to put it in as a recipe and even for 1/12th of the recipe total it shows over 6 net carbs?
I used MyFitnessPal, but often those online calculators aren’t super reliable so I always try to compare the nutrition counts to the ingredients I have on hand and maybe look up some other nutrition counts online for ingredients to make sure I’m getting a representative number. 🙂 There can be a huge variation in numbers for some reason, but I try to do some research and get an average that makes sense.
Hi Briana! I can’t wait to try this!!
Just a heads up, as of June 2019, Kroger has recalled their frozen private selection berry blend for possible hepatitis A contamination. Costco has also recalled their berry blend in some states. Just want THM friends to know to check double check what’s in their freezers. 🙂
I saw that recently! Thankfully the ones in my freezer weren’t the contaminated date. Thanks for pointing this out! I’ll make a note of this in the post, at least for now while this is current info. 🙂
Do you have a single serving of this bulk recipe? I don’t want to mix the bill incase I’m not a fan:)
My old Detox Porridge recipe is similar. 🙂 I don’t have a single-serve version that’s exactly like this bulk mix, but if you like one, you’ll probably like the other. https://www.briana-thomas.com/detox-porridge/
This looks really yummy and low gylcemic! I am going to make a batch of this! Thanks!
Can this be microwaved?
Yes! Check out Point #2 in the recipe instructions for microwave cook time.
How much do you use for a single serving?
Use 1/2 cup of the bulk mix for a single serving. See the “For Cooking Each Serving” heading in the ingredients of the recipe? That will give you the measurements you need for cooking a single serving of the porridge. 🙂 Point #2 in the instructions gives cooking information.
Can’t wait to try this!!! Love all the option ideas too!! Do you know how the fiber and protein compare to your Detox Porridge recipe by chance? One other question – are the chia seeds necessary? That’s the only ingredient I don’t have on hand right now. Thanks again for all your wonderful recipes!!!
No, they use similar ingredients but I’m afraid I haven’t calculated nutrition information for the Detox Porridge yet. 🙂 The Detox Porridge doesn’t have a protein source in it; that would be a major difference. Yes, the chia seeds are necessary in this recipe. Without them the mix will soak up a different amount of liquid and could have a different texture. You’re welcome to experiment with leaving them out and see how it works, though! But I’d probably just pick some up next time you’re in town to keep things simple.
Briana, thanks for the reply!!! I was able to find the chia seeds easily at Walmart, but your recipe calls for ground golden flaxmeal, and I could only find regular ground flaxmeal at my Walmart. I went ahead and bought it, but I’m wondering for the future, how would using regular ground flaxmeal affect the taste or consistency instead of using the ground golden flaxmeal? Thanks!!! And we’re deep in Briana Thomas ice cream season here!! Thanks for all the great recipes!!
Golden flax is more mild in flavor than dark flax. I’m not sure what the Walmart flaxmeal is; I’ve seen it too and the container I saw didn’t specify. Maybe it’s a blend? It should work, but if you ever get a chance to get some golden flaxmeal give it a try. 🙂
I’ll keep my eyes open for the golden flax!! The only thing our Walmart carries is Bob’s Red Mill Whole ground flaxseed/meal. I used went ahead and used it, but will try the golden next time!! Thanks for the reply, Briana!!!! 😀