Buckwheat Porridge with Cacao and Peanut Butter

Serves 4 Prep Time 5 minutes   Cook Time 15 minutes   Rated: Print

Creamy, nutty and deeply comforting, gluten free buckwheat porridge with peanut butter, cacao nibs, coconut cream, nourishing you from the inside out.

If your mornings are calling for something warm, creamy and just a little bit luxurious, this buckwheat porridge delivers in all the right ways. Naturally gluten free and beautifully nutty, buckwheat makes the perfect base for a nourishing breakfast that actually keeps you full. Swirled with rich peanut butter, topped with crunchy cacao nibs and finished with silky coconut cream, this bowl is equal parts comfort food and power breakfast. It’s earthy, chocolatey, creamy and deeply satisfying… the kind of breakfast you’ll crave long after winter ends.

Serving Pairing Suggestions

Fresh banana slices with extra peanut butter drizzle

Stewed cinnamon apples or pears

Fresh raspberries or blueberries for brightness

Toasted coconut flakes and chopped roasted peanuts

A spoonful of berry chia jam

Dark chocolate shavings with flaky sea salt

Espresso or strong black coffee alongside

A turmeric or chai latte for cosy winter vibes

Maple roasted pecans or walnuts

Thick coconut yoghurt layered on top

Fresh strawberries and a drizzle of honey

Sliced dates for natural caramel sweetness

Orange zest for a fresh citrus lift

Hemp seeds or chia seeds for extra nourishment

Warm roasted stone fruit in summer months

A soft boiled egg on the side for added protein

Homemade granola sprinkled over for crunch

Tahini drizzle instead of peanut butter for a nutty twist

Frozen cherries warmed through with vanilla

A little espresso poured over the top affogato-style for breakfast decadence

 

Need

Do

1  

Soak the buckwheat in enough water to cover for an hour or more. Drain.

2  

Place drained buckwheat, water and salt into the Thermomix bowl and cook 15 min/90°C/speed 1.

3  

Add vanilla to the cooked porridge, coconut milk, peanut butter and maple syrup. Stir with your spatula.

4  

Serve with toppings of choice.

Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of nine, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.

Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!