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Egg “Porridge”

September 16, 2014 By elviira 36 Comments

Egg Porridge with Cinnamon and Raspberries

Here is a fascinating (and satiating!) option for those who are after porridge or oatmeal for breakfast but are lacking proper gluten-free and ketogenic oatmeal recipes. This sweet, creamy and rich breakfast “porridge” keeps you satisfied for hours. (NB. There is a dairy-free version at the end of the post!)

This creation is quite close to scrambled eggs, but grainier, creamier, and sweeter. In fact, when spiced with cinnamon, it resembles rice porridge that we eat here in Finland during Christmas time. It also reminds me of Milchreis (“milk rice”), that Germans eat any time.

If your daily quota of carbs allows, top this porridge with berries or slices of apples or peaches. Berries are highly recommended because of their valuable nutrients.


Tips for making the egg porridge

It might come as a surprise (and don’t let this fact turn you off!) but this whole recipe is based on the curdling of eggs. The curdles are tiny and create an oatmeal-like effect. There are not that many occasions in this life where curdling is preferred, but here curdling is a must!

This porridge is very easy and quick to make — perfect for busy mornings — and it’s almost foolproof. (How could you go wrong with curdling, when it anyway happens so easily, also when it’s the last thing you wish?) The most important thing is to mix the egg and cream mixture all the time when heating, also along the bottom. Use low enough heat to ensure that the mixture doesn’t burn to the bottom of the saucepan and doesn’t get any brown color.

Let’s take a look how to make this easy porridge:

Combine the eggs…

Egg Porridge; Eggs | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

…cream…

Egg Porridge; Cream| Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

…and the sweetener in a small bowl.

Egg Porridge; Sweetener| Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

Give it a little whisk so that the egg yolks break and the ingredients are mixed.

Egg Porridge; Whisking | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

Heat a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Place the butter in the saucepan. Let the butter melt but don’t let it get browned. Turn the heat to the minimum once the butter is melted.

Egg Porridge; Saucepan with Butter | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

Add the egg and cream mixture.

Egg Porridge; Pouring in the Cream Mixture | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

Continue heating. Mix all the time along the bottom to ensure that the mixture doesn’t burn to the bottom of the saucepan. Reduce the heat — if you can — or take the saucepan from the heat for a while if the mixture gets brown color or gets stuck to the bottom of the saucepan.

Egg Porridge; Whisking | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

Just continue mixing and heating until the mixture is quite thick and a little bit curdled. Don’t make it too dry and grainy, but leave it creamy and with only tiny “grains”. Those grains get bigger and the porridge drier the longer you cook. You want to keep the porridge creamy and not too dry, otherwise it will be like scrambled eggs…

Egg Porridge; Some More Whisking | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

Now your porridge is ready! Just season it as you wish.

Egg Porridge; Ready "Porridge" | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

My egg porridge experiments

I got the idea for this porridge when developing my Cauli ‘n’ Cheese recipe. Some of the experiments curdled, and I got the idea to turn the flop to my advantage by developing a recipe for porridge based on this curdling reaction. For porridge, I didn’t need cheese anymore, just eggs and cream, even cheese porridge definitely sounds revolutionary.

To increase the fat content and make the preparation easier, I wanted to use also butter. I combined the eggs and cream in a small bowl and mixed a little. I added the mixture to a saucepan where I had melted the butter over low heat. Then, I just mixed and mixed, heating all the time and waiting what happens when the mixture thickens.

At first the mixture looked like thick sauce, but very soon it became even thicker and a little bit curdled. This curdling made it look like real porridge! Wonderful!

After tasting the porridge I have to admit that the taste was very bland — so I needed to season the creation with something. Well, you season the gluten-filled porridge too, at least with salt.

But since I wanted to use spices, I thought cinnamon would be a perfect spice to my egg porridge, maybe vanilla as well. I also wanted to have my porridge sweet, so I added some stevia. In the end I left out the vanilla and just sprinkled plenty of cinnamon on top of the ready, sweetened porridge. Perfect! I was so happy to include one more gluten-free low-carb porridge recipe to my arsenal!

I don’t expect everybody fall in love with this creation, but for serious low-carbers and health-conscious people it will be a great breakfast alternative.

 

Egg Porridge; That Was Sooooo Good! | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 
And here is the recipe:

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Egg “Porridge”

Author: Elviira

  • 2 organic free-range eggs
  • 1/3 cup = 80 ml organic heavy cream without food additives
  • 2 packages NuStevia™ NoCarbs Blend™ OR your preferred sweetener to taste
  • 2 tablespoons = 1 oz = 30 g grass-fed butter
  • to taste ground organic Ceylon cinnamon
  1. Combine eggs, cream and the sweetener in a small bowl. Give the mixture a little whisk.
  2. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Don’t let the butter get any brown color, just let it melt. Turn the heat to the minimum once the butter is melted.
  3. Add the egg and cream mixture. Cook, all the time mixing, along the bottom until the mixture thickens and starts curdling.
  4. When you see the first signs of curdling -- i.e. those tiny grains -- take the saucepan immediately from the heat. Now the porridge is ready!
  5. Transfer the porridge into a serving bowl. Sprinkle plenty of cinnamon on top (maybe some extra sweetener as well?) and serve immediately.
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https://www.lowcarbsosimple.com/egg-porridge/
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Nutrition Information In Total (recipe makes 1 serving)
Protein 17.3 g
Fat 64.5 g
Net carbs 2.9 g
kcal 661 kcal

 

Tips for variation

You can vary and season this porridge endlessly. Like said, my personal favorite spice is cinnamon, I just think it’s a perfect spice with this porridge. I also love to top my porridge with fresh raspberries if I happen to have them at hand. Naturally, any berries — fresh or frozen — are super healthy and they add vitamins and nutrients to this satiating breakfast.

If the amount of calories is too much for you, you can replace the heavy cream with half heavy cream and half filtered or spring water. One serving will have 527 kcal and 1.7 grams net carbs. Alternatively, you can reduce the amount of butter by half, using 1 tablespoon (1/2 oz = 15 g) butter. In that case one serving of porridge will have 417 kcal and 1.6 grams net carbs.

For those who don’t tolerate dairy, I created a dairy-free version with coconut oil and coconut milk. I have to say that if possible, it’s even more delicious than the version with cream and butter! Since coconut milk has a naturally sweet taste, you don’t need to use that much sweetener. Below the recipe and a photo about dairy-free porridge topped with frozen wild blueberries (thanks for my mom for picking and freezing them!)

 

Dairy-Free Egg “Porridge”

2 organic free-range eggs
1/3 cup = 80 ml organic coconut milk without food additives
1 package NuStevia™ NoCarbs Blend™ OR your preferred sweetener to taste
1 tablespoon organic extra virgin coconut oil
to taste ground organic Ceylon cinnamon

 

Directions

  1. Combine eggs, coconut milk and the sweetener in a small bowl. Give the mixture a little whisk.
  2. Melt the coconut oil in a medium saucepan over low heat.
  3. Add the egg and coconut milk mixture. Cook, all the time mixing along the bottom until the mixture thickens and starts curdling.
  4. When you see the first signs of curdling, i.e. those tiny grains, take the saucepan immediately from the heat. Now the porridge is ready!
  5. Transfer the porridge in a serving bowl. Sprinkle plenty of cinnamon on top and serve immediately.



 

Nutrition information In Total (recipe makes 1 serving)
Protein 15.8 g
Fat 40.5 g
Net carbs 4.4 g
kcal 445 kcal

 

Dairy-Free Egg Porridge | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

 

P.S. I’m sorry for being so late with this blog post. The thing is, that I wanted to shoot my first ever cooking video, or actually just rehearse how to do it. The very first video was far too shaky to be published anywhere — it would have just made people seasick! I used GoPro with chest mount which wasn’t a very good idea when the video needed so much whisking.

With my next video I used GoPro with chest mount but tried not to move that much. Everything went relatively okay until I started editing the files. I used Camtasia which is a very user-friendly program and extremely easy to use, but for some reason it wanted to corrupt my videos every time I tried to do some cutting. I have been fighting with the problem almost for a week now, and still didn’t find a proper solution how to prevent the files from corrupting. I would have liked to shorten the videos even more, but that had meant more corruption. I just don’t happen to like corruption in any form…!

Lessons learnt: 1) Use camera stand, no chest mount 2) Make the videos much shorter 3) Plan the whole thing better.

These are not very good-quality videos, but I wanted to upload them in YouTube anyway, though I might remove them quite soon if I start feeling too ashamed! I promise you better videos next time!

And now, I would like to know which you prefer here on my blog, progress photos or (better made…) videos. Please leave me a comment!

 

 

 

 

Finally, some bloopers for entertainment:

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Jennifer

    July 21, 2019 at 22:02

    Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I’m currently houseboind and in recovery for a major surgery, and this recipe seems like the exact intake solution which won’t strain my digestive system (or bore my tastebuds).

    Reply
    • elviira

      July 22, 2019 at 04:37

      You’re so welcome! Have a speedy recovery!

      Reply
  2. Carla

    August 27, 2018 at 00:22

    So good!!! Reminds me of a hot cereal I had growing up in Puerto Rico!

    Reply
    • elviira

      August 27, 2018 at 04:49

      So glad you liked it!!

      Reply
  3. Chris

    January 12, 2018 at 17:19

    I’ve been making this recipe for lunch all week!!!! I add tumeric, cinnamon, vanilla powder, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and celtic sea salt. IT IS AWESOME! Thank you Thank you, Thank you!!!!

    Reply
    • elviira

      January 12, 2018 at 19:02

      You’re welcome, Chris! My pleasure!!

      Reply
  4. Ruby

    August 16, 2017 at 04:36

    I have had such a craving for oatmeal this past week and this porridge was exactly what I needed! It was delicious! I can’t wait to experiment with different toppings and spices.

    Reply
    • elviira

      August 16, 2017 at 05:24

      Wonderful! So great to hear it satisfied your cravings!

      Reply
  5. Jae

    June 10, 2017 at 20:28

    This was absolutely delicious! Thank you so much for these recipes they are a life saver for my Keto diet! Only thing is I wish the total carbs were listed not just the net carbs. I am tracking total carbs.

    Reply
    • elviira

      June 11, 2017 at 07:50

      Hi Jae, so great to hear you liked it! When I’ll find a reliable software to calculate total carbs I’ll start using it immediately 🙂

      Reply
  6. Polly

    February 8, 2017 at 07:18

    Oh, this was luscious!

    I’m a huge fan of browned butter and would like try it but you specifically said not to brown the butter. Is there a reason NOT to brown the butter?

    Thanks for a great addition to my breakfast rotation.

    Reply
    • elviira

      February 8, 2017 at 07:52

      Hi Polly, great that you liked it! After my experiments with this “porridge” I found out that you get a better tasting result if you don’t brown the butter (I’m also a huge fan of browned butter!). But why not try out with browned butter and see how you like it? Maybe you prefer it browned anyway!

      Reply
  7. Wes

    October 22, 2016 at 17:00

    This was a really good recipe and it tasted excellent. I’m currently on a keto diet so this was perfect. I did not have heavy cream so I substituted it for unsweetened vanilla almond milk and it came out great with infinitely less calories. Thank you for this idea.

    Reply
    • elviira

      October 22, 2016 at 18:50

      Hi Wes, so great to hear that you liked it!

      Reply
  8. Linda @ The Fitty

    September 16, 2016 at 23:40

    Omg I love this recipe and I have to make it at home!! Can I wish with a rubber spatula??

    Reply
    • elviira

      September 17, 2016 at 06:32

      Wonderful! Yes, rubber spatula should do the job.

      Reply
  9. inez

    August 19, 2016 at 19:06

    Well, yum! Just made the coconut oil version. I added chopped walnuts for some tooth. Approved. I think my husband especially will enjoy this non savory egg breakfast. Thank you!

    Reply
    • elviira

      August 19, 2016 at 19:10

      Wonderful! Thanks for trying out!

      Reply
  10. Hannu

    August 12, 2016 at 12:57

    Kuulostaa hyvältä, tuota pitää kokeilla huomenna aamulla, kiitos!

    Reply
    • elviira

      August 12, 2016 at 13:20

      Eipä kestä! Toivottavasti maistuu 🙂

      Reply
  11. Anita

    August 11, 2016 at 07:52

    I just made this for breakfast and LOVED it. Really filling and satisfying. Thank you!

    Reply
    • elviira

      August 11, 2016 at 08:04

      Thank you, Anita! So great that you liked it!

      Reply
  12. Karen (Kangas) Kitchen

    June 26, 2015 at 17:38

    I have just started following your Facebook page. All the recipes I have tried are wonderful! My parents are both Finnish and I love that when you describe a Finnish recipe, I know exactly what you mean. Telling all my family and I love the video too!

    Reply
    • elviira

      June 26, 2015 at 17:50

      Hi Karen, thanks for your comment and welcome on board! So great to hear from your Finnish background and that you have found my recipes useful 🙂

      Reply
  13. Anna-Marie

    February 21, 2015 at 10:23

    Hi there. I used a similar recipe. I love tapioca, and this is a reasonable substitute. If you bake it. It also makes a wonderful custard. A nice change up is to use a orange oil or a little lemon juice and zest and sour cream. I have even tried chocolate, which makes a really fine dessert custard.

    Reply
    • elviira

      February 21, 2015 at 11:06

      Hi, thanks for the hints. You might also like this recipe: https://www.lowcarbsosimple.com/quick-mocha-pudding/

      Reply
  14. Schament

    January 4, 2015 at 04:27

    Love this!!!!! I eat porridge all the time it is huge in my family, we are from the West Indies so I grew up eating it and since I went low carb I was sad I had to give it up but you have made my day. I literally just finished my first bowl 30 mins ago and am still raving about it. My hubby also from the West Indies said I want that for breakfast tomorrow. Keep the recipes coming, job well done!!!!!

    Reply
    • elviira

      January 4, 2015 at 09:34

      Thank you, Schament! I’m so happy you and your hubby liked the recipe!!

      Reply
  15. Becka

    September 26, 2014 at 00:37

    I love this! I’m not personally an “egg” person, but I still tried out this recipe, and even tasted it! I really enjoyed it. But the eggs got to me… so I shared with my kids. 🙂

    How did you film your video?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • elviira

      September 26, 2014 at 06:51

      Hi Becka, thanks for trying out the recipe even you are not that much of an “egg” person! I used GoPro with chest mount for filming the video and Camtasia for editing. It’s a bit too shaky video, so I might use a stand next time rather than wear the camera.

      Reply
  16. Sudha

    September 18, 2014 at 22:04

    Hi, I made this for breakfast yesterday and it was so yummy ! I added a pinch of saffron and it tasted like a pudding. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I am new to this site and I love the fact that all your recipes have 5 or less ingredients.So easy to make, yet so tasty. God bless you!

    Reply
    • elviira

      September 19, 2014 at 06:27

      Hi Sudha and thanks for your comment! So great to hear that you liked the recipe and also my blog!

      Reply
  17. GrannyM

    September 17, 2014 at 16:56

    Looks delicious and easy!
    I like both the pix & the video so I subscribed to your YouTube channel too.

    Reply
    • elviira

      September 17, 2014 at 19:44

      Hi GrannyM, thanks for your comment and for subscribing to my YouTube channel! More videos to come…!

      Reply
  18. COYOTE

    September 17, 2014 at 14:09

    really appreciate your recipes…
    I’m a new comer (3 months) to this high quality of living and your experience is so helpful !!

    claude ( self-sustaining farm in Québec )
    (guess what I’m having for breakfast ?)
    :O)

    Reply
    • elviira

      September 17, 2014 at 15:54

      Thanks for your comment and welcome to the low-carb journey! Self-sustaining farm sounds intriguing! 🙂

      Reply

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