Sweetener Tablets x 12: 0kcal(0ml) Asda Sucralose Sweetener Tablets 300 for 65p = 3p
Peach Slices x 6 (50g) = 35kcal (45ml) Asda SP Peach Slices 35p for 411g can = 7p .
INSTRUCTIONS
Measure 250ml (1 mug) of rolled oats into a large plastic container.
Add 375ml of water (one and a half mugs).
Pat 12 sucralose tablets into a 125ml measuring container.
Fill with soya milk up to the mark
Place both containers in the microwave and heat for 3 minutes at 800W and 3 minutes at 450W (in one program if possible).
Stir the soya milk to fully dissolve the tablets and add to the porridge.
Stir the mixture until the porridge become thick and creamy.
Serve in a bowl and decorate with sliced peaches or whatever you fancy. If you want the porridge to cool down quickly server on a large plate instead – the larger the surface area the quicker heat can escape.
The Osmotic Pressure Effect
The reason for cooking the porridge oats in water only is to maximise the hydration of the oats. This is the same osmotic pressure effect that rice is heir to. Some people add salt to the water before cooking rice because they believe that this raises the boiling point of water and therefore cooks it more quickly. Doing this will in fact reduce the osmotic pressure and result in less water being absorbed by the rice! Cooking porridge oats in a mixture of water, soya milk and sucralose tablets has the same effect because you are increasing the strength of the solution on the outside of the semipermeable membrane of the oats.
