Creamy Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge

Creamy Jamaican Cornmeal porridge is a simple yet elegant breakfast. It’s a delicious, nutrient-rich, and satisfying breakfast for cold mornings. While it uses only a few ingredients, it has a rich flavor and a smooth, creamy texture.

Cornmeal Porridge is a favorite Jamaican Breakfast. It is made with finely ground yellow cornmeal, honey for sweetness, Coconut Milk for richness, Nutmeg and cinnamon for feel-good flavor! It meets all the criteria of comfort food. It evokes feelings of nostalgia, it is simple to make, uses the most basic of ingredients (Cornmeal, milk, and Sweetener), and it tastes good.

Although condensed milk is the basis for the authentic Jamaican cornmeal porridge. My preference is coconut milk in order to tone down on the sweetness and of course, the Calories!.

The spices and flavorings add depth of flavor to the porridge so feel free to play around with your spices to know what suits you well. My choice of spices include Nutmeg and Cinnamon and I also used Vanilla as my flavor. However, you don’t have to limit yourself to these spices and flavorings. Feel free to use mace, Allspice, Cloves, or Cardamon and you can use flavorings such as rose water, orange, or lemon peel.

From my experience, I discover that the hotter the water (or milk) the more the tendency of the porridge to get lumpy. what I do to prevent the lumps is to simply boil the water, and I add the Cold milk, that makes the mixture warm; Then I stir in my cornmeal immediately. This gives a smooth porridge.

How to make Cornmeal Pudding

To make this creamy cornmeal porridge you will need a saucepan, a wooden spoon, Yellow Cornmeal, Water, Milk, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Sweetener

• Pour some water in the saucepan, cover it up, place it on the stovetop and leave to come to a rolling boil.
• Once the water is boiled, add the Milk.
• Stir in the Cornmeal, Nutmeg, and Cinnamon – See #2 note below
• Continue to stir until a thin porridge consistency is formed about 5 minutes
• Cover it up and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning. (If the porridge is still grainy at this point, feel free to add more water or Milk and cook for another 5 minutes or till soft.
• Once the Cornmeal has become thick, like mayonnaise, or to your taste, stir in the vanilla extract.
• Remove it from the heat and serve.

My favorite way to enjoy this breakfast porridge is to garnish with fresh, frozen fruits or with a medley of fresh fruits. It’s also great with poached fruits or fruit sauce.

Other easy breakfast recipes you might want to try:

• Banana Oatmeal waffles
• Sausage Bread Rolls
• Breakfast Semolina porridge
• Gluten Free Banana Oatmeal Pancake
• Breakfast Potatoes and Egg Stew
• jamaican beef patties recipe
• Jamaican Oxtail Stew
• Shrimp and Grits

Notes:

1. Gentle heat and constant stirring help to prevent the much-dreaded lumps.  Start stirring immediately you add the cornmeal to the water.
2. When stirring it is important to reach the bottom, sides, and corners of the saucepan to prevent the porridge from sticking and scorching.
3. Don’t be afraid to add more milk if your porridge appears too thick.
4. Remember, the colder the porridge gets, the thicker, its consistency. If you are not eating immediately you may want to add a little extra water or milk.

You might also want to try out our favorite Jamaican Recipes:

• Delicious Jamaican Rice And Peas
• Jamaican Jerk Chicken
• Jamaican Oxtail Stew
• Creamy Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge
• Jamaican Beef Patties
• Deliciously Simple Jamaican Callaloo Recipe

Creamy Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge

Cornmeal porridge is a simple yet elegant breakfast. It’s a delicious, nutrient-rich, and satisfying breakfast for cold mornings. While it uses only a few ingredients, it has a rich flavor and a smooth, creamy texture.

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: carribean

Keyword: breakfast, Breakfast porridge, Cornmeal porridge, homemade

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 5 People

Calories: 393kcal

Author: Lola Osinkolu

Ingredients

• 1 cup Yellow Cornmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 cup Water
• 3 cups Coconut Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
• Honey to taste
• Butter Optional

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Instructions

• In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the water to a rolling boil
• Add the Coconut Milk, Cornmeal, Cinnamon and Nutmeg and begin to stir until a porridge with thin consistency is formed
• Cover the pot and leave the porridge to cook for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally to prevent the porridge from burning.
• Once you achieve your desired consistency, stir in the vanilla extract
• Sweeten with Honey and Serve hot.

Notes

Gentle heat and constant stirring help to prevent the much-dreaded curdling. Start stirring immediately you add the cornmeal to the water. When stirring it is important to reach the bottom, sides, and corners of the saucepan to prevent the porridge from sticking and scorching. Don’t be afraid to add more milk if your porridge appears too thick Remember, the colder the porridge gets, the thicker, its consistency. If you are not eating immediately you may want to add a little extra milk.

Nutrition

Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 400mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin C: 1.3mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 5.4mg

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