You could also add an extra egg yolk for an ultra-smooth, silky result. Protein powder is an optional extra.
How do custard oats taste?
They taste like hotel porridge, which is always creamier, smoother and richer than the basic version I make for myself at home. The egg adds the richness of custard, but it doesn’t taste like a mouthful of scrambled up egg and oats. Instead, the egg acts as a silkening agent, making the oats less chewy. Like restaurant-quality oatmeal that’s more delicious than the plain, homemade kind.
Are custard oats high in protein?
Custard oats contain protein, but are not a high-protein food. With a few tweaks, though, they can be. Let’s break it down.
Oats are a good source of fibre (adults should be aiming to eat 25 to 30 grams per meal) and contain a small amount of protein. 40 grams of oats will give you around 4.8 grams of protein. They are also rich in micronutrients like manganese, phosphorus and zinc.
Making porridge with dairy milk ups the protein content again, with one cup of whole milk containing 8 grams of protein (non-dairy milk tends to have much lower protein content, so keep an eye on this if you’re tracking your protein intake). Eaten alone, this gives us 12.8 grams of protein.
One medium egg contains around 7 grams of protein. For reference, adults are advised to eat anywhere between 0.8 and 1.5 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. This number ticks up or down depending on your age and activity level.
One medium egg bumps this up to 19.8 grams of protein, which is a respectable amount for a morning meal.
How to make custard oats a high-protein breakfast
To make custard oats a high-protein food, consider adding a spoonful or two of Greek yoghurt (100 grams fat-free Greek yoghurt contains between 9 and 10.5 grams of protein) or a couple of spoonfuls of protein powder during cooking.
Will I be going back to regular oats? Hard pass. This way is far more delicious. Sold!
This article first appeared on Vogue.co.uk
