Hot Matcha Porridge, No Overnight Wait

For a warm bowl without waiting overnight, cook the oats, then add the matcha once the saucepan is off the heat. This matcha porridge uses 1.6 oz (45 g) oats, about 7/8 cup (200 ml) soy milk, and about 1 1/2 tsp (3 g) matcha. Allow 17 minutes for one bowl.

We keep the porridge loose enough to mix in the matcha paste without heating it longer. For a breakfast outside the warm bowl, other breakfast dishes with matcha can be served cold or cut into slices.

• Prep 7 minutes
• Cook 10 minutes
• Rest none
• Total 17 minutes
• Yield 1 bowl
• Equipment small saucepan, fine sieve, small bowl, spoon, and kettle

Ingredients for one bowl of matcha porridge

• 1.6 oz (45 g) rolled oats
• About 7/8 cup (200 ml) plain soy milk
• About 1 1/2 tsp (3 g) matcha
• 4 tsp (20 ml) water at about 167°F (75°C)
• About 1 1/2 tsp (10 g) maple syrup

Cook the oats and add the tea off the heat

1. Sift about 1 1/2 tsp (3 g) matcha into a small bowl.
2. Pour 4 tsp (20 ml) water at about 167°F (75°C) over the matcha.
3. Work the powder with a spoon until it forms a smooth paste.
4. Heat about 7/8 cup (200 ml) soy milk in a saucepan for about 2 minutes, until it just begins to simmer.
5. Add the 1.6 oz (45 g) rolled oats.
6. Cook over low heat for 8 minutes, stirring often.
7. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
8. Mix the matcha paste into the warm porridge.
9. Add about 1 1/2 tsp (10 g) maple syrup.
10. Pour the porridge into a bowl.

Check the oats after eight minutes of cooking. If they're still firm, cook them for another two minutes while stirring; the total time will then exceed the stated 17 minutes. A sticking bottom means the heat is too high; run the spoon along the base of the saucepan.

A warm bowl or oats prepared the night before?

Serve the porridge as soon as it leaves the saucepan. If you'd rather cook nothing in the morning, oats prepared the night before develop their texture in the cold overnight.

Which matcha should go with warm oats?

In this bowl of oats sweetened with maple syrup, we choose Matcha Essence for cooking: a powder intended for drinking with water alone isn't needed. About 1 1/2 tsp (3 g) matcha goes in after cooking so the tea flavor stays distinct from the soy milk.

Our tip. Keep the small bowl of matcha paste close to the saucepan. You can mix it in as soon as the heat is off, before the porridge thickens further.

Allergens. Oats (gluten) and soy in the basic recipe.