We don't need to tell anybody about the healthy properties of rolled oats. The majority of children don't want even want to look at them. I'm a mum of two children, and I know that convincing children to eat porridge is not so easy.

My daughter likes porridge with tomatoes, avocado, pepper, chives and roasted sunflower seeds, whereas my son likes oat omelettes. Today I found another oat dish which my children accepted: oat budino with home-cooked strawberry confiture and almonds. The one thing I don't like about this dish is the colour of the budino. However, the taste and healthy properties make up for this tiny defect.

Ingredients
500ml of milk (you can use vegetable milk)
5-6 of tablespoons of rolled oats
1 tablespoon of sugar
half a teaspoon of vanilla essence
confiture
250g of strawberries
2 tablespoons of maple syrup
the peel and juice of half an orange
a piece of cinnamon
a small twig of rosemary

Boil the milk with the sugar and vanilla essence. Add the rolled oats and boil until they are soft. Blend it thoroughly until you have the consistency of a smooth budino. Wash the strawberries and cut them into smaller pieces. Put them into a pan, add the orange peel and juice, maple syrup, cinnamon and rosemary. Boil until the strawberries are soft and the juice is thick. Remove the rosemary and cinnamon. Put the budino into some bowls. Put the confiture on top. Decorate with the strawberry pieces, almonds and peppermint leaves.

Enjoy your meal!

Try also
Smart homemade budino
Orange crème brûlée with millet groats
Millet groats chocolate crème with cranberry mousse