Breakfast

Cherry and Dark Chocolate Whey Porridge

Name: Cherry and Dark Chocolate Whey Porridge
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 50 g Rolled oats; 250 ml Skimmed milk; 100 g, stoned and halved Cherries; 2 squares, about 10 g Dark chocolate, 85%; 1 scoop, about 30 g Whey protein isolate; A few drops Vanilla extract; A pinch Salt

Porridge on skimmed milk with cherries cooked in for the last two minutes, whey stirred through and dark chocolate chopped over. 41 g of protein for 502 kcal.

Calories: 502kcal
Protein: 41g
Fat: 9g
Carbs: 59g

Per serving, makes 1. 10 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Milk
Soya

Oats count as a gluten cereal under UK labelling and ordinary oats are milled alongside wheat. Certified gluten-free oats are a separate ingredient here.
Flagged for the soya lecithin most bars use. Most also say they may contain milk and nuts.
Most whey powders contain soya lecithin, which counts as soya. Check the tub.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Rolled oats50 g
Dry weight.
Skimmed milk250 ml
Cherries100 g, stoned and halved
Stoned weight.
Dark chocolate, 85%2 squares, about 10 g
Whey protein isolate1 scoop, about 30 g
Values for an unflavoured or lightly flavoured isolate. A concentrate or a blend carries more fat and carbohydrate at the same scoop.
Vanilla extractA few drops
SaltA pinch

Method

Simmer the oats in the milk with the salt and vanilla for three minutes.
Add the cherries and cook for two minutes more, so they soften and bleed into the oats.
Off the heat, stir in the whey. Chop the chocolate and scatter it over so it melts in streaks rather than disappearing.

Worth knowing

Frozen cherries work out of season and cost a third of fresh. Add them from frozen and give the pan an extra minute.
Two squares of chocolate is 10 g. Chopped and scattered rather than stirred through, it stays in pockets you can taste.

Other breakfast recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every breakfast between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.