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Fresh Cinnamon Sweet Porridge Cereal

Porridge is a dish of grains or vegetables cooked in milk or water such as oatmeal, rice or grits.





Kids cinnamon apple sweet porridge cereal is an inexpensive and delicious African meal to make. In South Africa, porridge is known as Pap or Mielie, Ugali in Tanzania, Sadza in Zimbabwe, Nsima in Malawi the name changes with region and language but is usually translated as porridge.


Make Kids cinnamon apple sweet porridge to the consistency desired using various types of grains, fruits or vegetables. Throughout Africa, the addition to most meals is stiff porridge made from ground cereals, yam or cassava root boiled with water or milk.

Fresh Cinnamon Sweet Porridge Cereal


Ingredients

1 cup apple sauce
1 cup cooked apples
1 cup maize meal
2 cups whole milk
1/4 cup sugar or honey or to taste

Directions

Add all ingredients into a large pot mix well and simmer 20 minutes. Top with apples and any other type of fruit you like then sprinkle with cinnamon serve as a breakfast meal.






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