Add nuts to mixer bowl, chop for 5 sec/speed 5/MC on. Set aside.
Add apple and date or sweetener if using and chop for 3 sec/speed 5/MC on. Scrape bowl down.
Add 50 g or 1.8 oz water to apple and cook for 5 min/steaming temp/speed 2/MC on.
Blend for 3 sec/speed 5/MC on.
Add remaining ingredients, (you may also need to add a little water, depending on the kind of brand and milk you use), and cook for 4 min/100°C or 212°F/speed 2/MC on or until desired consistency is reached.
You can add extra milk or water at this stage and blend through if you prefer a runnier porridge.
Notes
You can substitute the coconut milk with normal milk, cream, nut milk etc, but may need to reduce the water accordingly.You can use 90 g or 3.2 oz of any type of nuts or seeds you prefer, experiment with what you've got!You can omit the apple and step 2 completely, substituting the sweetener with 1-2 tbsp rice malt syrup for a low fructose version.You can soak your nuts overnight for those who want to.This porridge will thicken on cooling, you can reconstitute it by stirring through more milk of choice.Bellini UsersUse blunt blade for this recipeAt step 5 cook longer if required.