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How to Make Creamy Millet Porridge (Vegan)

Name: How to Make Millet Porridge (Vegan)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup millet; 3 cups water ((divided)); 1 can coconut milk ((400 ml)); 3 tbsp coconut sugar ((or brown sugar)); 1 tsp cinnamon; caramelized bananas; Peanut butter ((for drizzling)); shredded coconut for sprinkling

5 from 4 votes

5-ingredient creamy millet porridge. A delicious 30-minute breakfast alternative to traditional oatmeal that's entirely vegan and gluten-free. Topped with pan-fried caramelized bananas and peanut butter (or add your favourite toppings!).

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

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Jan 15, 2024 (Last updated Dec 9, 2025) by Hannah Sunderani

Boost your vegan breakfast game with this Creamy Millet Porridge Recipe! It’s a nourishing plant-based breakfast recipe to keep you satiated and satisfied all morning long. Top with my caramelized bananas and a drizzle of maple syrup for an ultra cozy bowl!

After mastering Barley Porridge, Buckwheat Porridge, Quinoa Porridge, and Amaranth Porridge, I knew it was time to share a “How to Guide” for my favourite millet porridge.

This millet porridge is just as luxurious, creamy, and pleasantly chewy as traditional porridge. It’s just as satisfying as the classic oat porridge and has quickly become a household favourite. All in all, it’s another breakfast porridge option that’s guaranteed to be a hit with the whole family!

Vegan millet porridge topped with peanut butter, caramelized bananas and coconut flakes. The porridge is in a white bowl that is placed on a grey plate with a silver spoon in the middle. The bowl is sitting on a white backdrop.

Hannah’s hot take

Why You’ll Love My Recipe

Most millet porridges are inspired by the traditional Chinese Millet Congee. These porridges are typically savoury and made with ingredients like vegetable broth, pickled vegetables, tofu, sweet potato, and other savoury plant-based ingredients.

And while I love a savoury porridge, this millet porridge recipe is for my sweet breakfast lovers. It’s made simply with coconut sugar and cinnamon, then topped with decadent caramelized bananas to make this breakfast recipe restaurant-worthy! I know you will love this breakfast porridge!

Hannah xx

This Millet Porridge is….

Vegan
Gluten-Free
Rich and creamy
Easy to digest
Kid-friendly
Husband-approved
Made with 4 ingredients
Perfect oatmeal substitute

All of the ingredients to make the vegan millet porridge separated into individual bowls. The bowls are sitting on a white backdrop.

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

Millet – For this porridge recipe, you’ll need whole grain, hulled millet. Pearl millet, foxtail millet, and finger millet all work well in this homemade porridge recipe! If you are searching for millet in your local grocery store, check near the other whole grains such as rice, quinoa, barley, buckwheat, etc. If it is not there, you may need to purchase your millet online or visit a local health food store.
Coconut milk – Just like my creamy quinoa porridge, I prefer the rich, creaminess of full-fat coconut milk in this porridge. If you want a lighter porridge, you can reduce the full-fat coconut milk to 1/2 cup and increase the water to 3 1/2 cups. I also recipe tested this with my 15-minute cashew cream and it was delicious.
Coconut sugar – Lightly sweetens the porridge without being overpowering or adding refined sugars. Next best sugar is brown sugar because it has a similar flavour profile.
Cinnamon – Adds warmth, a hint of sweetness, and a rich flavour that enhances the flavour in the millet.

How to Make Millet Porridge

Rest assured that the process for making this millet porridge is very easy!

Add 1 cup of millet and 2 cups of water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the millet starts to puff and water is reduced by half, about 10 minutes on my stovetop.

Water and millet combined together to make the vegan millet porridge. The mixture is in a grey saucepan. The saucepan is sitting on a white backdrop. — Add 1 cup of millet and 2 cups of water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil.

The millet and water boiled in a pot, so the the millet has puffed. The puffed millet is in a grey saucepan. The saucepan is sitting on a white backdrop. — Add 1 cup of millet and 2 cups of water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil.

After 10 minutes, pour in the coconut milk and 1 additional cup of water. Stir in the coconut sugar and cinnamon until well combined, then simmer the porridge until thickened and the millet is soft and pleasantly chewy, about another 10 minutes.

Coconut milk, water, cinnamon and coconut sugar added to the millet. This mixture is in a grey saucepan. The saucepan is sitting on a white backdrop. — Add the coconut milk, 1 cup of water, coconut sugar, and cinnamon.

All of the ingredients to make the millet porridge combined and fully cooked. The porridge is in a grey saucepan. The saucepan is sitting on a white backdrop. — Add the coconut milk, 1 cup of water, coconut sugar, and cinnamon.

While the porridge cooks, prepare the Caramelized Bananas (my personal favourite) or other toppings of choice.

A grey skillet full of caramelized bananas. The skillet is sitting on a white backdrop. — Prepare the Caramelized Bananas or other toppings of choice.

Lastly, scoop the cooked porridge into individual bowls and top, as desired. Drizzle with peanut butter or pure maple syrup and enjoy immediately while warm and creamy!

The millet porridge being poured into a white bowl with a silver spoon. The bowl is placed on a grey plate that is sitting on a white backdrop. In the background There is a bowl of Caramelized Bananas and peanut butter to the left. — Scoop the cooked porridge into individual bowls and top, as desired.

Porridge Toppings

Below are a few of my favourite toppings, but substitute in your family’s preferred toppings!

Caramelized bananas, like in this recipe
Nut butter, like peanut butter or almond butter
Fresh fruits, like fresh berries, sliced banana, or chopped mango
Nuts and seeds
Toasted coconut
Raspberry Chia Jam or Strawberry Chia Jam
Chocolate chips or cacao nibs
Extra cinnamon or a cinnamon stick for garnish

I hope you love this healthy grain porridge as much as I do! If you do make this recipe, please let me know in the comments below what you think and check out The Two Spoons App for more wholesome vegan recipes like this! I truly love hearing from you, and I’m always here to answer any questions you might have.

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How to Make Millet Porridge (Vegan)

5 from 4 votes

By Hannah Sunderani

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Serves people

Ingredients

Millet Porridge:

1 cup millet
3 cups water (divided)
1 can coconut milk (400 ml)
3 tbsp coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
1 tsp cinnamon

Toppings:

caramelized bananas
Peanut butter (for drizzling)
shredded coconut for sprinkling

Instructions

Add millet and 2 cups water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the millet starts to puff and water is reduced by half, 10 minutes.
Pour in the coconut milk and 1 cup more water and bring to a simmer. Stir in the coconut sugar and cinnamon to combine. Simmer the porridge until thickened and the consistency is soft and pleasantly chewy, 10 minutes.
While you’re waiting for the millet porridge to cook, make the caramelized bananas for toppings. (Recipe linked in notes).
Scoop the cooked porridge into bowls and top with the caramelized bananas, drizzle with peanut butter and enjoy!

Notes

Once prepared, leftover porridge will keep in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. For ultimate freshness, store leftovers in glass over plastic!

This porridge can be reheated in the microwave or on the stovetop.

To microwave, add an individual serving of porridge to a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30 second increments until warmed through. If the porridge is too thick for your liking, add a splash of extra almond milk, coconut milk, or water until thinned to your liking.

To heat on the stove, transfer the porridge to a small saucepan over medium-low heat and stir occasionally until warm. Add a splash of plant-milk or water, stirring often, until creamy again.

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