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Vispipuuro
Vispipuuro: Finnish whipped pink lingonberry semolina porridge
Vispipuuro, 'whisked porridge', is a Finnish childhood favourite: semolina cooked in lingonberry juice and water with sugar, then cooled and whisked hard until it turns pale pink, light and fluffy like a mousse. It is eaten for breakfast, as a dessert at school, or as a snack, with cold milk poured around it. Cranberries or redcurrants work too. A common mistake is whisking it while still hot, which never lightens it. Chef's tip: cool the porridge in a sink of cold water, then whisk with an electric mixer for 10 minutes; it will double in volume. Serve with oat milk to keep it vegan.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the porridge
- 7 oz lingonberries or cranberriesfresh or frozen
- 3 ¼ cups water
- 3 ½ oz sugar
- 3 ½ oz fine semolina
- 1 pinch salt
To serve
- 1 ¾ cups cold oat milk or milk
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Simmer 7 oz lingonberries or cranberries in 3 ¼ cups water for 10 minutes. Strain through a sieve, pressing the pulp, and return the juice to the pan.
10 minStep 2: Add 3 ½ oz sugar and 1 pinch salt and bring to the boil. Whisk in 3 ½ oz fine semolina in a thin stream and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring, until thick.
10 minStep 3: Cool the pan in cold water for 15 minutes, stirring now and then.
15 minStep 4: Whisk with an electric whisk for 8–10 minutes, until pale pink, light and doubled in volume. Common mistake: whisking while hot.
10 minStep 5: Serve in bowls with cold 1 ¾ cups cold oat milk or milk.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 46 g
- Fat
- 1 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does vispipuuro take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of cold oat milk or milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
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