Recipes · Filipino · Porridge

Champorado (Chocolate Rice Porridge)

One serving has 303 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (77%), manganese (57%), magnesium (30%), phosphorus (25%), fiber (23%) and zinc (22%). Ready in 40 minutes.

Champorado (Chocolate Rice Porridge)
Photo: Josh James from Imus, Philippines, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Cooking: 35 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (470 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy

Ingredients

  • 45 g Rice, glutinous
  • 350 g Water
  • 15 g Cocoa powder
  • 20 g Sugar
  • 40 g Milk, whole
  • 0.3 g Salt

Method

  1. Rinse the glutinous rice, then combine it with the water in a pot and bring to a boil.
  2. Lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally so it doesn't stick, for 25-30 minutes until the rice is very soft and the mixture thickens into a porridge.
  3. Stir in the cocoa powder and sugar until fully dissolved and evenly distributed.
  4. Add the salt and simmer for a further 5 minutes, stirring often, until thick and glossy.
  5. Ladle into bowls.
  6. Pour the milk over each bowl just before serving, swirling it through the chocolate porridge.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy303 kcal14%
Carbohydrates67.4 g
Water390 mL
Fiber6.8 g23%
Protein7.3 g15%
Tryptophan0.1 g
Threonine0.28 g
Isoleucine0.31 g
Leucine0.55 g
Lysine0.36 g
Methionine0.14 g
Cystine0.11 g
Phenylalanine0.37 g
Tyrosine0.28 g
Valine0.45 g
Histidine0.16 g
Fat3.6 g
Monounsaturated1.1 g
Polyunsaturated0.23 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.2 g
Saturated2 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol4 mg
Calcium80.1 mg8%
Copper0.69 mg77%
Iron2.8 mg16%
Magnesium92.7 mg30%
Manganese1 mg57%
Phosphorus176 mg25%
Potassium316 mg7%
Selenium10.5 µg19%
Sodium154 mg
Zinc1.8 mg22%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.11 mg10%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.13 mg12%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.3 mg10%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.56 mg11%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.08 mg6%
Folate (vitamin B9)9.9 µg2%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.18 µg8%
Choline7.5 mg2%
Vitamin A18.4 µg3%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)20.4 IU3%
Vitamin E0.04 mg0%
Vitamin K0.5 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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