porridge in the slow cooker

icklejulez · 7 October 2006 at 4:48PM

Before I bought my slow cooker I saw a lovely porridge recipe with apples and sultana's(not on this site) never found it since, but Ive been tempted to try porridge too in my slow cooker. Would adding cooking apples and sultanas to the mix last thing at night be ok? Would the fruit be raw or overcooked etc? Would really like nice soft fruit to get in my toddler and baby.

susank · 7 October 2006 at 5:22PM

Being scottish I would never make this in slow cooker - buy oatmeal that is the difference - soak it overnight in a pan with the water and being scottish a pinch of salt - no milk or sugar please!!!!! and just bring to the boil and boil while you make tea/coffee/toast etc in the morning or while you have your shower and its fab and quick.

chaletmaid · 7 October 2006 at 5:34PM

I tried it when I first got my slow cooker but it cooked so well overnight that I couldn't eat it and it took ages to clean the dam thing so now I do it in a saucepan or in the microwave .

bizzylizzy · 8 October 2006 at 2:31PM

recovering_spendaholic wrote:

I have tried making porridge overnight in the slow cooker and I have to say it was horrible - it went all brown and had a funny sort of taste. The same thing happened when I tried to make a rice pudding in there. Any ideas why?

Porridge overnight was a disaster for me but rice pudding is yummy. I used 2oz pudding rice, 2oz sugar and 1 pt milk. I cooked it on Low for 5 hrs. The first time I left it for longer (abt 6-7 hrs) and it wasn't so nice.

bizzylizzy · 8 October 2006 at 2:36PM

hilstep2000 wrote:

I love it in the slow cooker. Really creamy.

How long do you cook it for?

elliebean_2 · 1 November 2006 at 1:21PM

Does anybody make porridge successfully in their slow cooker? If so, can you tell me what quantities of oats and liquid you use please?

TIA

clint1974 · 1 November 2006 at 1:23PM

make it in the microwave cheeper, less electric or gas used.

JenPup · 1 November 2006 at 2:14PM

I don't have a microwave but I managed porridge in the slow cooker and it turned out really nice.

For one person I use half a cup of oats, 2 cups of water, half a cup of sultanas to make things interesting and a teaspoon of cinamon - put it on last thing at night on low and it's ready first thing in the morning - yum!

PONDSAVER_2 · 1 November 2006 at 2:25PM

I don't get it..... I agree with clint why?????

I get sc for main meals and stew etc but porridge wouldthe stove for 5 mins not be more economical or the microwave if you have one??

Heth_2 · 1 November 2006 at 2:46PM

I use the microwave for my morning porridge (saves washing up as I just use the cereal bowl I eat from) and it only takes a couple of minutes. If I didn't have a microwave, or if I was making porridge for more than one person, I would use a pan on the hob, it also wouldn't take long.
We don't have a slow cooker but surely they are best used for things like stews that benefit from being cooked for a long time, to make the meat nice and tender. I'd see it as a waste of energy to cook something for hours in a slow cooker when I could make it in minutes another way.

PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING

porridge in the slow cooker

Comments

Categories

Get our FREE Weekly email full of deals & guides - and it’s spam-free