Slow cooker overnight apple and cinnamon porridge

Name: Slow cooker overnight apple and cinnamon porridge
Total time: 8 h 10 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200g porridge oats; 2 apples, peeled and grated; 1l unsweetened oat milk; 250ml water; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 0.25 tsp salt; 1 pear, diced, to serve; 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds

Porridge oats cook gently overnight with grated apple and cinnamon. Wake up to a warm, creamy breakfast with no stirring.

Time8 hrs 10
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.26 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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200 gporridge oats
2applespeeled and grated
1 lunsweetened oat milk
250 mlwater
2 tspground cinnamon
1 tspvanilla extract
¼ tspsalt
1peardiced, to serve
2 tbsppumpkin seeds

Method

1
Grease the inside of the slow cooker with a little oil, or use a liner, to stop sticking.
2
Put the oats, grated apples, oat milk, water, cinnamon, vanilla and salt in the slow cooker. Stir well.
3
Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours overnight.
450 min
4
Stir the porridge well. It should be thick and creamy. Add a splash of hot water if it is too thick.
5
Spoon into bowls and top with diced pear and pumpkin seeds.

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