Slow cooker Overnight Porridge / Oatmeal recipe

I feel a real sense of guilt about this post as I meant to create an overnight porridge for my friend Jessica (Hi Jess!). What I ended up with was totally yummy but I remembered as I ate it that Jess hates cooked fruit. (Sorry Jess). I have it in mind to keep working on this because I love having a cooked breakfast waiting for me when I go downstairs - hey, it's like having staff! - but for now, for those of you who like a fruity breakfast, this may be worth a try. I ought to mention that, for good or for ill, it doesn't taste much like normal porridge. For good or for ill.

Ingredients for 4:

500ml / 2 cups milk

50 g / 1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon 

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 cup/ 75 g rolled oats

3 small apples, roughly chopped

50g / 1/4 cup raisins

50 g/ 1/4 cup dried cranberries (any dried fruit is fine)

Directions:

Dump it all in. Give it a stir. Cook on Low for 8-10 hours.

Verdict:

This is a really satisfying breakfast. My toddler liked it and so did my husband who hates normal porridge. It has a dark golden colour which seems weird at first but I think it's the apples and brown sugar that give it that colour. It was quite sweet and I might tone that down next time but it was also creamy. It was pretty thick as porridges go which I didn't mind but you might like it sloppier. The apple stays in chunks which is nice and the spices are very autumnal. We've made this several times now.