Want to make a quick and very healthy breakfast? Make herculean porridge in a slow cooker. Moreover, it is permissible to cook flakes both in milk and in water. And what else to add to the plate when serving, you decide. It can be berries, fruits, nuts, chocolate and other ingredients.

Hercules porridge with milk in a multicooker

What is the difference between cooking the presented porridge in a modern machine or the old fashioned way in a saucepan on the stove? First of all, convenience and simplicity. So, in the first case, the ratio of ingredients for milk porridge will always be the same. Namely: two to one.

In addition, you can just close the slow cooker and do your morning chores, and not stand near the stove, mixing the mixture so that it can evenly boil. But it will take about the same amount of time - 20 minutes. Although depending on the power of the machine, it may vary.

It is also important to say a little about the quality of cereals. It is recommended to choose cereals packed in transparent bags, and only from trusted manufacturers. Firstly, through the film you can see if there are any impurities inside, and also evaluate the integrity of the flakes. Secondly, such oat-flakes are not affected by moisture, which means that an unpleasant smell of mustiness will not appear inside.

Having correctly picked up the oatmeal and checking the expiration date of the milk, it's time to start creating a hearty breakfast.

For porridge we need to take:

  • a glass of oat flakes;
  • two glasses of milk;
  • butter for a bowl;
  • 1 tbsp. l white sugar;
  • a pinch of rock salt.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. Light dry flakes to revise and measure the planned amount. In addition, open a packet of fresh milk of any fat content.
  2. Connect the slow cooker to the network and grease the surface inside with butter.
  3. Pour a couple of standard glasses of milk, add sugar and salt. Mix with a silicone spatula.
  4. Introduce the flakes and mix gently in a circle. Lock the lid and set the mode to "Porridge".
  5. To cook oatmeal porridge in a slow cooker for a third of an hour, without opening the machine, so as not to violate the temperature regime.
  6. At the end, mix the viscous sweet mass, put in a medium-depth plate and add a piece of soft butter.

To prevent milk from “running off” through the valve, it is important to completely cover the walls of the container with an oil layer, which will inhibit the rising porridge.

Cooking on the water

If for any reason you have to exclude milk from the diet, prepare porridge in water.

Required Products:

  • filtered water - 500 ml;
  • hercules flakes - 250 g;
  • salt;
  • butter - 20 g;
  • sugar - 10-15 g.

Step by Step Instructions:

  1. Cut half a piece of oil and gently grease the inside of the bowl to the middle. Put the container in the car.
  2. Put the required mode “Porridge” and immediately fill the planned volume with clean water. As soon as she begins to boil, add sugar and a little salt.
  3. Introduce Hercules flakes. Cook porridge on the water for about 20 minutes without opening the machine and without stirring the contents.
  4. After the signal, turn off the multicooker.
  5. Arrange the thick porridge on plates, be sure to season with the remaining butter and serve with tea for breakfast.

Since the porridge on the water is somewhat fresh, it is quite acceptable at the time of serving to add it with grated chocolate or small berries to enhance the taste.

How to cook liquid porridge

Do not like viscous, thick porridge? Increase the amount of fluid used, and the problem will be solved.

For porridge you need to take:

  • a glass of cereal;
  • 3 cups of milk (3.2%);
  • a full spoon of sugar;
  • vanilla to taste;
  • butter in the bowl.

Cooking in steps:

  1. Wipe the bowl of the multicooker and generously grease with a sufficient amount of fresh butter. Install in the car.
  2. Connect to the network and set the mode "Porridge". Pour three full glasses of medium-fat milk immediately into the inside.
  3. As soon as it becomes warm, add vanilla and sugar. Mix in a circular motion.
  4. Immediately add a glass of light flakes while continuing to mix. Snap on the cover.
  5. Cook the oatmeal porridge in milk for no more than a quarter of an hour, then turn off the multicooker and leave it to partially cool inside. That's all, we figured out how to cook liquid porridge.

The more milk (or water) is used, the more liquid the porridge will come out. However, you should not increase the ratio of three to one, since breakfast will turn out to be watery.

Milk porridge with fruits in a slow cooker

Useful oatmeal porridge in a slow cooker, especially if it is intended for children, it is better to cook with the addition of fruit.

Products for cooking:

  • Hercules flakes - 1 cup;
  • large banana;
  • fresh milk - 2 glasses;
  • medium peach;
  • butter for the bowl.

Step by step cooking:

  1. To cook the oatmeal porridge correctly, first you need to sort out the flakes and pour them into a bowl, which is carefully lubricated from the inside with oil.
  2. Add milk and snap on the lid immediately. To cook oatmeal porridge with milk in a slow cooker in the "Porridge" or "Multipovar" mode for 15-20 minutes.
  3. During this time, peel the banana and remove the seed from the peach. Grind both fruits.
  4. As soon as the signal sounds, open the lid and throw the fruit pieces. Mix gently.
  5. If necessary, season with sugar and serve, supplementing breakfast, tea and thin biscuit cookies.

Since fairly sweet fruits are used, it is not recommended to include sugar in the recipe. But if for your taste milk porridge with fruits in the slow cooker turned out to be fresh, add it in a small amount.

With pumpkin

We offer to cook porridge with the addition of pumpkin, honey and spicy cinnamon.

Required Products:

  • fresh pumpkin - 150 g;
  • milk (3.2%) - 1.5 cups;
  • Hercules flakes - 1 cup;
  • water for pumpkin - 1 cup;
  • butter - 20 g;
  • linden honey - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • cinnamon - 1 tsp. without top.

Step by Step Instructions:

  1. Cut a suitable piece of pumpkin and remove the peel. Wash, then cut into small cubes.
  2. Throw the pumpkin into the bowl and pour water. Close the slow cooker, turn it on and, in the Multi-Cook mode, cook the ingredient until soft.
  3. After a third of an hour, carefully open the lid, pour in milk, add cinnamon and cereal. Stir and re-snap pan.
  4. In the same mode, cook the oatmeal porridge.
  5. At the end, season the milk porridge with linden honey and immediately serve breakfast with tea.

It is important to add honey at the very end, since heat treatment is unacceptable to him.

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