It might sound completely crazy, but it really is possible to make a slow cooker full english breakfast. Rather than having to slave over a hot pan in the morning, simply prep before you go to bed and wake up to a beautiful cooked breakfast ready to eat!

The slow cooker full english breakfast was apparently created by a lady called Sonia Cheetham. She came up with the idea to save time when cooking breakfast for her two teenage daughters.
It was then posted to a Facebook group, went viral, and subsequently picked up by the BBC, The Sun, and various other British news sites.
How to make breakfast in a Slow Cooker

Making breakfast in a slow cooker is easy, however, every ingredient has its own method for perfection:
- Bacon – Roll the bacon rashers into sausage shapes. You’ll find if you press them slightly against the slow cooker they’ll stay in place. They’ll turn out a little like pigs in blankets, except without the pig in the middle!
- Sausages – Place the sausages around the edge of the slow cooker. Ensure that they prop each other up and won’t fall over once the cooker is on.
- Eggs – Crack your eggs into a mug with butter and plenty of seasoning. Mix them well!
- Beans – Empty your beans into a mug. That’s it.
We didn’t cook these when we shot the photos, but you can use the following methods for additional ingredients:
- Tomatoes – Simply empty them into a mug and season well.
- Mushrooms – If you have a large enough slow cooker, place them into a mug with seasoning and butter, or simply wrap them in foil and squeeze them in where you can.
- Hash Browns – They’ll need to touch the edge of the slow cooker if you want them crispy.

What should I serve with a Slow Cooker Fry-Up?
No slow cooker full english breakfast is complete without fresh toast, ketchup, brown sauce (yes, both) and a fresh mug of tea. Ringtons tea, if you’re curious. You can take my wife out of the North, but she’s bringing her tea with her!
If you’re not a fan of scrambled eggs, then simply make fresh fried or poached eggs in the morning to go with your fry-up.
If you’re really hungry, then serve up a small bowl of slow cooker porridge as a starter!

Slow Cooker Full English Breakfast
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 sausages
- 8 bacon rashers
- 4 eggs
- 400 g (14 oz) baked beans
- 400 g (14 oz) tinned tomatoes
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp milk
- salt and pepper
- 100 g (1 cups) mushrooms chopped
- 4 slices bread
Instructions
- If your slow cooker doesn't have a non-stick pot, then grease the inside of the pot with butter.
- Crack the eggs into a mug, add a splash of milk, knob of butter, salt and pepper to season and mix well. Place into the middle of the slow cooker.
- Empty the can of baked beans into a mug and place into the middle of the slow cooker.
- Empty the can of tomatoes into a mug, season well and place into the middle of the slow cooker.
- Add the chopped mushrooms to a mug, add a knob of butter, season with salt and pepper and place into the middle of the slow cooker.
- Roll the bacon rashers up and place them around the outside of the of the slow cooker.
- Place the sausages around the outside of the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 8 hours. We get it set up, get ready for bed then turn the slow cooker on just before going to sleep!
- Serve with slices of fresh toast.
Jean mellor
Sunday 13th of November 2022
Do I need any water on the bottom of the slow cooker first?
Chris
Wednesday 12th of October 2022
As with most people, a busy life means you don't have much time in the morning. I thought I would try this as an experiment. It was not a success, although edible, and will not be done again. What is good though is showing the versatility of a slow cooker, and I enjoy working through your recipes. In some cases, a fry up is king!
michelle mcguckin
Thursday 7th of October 2021
Can you cook black pudding in the slow cooker? i'm not a fan of mushrooms but would love to add B/puuding to this mix
Robert Spence
Saturday 3rd of April 2021
I tried this. Although prior plausibility didn't give me much confidence, the upside of a slight possibility of success motivated me to try. I was right to be skeptical. I added bacon (rolled up and propped up against the side of the slow cooker), sausages (propped up), black pudding (propped up), baked beans (in bowel), tomatoes (halved in a cup) and eggs beaten with some milk.
Results: 1) The bacon just dissolved into a gooey lump with stuck to the wall which needed serious scrubbing to clean. Tasted awful. 2) The sausages were chewy with an overall unpleasant texture. 3) The black pudding turned crumbly and dry (I've found black pudding difficult to ruin but this clearly is the way). 4) Difficult to screw up baked beans but the slow cooker did as it created too much evaporation. 5) The tomatoes just fell apart into an inedible liquidy mush. 6) Compared to the above results the eggs were a real failure. They turned into a concrete-like block in the cup which I couldn't even clean up so I just had to toss the mug.
I was clearly correct with my doubt about this method and would not recommend it to anybody who is not a masochist.
Tracey Bannerman
Friday 15th of January 2021
Can you do this on a medium heat for 4/5 hours?