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.
Hiya,
I was wondering if you knew if vegetarian sausages would work and if so, if they needed a different way of cooking?
Thanks 🙂
Hi Rosie, meat sausages have a high fat content which stops them drying out when cooked slowly. We’ve not tried veggie sausages (and as you’ll know there are many different brands!), but let us know how you get on!
I love this idea! We like big breakfast and this sounds perfect for our family.
I wonder what type of sausage in the US would taste like the ones you have.
Thanks Lizet 🙂
Ideally you want sausages with a reasonable fat content, and not too thin. Lean/thin/chipolata sausages will end up drying out too quickly.