Millet and Pumpkin Porridge in a Slow Cooker

Wholesome, fragrant, and filling — and quick to make! I've long known how good pumpkin is for you, but I only discovered its flavor recently. My friend's kids devoured this porridge without any coaxing, which really surprised me. They gave me a taste, too, and it was a delightful surprise — such simple ingredients, yet so delicious! Of course, the recipe went straight into my notebook. Now I'm sharing it with you — maybe someone else will discover this little treat!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 15 % 4 g
Fats 15 % 4 g
Carbohydrates 69 % 18 g
118 kcal
GI: 17 / 28 / 56

Cooking method

Cooking time: 50 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Rinse the millet until the water runs clear, and coarsely grate the pumpkin or chop it very finely. Butter the slow-cooker pot and add the millet, pumpkin, the raisins (scalded with boiling water) or finely chopped dried apricots, the vanilla sugar, and a pinch of salt.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Pour in the cold milk.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Cook on the "Milk Porridge" setting for 30 minutes.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Serve it hot, warm, or cold — it's good any way! Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Whole cow's milk - 68  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat content - 64  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat content - 60  kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat content - 47  kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140  kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat content - 54  kcal/100g
  • Pumpkin - 29  kcal/100g
  • Millet groats - 335  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Raisins - 280  kcal/100g
  • Kishmish - 279  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Vanilla sugar - 379  kcal/100g

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