I found this recipie in a new slow cooker book. Here is my version.
1 cup old-fashioned oats (not instant or 2 minute)
1 cup steel cut oats (use more of the other if you don't have them)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 t salt
5 cups water ( subsitute some apple juice if you like, but more than 2 cups of juice makes it really sweet).
1-2 apples or pears chopped (I don't bother to peel them) The smaller the dice the more it blends into the oatmeal
combine all the ingredients in the slow cooker, cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or hight for 2-3 hours. If you use a smaller crock pot its best.
We added a little butter when we served it. This fed 3 kids and two adults with a little to spare.
