Slow Cooker Oatmeal

Recipe: modified from http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=229493

Disclaimer: All measures are approximate.

4 granny smith apples, cored, peeled and cubed.
A handful of walnuts (A bit less than a cup)
A handful of raisins
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 tsps cinnamon
A dash of nutmeg
4 cups oatmeal (I used standard old-fashioned Quaker brand)
5 cups water
2 cups milk




At the bottom of the slow cooker pot, place (the order specified is the order I used):
 - apples
 - raisins
 - walnuts
 - brown sugar
 - maple syrup
 - cinnamon
 - nutmeg

On top of all that, put the oatmeal. DO NOT STIR! (Having not made this recipe before I don't know why not, but the original recipe is emphatic about that. Therefore, I will be too.)

Pour in the water and milk. The liquid should come to just above the top of the oatmeal.

Turn on the slow cooker on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours (overnight). The recommendation is to try this once before doing it overnight, so you have a better idea of cooking time for your personal slow cooker.



UPDATE:
It came out like slow-cooker apple pie with an oatmeal crust. It is wonderful. I will definitely make this for breakfast again someday, once I finish this batch. There's a lot and I'd recommend halving the recipe and using a smaller slow cooker if you're doing it for yourself. I'll be eating this all week.

Double Update: It freezes well, and I ate it all month. Definitely a smaller batch for one person.