Slow Cooked Oatmeal

Tired of cereal, I started looking for something nutritious for a quick breakfast.  I got this idea from a physician I worked with last year.  She told me that she cooked steel cut oats in a slow cooker overnight once a week.  She then refrigerated the leftovers and reheated a bowl every morning during the work week.  I decided to give it a try.  I didn't have a recipe, but just threw in what I had on hand.  I LOVED waking up to the smell of warm cinnamon; that alone is working making this!  
Caveat: Do NOT use regular oatmeal.  It will burn if you cook it for several hours!

• 2 cups of steel cut oats
• 8 cups of water
• 2 apples or pears, chopped
• A palmful of dried fruit such as raisins, cranberries, dates, or figs
• A palmful of nuts
• 1 tablespoon of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of ginger

Combine all and cook overnight on the "keep warm setting."  Stir well in the morning and re-moisten with milk or drizzle with half and half.