1/2 cup steel-cut oats
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup peeled and diced apple
1/2 cup applesauce
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. allspice

Combine all the ingredients in a heat-safe bowl that will fit inside a large slow cooker. Pu the bowl inside the cooker and fill the crock with water to just above the ingredient line in your bowl, being careful not to fill too high. Cover and cook on LOW for anywhere from 7-9 hours (while you sleep). Sweeten individual portions to taste with maple syrup.