{Overnight} Slow Cooker Apple Pie Steel Cut Oatmeal {with a secret trick for no burnt edges!}

INGREDIENTS

1 cup

steel cut oats (no substitutes!)

medium apples, peeled & diced (about 2 1/2 cups)

2 cups

apple juice

2 cups

milk

1/4

to 1/2 cup maple syrup

2 tsp

pure vanilla extract

1 tbsp

ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp

ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp

salt

Optional garnishes: cream, maple syrup, cinnamon, chopped nuts