Mix oatmeal, liquid, and dried fruit (if desired) in small crockpot. Set to low. Cook 4-8 hours. Sweeten to taste.

You can do this with any oatmeal that isn’t “quick cooking”. The key is to increase the liquid by 1/3 from what is recommended on the package.

(Original idea came from Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann.)