Slow-Cooker Oatmeal with Pears & Walnuts

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups milk fat-free
• 3 Tbsp flax seed 
• 3.4 oz jell-o vanilla flavor pudding instant
• 0.3 cup pancake syrup 
• 2  pears 
• 1.5 cups nonfat yogurt plain greek-style
• 0.8 cup raisins 
• 1.3 cups steel-cut oats 
• 1 cup planters walnuts toasted chopped
• 1 cup water 

Equipment

• whisk
• slow cooker

Directions

1. Whisk first 4 ingredients in slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray until blended.
2. Add all remaining ingredients except pears and nuts; mix well. Cover with lid.
3. Cook on LOW 3-1/2 to 4 hours, stirring after 2 hours.
4. Chop pears. Stir into oatmeal.
5. Serve topped with nuts.