by Diana Rattray
These delicious slow cooker apples make a super easy and delicious dessert. The apples are quartered and cooked with apple cider or juice, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Serve them with some of the syrup and whipped cream. Or serve them warm with ice cream.
For faster cooked apples, try these Southern-style fried apples. They apples are sautéed to perfection with a sugar and a hint of cinnamon.
PrintEasy Crockpot Apples
Treat yourself to a sweet and easy dessert with slow cooker apples. These caramelized apples are cooked with apple cider and spices for a delightful treat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Fruit, Apples
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large apples, peeled, cored, quartered
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed, light or dark
- 2 cups apple cider or apple juice
- 2 cups water
- 2 cinnamon sticks or about 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare the apples and put them in the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, apple cider or juice, water, cinnamon sticks or cinnamon, and butter. Pour over the apples.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until the apples are tender, stirring 2 or 3 times throughout the cooking.
- Pour the juices into a saucepan and bring to a boil on the stovetop. Boil, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until reduced by about one-third to one-half.
- Reduce heat to a simmer.
- In a small bowl or cup, combine the cornstarch and cold water; blend well. Stir the mixture into the simmering liquids.
- Continue cooking, stirring, until the syrup mixture is thickened.
- Stir in the vanilla.
- Serve the apples with the cider sauce.
