Description
Comforting Crock Pot Apple Crisp delivers pure dessert magic straight from your slow cooker. Warm spices and tender apples mingle beneath a crispy, buttery oat topping that melts in your palate, promising sweet satisfaction with minimal kitchen effort.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Fruit Ingredients:
- 6 cups sliced apples (peeled)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Sweeteners and Spices:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Crumble Topping Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
Instructions
- Meticulously cleanse and deconstruct apples into uniform slices, immediately baptizing them with a citrus splash to prevent browning while integrating warm spices for depth of flavor.
- Craft the rustic topping by harmonizing rolled oats, flour, and caramel-hued sugar, methodically incorporating chilled butter until the mixture achieves a delicate, crumbly consistency.
- Carefully distribute seasoned apple fragments across the slow cooker’s interior, ensuring an even landscape for optimal cooking.
- Lavishly scatter the prepared crumble topping over the apple foundation, creating a textural canvas that will transform during slow cooking.
- Activate the crock pot on low temperature, allowing the dessert to gently metamorphose for approximately three hours, developing a tender apple base and a crisp, golden crown.
- Once cooking concludes, permit the dessert a momentary rest to stabilize its structural integrity.
- Plate the aromatic creation while maintaining its warmth, accompanied by a generous dollop of velvety vanilla ice cream or ethereal whipped cream to enhance its rich, comforting essence.
Notes
- Use firm, crisp apple varieties like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for best texture and hold their shape during slow cooking.
- Adjust sugar levels based on apple sweetness; taste apples before adding sugar to prevent overly sweet dessert.
- Prevent soggy topping by leaving lid slightly ajar during last 30 minutes of cooking to help crisp up the crumble layer.
- Enhance nutrition by adding chopped nuts like pecans or walnuts to the topping for extra protein and crunch.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg