A Friday snow day = baking extravaganza. One of the creations today included Crock Pot Apple Crisp. I love my crock pot, but have rarely, if ever, used it for sweet fare. I also took on the task of cleaning/organizing the fridge and found some old lonely apples and pears wandering around (kinda gross).
What better to do than peel em, chopped, and cook em up in butter and sugar? I can’t think of anything better either 
There are really so many benefits to crockpottery. Here are a few that keep me coming back:
- You can set it and forget it. Nuff said.
- It’s almost impossible to put something in the crockpot that won’t come out delicious.
- Your whole house will smell deeeeelicious as your meal crocks it up in there.
So without further ado, here’s the deets on apple/pear crisp in the crockpot:
Ingredients:
- apples/pears (I used four total, use as many as you have). Peel ‘em, chop ‘em.
- about 1/2 c brown sugar, a scant 1/4c white sugar
- 1/2 stick of butter (4 tbsp) at room temp
- cinnamon
- dash of vanilla extract
- handful of oats
The steps:
- Cream the butter and the sugar in a mixing bowl. Add a few drops of vanilla extract (about 1/2 – 1 tsp). Sprinkle in some cinnamon – I give a few really good shakes because I LOVE cinnamon and apples. Mix in oats.
- Peel and chop the apples and/or pears. Helpful tip: Whenever I peel fruits or veggies, I get an old shopping bag and put it on the counter. I peel over the bag so all the peels fall into the bag – easy clean up!
- Toss apples/pears into your crockpot. Top with the sugar mixture. Set the crockpot on low for 4 hours. Let it cook – your place will smell awesome
Once it’s done, I plan on having a little scoop with some vanilla ice cream on top for dessert tonight. The rest I’ll save to add to oatmeal for breakfast, probably. You could also use more apples/pears if you have them. Just increase the amoount of butter/sugar you mix together. Don’t be afraid of getting it wrong. Unlike regular baking, throwing things into the crockpot is not an exact science. You can still ball-park amounts and come out with delicious apple crisp.
PS – The pics came out less than flattering on my poor quality iPhone shots, so no pics! I really wish I could share the smell though…
Enjoy!
What desserts have you made in your crockpot?
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