I love a traditional apple crisp in my cast iron skillet or a 9 x 13 pan, but there are times I LOVE to toss together this wonderful version in my slowcooker and go about my afternoon and come back to such a wonderful treat ready to go it is hard to keep your family away from the pot!
Yield: 6-8
Crockpot Caramel Apple Crisp
Crockpot Caramel Apple Crisp just pulls together everything you'll love about autumn! sweet spiced apples , caramel and a crispy oat topping slowly simmering away in the ease of a slow cooker, filling your homes with the scents and flavors of fall!
ingredients:
Apple Mixture
- 12 oz. of caramel candy chopped
- 10 apples peeled, cored and sliced
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
Crumb Topping
- 1 cup oats
- 1/2 cup cubed butter
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
instructions:
How to cook Crockpot Caramel Apple Crisp
- Spray crock pot with non stick cooking spray and set aside. If using a disposable crock pot liner, spray the liner with non stick spray also.
- Chop caramel into small pieces with sharp knife, set aside.
- Mix sliced apples, cinnamon, cloves, and flour in slow cooker., gently stir in caramels also.
- In a small bowl, add the topping ingredients; butter, brown sugar, flour, and oatmeal and cut with either a pastry blender or 2 knives until you have a crumbly texture.
- Spread crumble topping evenly over the apple mixture in the crock pot.
- cover with lid, and cook on high for 2hours or low for 4 hours.
- When done, spoon out into bowls and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream if desired.
NOTES:
Feel free to reduce the sugar or caramel in this recipe if you would like to make it a bit less sweet. Leave the flour amount the same to absorb the juices and create a nice caramel sauce, but play around with the brown sugar and or the caramel if you'd like!
