Slow Cooker Apple Crisp

Slow Cooker Apple Crisp is an easy variation of the classic dessert that everyone loves!

The Easiest Apple Crisp Recipe

There’s nothing better than coming home – and smelling the amazing aroma of this apple crisp in your crock pot as you open the door!

Better yet, this apple crisp is super easy to make and your slow cooker does most of the work. Sliced Granny Smith apples are combined with melted butter, granulated and brown sugars, cinnamon, a little bit of water, and some flour in the bowl of your slow cooker. Then cover and cook on high for four hours.

While the apples cook (or even a day ahead of time), you’ll mix up an oatmeal and sugar topping that gets baked until golden brown.

Once the apples are cooked and tender, simply sprinkle some of the oatmeal-sugar topping on each serving.

The apples get nice and tender in the slow cooker. The topping remains crisp and light and sweet – and it is a wonderful complement to the soft, luscious apples. (Of course, the cold and creamy vanilla ice cream is fantastic too!)

• It has the same favorite flavors of a classic baked apple crisp recipe, but it’s easier to make.

• This dessert is a great option for a party or holiday meal. And – because the apples cook in the slow cooker – it won’t take up oven space as you prepare other dishes for your meal.
• Slow Cooker Apple Crisp serves a crowd – eight to ten servings – so it’s a perfect warm dessert option for a party or when guests are visiting for the holidays.

• Apples – We choose Granny Smith apples for this recipe – in part, because we had a bunch of them on hand. But Granny Smiths are also a great cooking/baking apple because they retain their shape even when tender and cooked through.  Plus, Granny Smith’s are slightly tart – so it balances the other sweet flavors in this apple crisp recipe. Some other good apple options for this recipe are Honeycrisp, Braeburn, Cortland, or Gravenstein. Just avoid apples that get mushy when cooked – such as Macintosh. Those are better suited for an applesauce recipe.
• Sugar – Both granulated sugar and brown sugars.
• All-Purpose Flour
• Ground Cinnamon
• Water
• For the Topping – All-Purpose Flour, granulated and brown sugars, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, unsalted butter, rolled oats.
• For Serving – Vanilla ice cream.

1. Combine peeled, cored and sliced Granny Smith apples in the bowl of your slow cooker with melted butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, a little bit of water, and some flour. Cover and cook on high for four hours.
2. Mix the topping ingredients. In a food processor, mix flour, both granulated and brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add pats of butter and pulse until the mixture is pea-sized crumbs. Then add in some rolled oats – pulsing just a few times to incorporate.
3. Bake the topping on a parchment-lined baking sheet, until golden and crisp.
4. Cool the topping, then pour it into a small serving bowl.
5. Once the apples are cooked and fork tender, give them a quick stir.
6. Spoon apples into serving bowls right out of the slow cooker so they stay nice and warm.
7. Sprinkle with the crumb topping and add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side – then dig in.

• Can I make this Slow Cooker Apple Crisp ahead of time? Sure – you can cook the apples and make the topping ahead of time. Then reheat the apples just before serving.
• How do I reheat the apples? You can microwave individual portions or reheat the full mixture in the slow cooker, or a large saucepan on the stove. Just be sure to gently stir the apples as they reheat so they don’t break apart.
• How do store leftovers? Store the cooked apples separately from the topping in sealed containers. The apples should be refrigerated, but the topping can stay at room temperature for up to three days.

This Slow Cooker Apple Crisp recipe originally appeared on A Family Feast in December 2019. We’ve updated the post but the delicious recipe remains the same.

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