There’s nothing better than having a freshly made dessert to dig into after a nice meal. Still, sometimes it can seem like too much of a hassle to make an entire dinner and a dessert on top of it. This is where a good slow cooker comes in handy. Although we usually think of slow cookers as mostly being good for making chilis and throw-together dinner recipes, there’s actually of plenty of ways to use them for sweeter dishes as well. With no further ado, here are 10 of the best slow cooker recipes that we’ve found from all over the net. So let’s get started.
1. Peach Cobbler
If you’re looking for a dessert that tastes light, fruity and delicious, this simple slow cooker peach cobbler recipe is sure to do the trick. As with all of the recipes on this list, all you have to do is throw a few simple ingredients together and enjoy the result. So let’s get started.
Ingredients:
2 21-ounce cans of peach pie filling
1 box of vanilla cake mix
8 ounces of unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
1/3 cup walnuts (optional)
vanilla ice cream (optional)
Steps:
To get started, throw your peach pie filling into the slow cooker before topping that off with butter chunks, cake mix and walnuts. With everything in place, close the slow cooker and set it to cook on high for two to two and a half hours. When the time’s up, scoop it out with a spoon and serve with a scoop of ice cream!
2. Pecan Pie
It’s actually surprising just how flexible a slow cooker can be when it comes to desserts. With the right recipe, even something as layered and potentially complicated like a pecan pie can be made in a simpler way using a slow cooker. Once you make this recipe, you may never make pecan pie the old-fashioned way ever again. So let’s do it.
Ingredients:
15 ounces of pie dough
2 cups of pecans, chopped
1 cup of granulated sugar
½ cup of light brown sugar
3 eggs
8 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ tablespoon salt
Steps:
To start, spray down your slow cooker with some grease or some butter. After that, take your pie dough and spread it around evenly. On the side, melt your butter and mix in sugar, brown sugar, salt, eggs, vanilla and your chopped pecans. Mix it up and throw it all on top of your dough. Sprinkle the rest of your pecans on top of the mix and close the slow cooker, setting it to cook on low for three hours. When it’s done, serve it with whipped cream and enjoy.
3. Apple Fruit Crisp
If you want a recipe with some fruit flavor that’s a little lighter, this recipe for an apple fruit crisp is a good option. Though it still has all the same taste of a delicious apple pie, you might be able to eat it throughout the day as a snack rather than just after dinner before bed. As with everything else, this one is easy to throw together and tastes amazing. So let’s do it.
Ingredients:
5 large apples
1 cup chopped walnuts
½ cup of granulated sugar
½ cup of all-purpose flour
½ cup of light brown sugar
½ cup of white sugar
½ cup of butter
zest of a lemon
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of cornstarch
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon of nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon of salt
Steps:
To get started, stir together your flour, brown sugar, white sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg and salt in a bowl. When they’re combined, add chopped butter and mix everything up with your fingers until there are some larger crumbs in the mixture. Add your chopped walnuts as well. Take another small bowl and add your granulated sugar, lemon zest, cornstarch, nutmeg and cinnamon for the dry seasoning. Finally, chop your apples into small chunks and throw them in the slow cooker with the dry mix. Add your lemon juice, stir everything up and add your walnuts. Set your slow cooker on low for four hours and enjoy when it’s all done.
4. Cheesecake
When we go out to a restaurant to eat, getting a creamy slice of cheesecake at the end is a great way to finish everything off. There’s something so comforting about the rich texture of the filling contrasted with the grit of graham crackers. Although it may seem like a dish that has to be made in an oven, this slow cooker version will definitely convince you otherwise.
Ingredients:
slow cooker liner
1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs
7 tablespoons of melted butter
16 ounces of softened cream cheese
1 3/4 cups of sugar
3 tablespoons of cornstarch
1 tablespoon of flour
2 eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 cup of sour cream
4 cups of fresh, sliced strawberries
Steps:
Take your liner and put it in the bottom of your slow cooker. Get a bowl and mix your graham cracker crumbs, quarter cup of sugar and melted butter together. Press that mixture into the bottom of your liner and spread it around. After that, get a mixer to cream your cream cheese, the rest of the sugar, cornstarch and flour. Blend everything until it goes smooth and mix your eggs, vanilla and sour cream in another bowl. Add the mixture into the cream cheese and combine them. Pour everything into the slow cooker on top of your crust. Tap the sides so the bubbles disappear before covering the slow cooker and putting some paper towels on the top of it. Cover the lid and cook it for two hours and forty minutes. When that time is up, take the lid off and leave the cake in, letting it cook from residual heat for another three hours. Let it cool in the fridge for four hours and you’re ready to eat!
5. Blueberry Cobbler
If you haven’t noticed yet, fruity desserts go well together with slow cookers. Much like the apple crisp recipe, this simple dish for blueberry cobbler is delicious, filling and so simple to throw together. So let’s get started.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of butter
4 cups of blueberries
1 cup of sugar (plus two tablespoons)
3 tablespoons of cornstarch
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 tube of pre-made biscuit dough
Steps:
Grease up your slow cooker and toss in your blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir everything up thoroughly before opening your can of dough and break it up into biscuits. Layer those biscuits over your berries before mixing together your sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle that on top before covering the slow cooker and setting it to cook on high for two hours. At the end, scoop it into a bowl and serve with vanilla ice cream!
6. Apple Butter
If you’re a fan of apple pie but you don’t want to put in all the extra work, this dessert is one of the best ways to scratch that itch. Although it may seem a little unusual at first, apple butter is a deliciously sweet dessert topping that can be eaten on its own or saved and for later as a snack. So let’s get started.
Ingredients:
5 pounds of apples
1 cup of apple cider
2 cups of sugar
1/4 cup of lemon juice
2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon of allspice
1/2 teaspoon of salt
Steps:
Begin by peeling and slicing your apples into little chunks. Throw them all in the slow cooker when you’re done along with the other ingredients. Cover it up and set it to cook on high for an hour. When the time’s up, open it and stir it up so that it evenly combines. Close it up again and let it cook on low for 12 more hours. Stir it at the end, let it thicken for another hour and enjoy.
7. Candy Fondue
Have you ever had a cheese fondue? For those who haven’t, it’s a savory dish where you’re served a pot of hot melted cheese along with bread and meat to dip in the pot. Still, you can make also make this candy fondue version of it for a delicious dessert unlike any you’re probably had before.
Ingredients:
5 caramel nougat bars (like Milky Ways), chopped
4 dark chocolate bars, chopped
1 1/2 cups of heavy cream
2 teaspoons of vanilla
marshmallows
pretzel sticks
fresh strawberries
banana slices
vanilla wafer cookies
brownie bites
pound cake cubes
Steps:
To begin, open up your candy bars and chop them up. Throw them all in the slow cooker and add your heavy cream and vanilla as well. Stir everything up and cover the slow cooker, setting it to cook on low for an hour. At the end, stir the candy fondue up, dip whatever other ingredients you have in it and enjoy.
8. Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie
As long as you’re willing to modify some of the best recipes that you love, you can make almost any dessert in a slow cooker. For a good example of this, why not try to make a classic chocolate chip cookie? Instead of making a bunch of cookies, this recipe makes one giant one that you can enjoy again and again.
Ingredients:
1 stick of butter, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 teaspoon of baking soda
pinch of salt
parchment paper
Steps:
Start off by getting out a sheet of parchment paper, tear it in half and line the bottom of your slow cooker with it in a cross. Get out a mixing bowl and cream your butter and sugar together, adding your egg and vanilla as well. Add your flour, baking soda and salt as well, stirring everything until it’s combined. Add your chocolate chips, stir it up and lay the dough down in your slow cooker. Cover the slow cooker and let it cook on high for two and a half and three hours on high. When it’s done, open it up and serve!
9. Apple Spice Dump Cake
One of the best slow cooker desserts is the classic dump cake recipe. In these recipes, all you have to do is pour everything in and out comes a cake at the end. A great example of one of these recipes is this apple spice cake. If you like apple pie, this cake is a nice twist on a familiar flavor that you’re sure to enjoy.
Ingredients:
1 box of spice cake mix
2 20-ounce cans of apple pie filling
2 sticks of butter, sliced
vanilla ice cream (optional)
Steps:
To get started, pour your cans of apple pie filling into the slow cooker and spread it around evenly. Next, open your cake mix and pour it in on top of the apple pie filling layer, spreading it without mixing the two layers. Finally, cut up your butter and place those chunks on top of the cake mix. Cover your slow cooker and set it to cook for two and a half hours. When the time is up, open it up and enjoy!
10. Lemon Bars
Last but not least, we have a great recipe to round out all of these unique dishes. If you like lemon flavored desserts, this lemon bar recipe is delicious and so easy to make. If you haven’t tried these in a while, this is the perfect time to refresh yourself.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup of sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 egg
2 cups of flour
1 tablespoon of lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
10-12 ounces of lemon curd
confectioner’s sugar
Steps:
Start by beating your butter and sugar together in a large bowl with a mixer. Add salt, egg, lemon zest and vanilla and beat everything together on a low speed. Gradually add your flour in a cup at a time and mix until it makes a soft dough. Press the dough into your slow cooker and spread your lemon curd on top of it. Finally, put a lid on top of your slow cooker and set it to cook for two to three hours on high. When the time is up, take the lid off and let them cool completely before cutting them up and sprinkling them with powdered sugar!
As you can see, there’s no shortage of potential recipes for you to enjoy for dessert in your slow cooker. As always, all you really have to do is throw a few ingredients together, set it and forget it. Have you given any of the recipes we’ve included here? Which one is your favorite? Let us know what you think!
These 10 Slow Cooker Desserts Are Simple And Delicious
Ryan Aliapoulios
09.10.18
There’s nothing better than having a freshly made dessert to dig into after a nice meal. Still, sometimes it can seem like too much of a hassle to make an entire dinner and a dessert on top of it. This is where a good slow cooker comes in handy. Although we usually think of slow cookers as mostly being good for making chilis and throw-together dinner recipes, there’s actually of plenty of ways to use them for sweeter dishes as well. With no further ado, here are 10 of the best slow cooker recipes that we’ve found from all over the net. So let’s get started.