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Slow-Cooker Praline Apple Crisp

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Aug 31, 2023
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There are so many reasons to love an apple crisp: It makes the most of this season’s most beloved fruit. It’s a fall classic that comes together fast enough to satisfy a last-minute weeknight craving for dessert. And, as it bakes, it creates all those wonderful apple-pie-in-the-oven smells, without all the labor of making a crust. (Seriously, someone should make an apple crisp candle!)

This recipe is all that, plus an amazing hack—you make it in the slow cooker.

How do you slow-cook an apple crisp?

It’s so easy to make praline apple crisp in a slow cooker. In fact, this is almost a dump recipe. You just layer your apples in the bottom of the slow cooker, then sprinkle on the oatmeal topping—made with brown sugar, pecans, toffee and plenty of butter—put the lid on, set it and forget it. Time and the slow cooker will work their magic, and by the time dinner rolls around, you’ll have an amazing dessert.

What kind of apple do you use in Slow-Cooker Praline Apple Crisp?

For this apple crisp, we like to use a nice tart apple with a crisp bite, like Granny Smith or Braeburn. The recipe’s brown sugar and toffee bring out all the sweet-tart goodness in the apples. There’s just enough of the crispy topping to complement the soft apples and add a little crunchy texture.

Of course, like all crisps, Slow-Cooker Praline Apple Crisp tastes even better with a great big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. This dish will make a delightful end to any weekday meal.

Slow-Cooker Praline Apple Crisp

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 4 hr 25 min
  • Ingredients 9
  • Servings 10
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Ingredients

  • 6 medium-size crisp tart apples, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices (about 6 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup toffee bits
  • Vanilla ice cream, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, mix apples and cinnamon to coat.
  • Step 
    3
    Place in slow cooker.
  • Step 
    4
    In medium bowl, mix oats, brown sugar, flour and butter with pastry blender or fork until crumbly.
  • Step 
    5
    Stir in pecans and toffee bits.
  • Step 
    6
    Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over apples.
  • Step 
    7
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 6 hours.
  • Step 
    8
    Serve apple crisp warm or at room temperature topped with ice cream.

Nutrition

280 Calories
17g Total Fat
2g Protein
30g Total Carbohydrate
20g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/2 Cup
Calories
280
Calories from Fat
160
Total Fat
17g
27%
Saturated Fat
7g
35%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
30mg
11%
Sodium
110mg
5%
Potassium
140mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
30g
10%
Dietary Fiber
3g
11%
Sugars
20g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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