Slow Cooker Baked Apples Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Slow Cooker Baked Apples Recipe

A healthy breakfast, snack, or dessert, this Slow Cooker Baked Apples recipe is stuffed with raisins, pecans, and spices -- all drizzled in a warm, brown sugar cinnamon syrup!

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword baked apples, easy apple dessert, healthy baked apples

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 30

Total Time 1 45

Servings people

Calories 214kcal

Author Blair Lonergan

Ingredients

6 large apples
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup chopped pecans
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup water
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Optional, for serving: Greek yogurt, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, additional chopped nuts, granola, oatmeal, caramel sauce

Instructions

Core apples.
In a small bowl, combine raisins and nuts.
Fill centers of apples with nut mixture. Since there is a hollow center in the apples, I find that it's easiest to hold the apple in the palm of one hand (blocking the bottom opening) and use a spoon to push the oats into the top of the apple. Then just slide the apple from the palm of your hand directly into the slow cooker -- nothing will fall out the bottom!
Place apples in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
Next, combine the brown sugar, water, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small saucepan. Heat and boil for about 5 minutes, whisking regularly, until syrup thickens. Pour syrup over apples in the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on LOW for 2-4 hours or on HIGH for 1 ½ - 2 hours (or until apples reach desired softness).
To serve, place apples on plates or in bowls. Spoon syrup over apples. Garnish with optional toppings.

Notes

A few of my favorites apple varieties for baking include:

Granny Smith
Honey Crisp (shown here)
Jazz
Braeburn
Fuji
Gala

COOK'S TIPS AND RECIPE VARIATIONS:

Use an apple corer to remove the core from all 6 apples in about 30 seconds! If you don't have this tool, try a sharp paring knife.
Try using chopped walnuts, peanuts, or almonds instead of the pecans.
Add oats to the nut and raisin mixture to make these baked apples with oatmeal!
Have leftovers? I like to make a batch of baked apples over the weekend, and then store the apples in individual containers in my refrigerator. During the week, I can easily reheat the apples in the microwave in about 2 minutes and enjoy them for quick breakfasts, snacks, or desserts!

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

For breakfast, make the baked apples healthy by adding a serving of protein in the form of Greek yogurt on top! You can also garnish with additional chopped nuts or granola for some crunch.
Nothing beats the combination of baked apples with oatmeal! You can prepare a batch of oatmeal to serve alongside your apple, you can chop up your baked apples and mix them into a pot of oatmeal, or you can add oats right into the raisin-pecan mixture for stuffing.
For dessert, try serving the baked apples with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream. I love to add a drizzle of caramel sauce on top, too!

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