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This sweet cinnamon treat is made in your slow cooker and will make your house smell amazing! Slow Cooker Fried Apples, simple to make and a recipe you are going to love.
What can I make with an abundance of apples
If you have some extra apples around the house this recipe is one you want to try.
Every yeat after apple picking these Slow Cooker Fried Apples is the first thing that we make. They make the best topping for dessert or side dish recipe for just about any dinner.
What apples should I use
I love using honey crisp apples for this recipe. You can also try
- Granny smith
- Fuji
- Gala
Remaining Ingredients
Once your apples are peel and sliced you can add in the rest of your ingredients. This is what you will need:
- Cornstarch: this will help thicken any liquid from this recipe.
- Brown Sugar
- Sugar
- Ground Cinnamon
- Vanilla Extract
- Unsalted Butter
- Lemon Juice: You can use fresh or from a bottle.
Instructions
Step one: Place your peeled and sliced apples in the slow cooker and all remaining ingredients. Mix everything well until all apples are coated in all of the other ingredients.
- Are these similar to Cracker Barrel Fried Apples? Yes, these apples are very similar and almost a complete copy cat recipe to the ones that you will find at Cracker Barrel Restaurant.
Step two: Place the lid on your slow cooker and cook for 2 hours on high or until apples are tender.
How to serve
- Breakfast: serve on or mixed into warm oatmeal or on top of pancakes.
- Dinner: served on the side with dinners like slow cooker cranberry pork loin or parmesan-crusted pork chops.
- Dessert: serve these on their own, on top of ice cream, or topped with whipped cream.
More slow cooker recipes that I think you are going to LOVE
3 Ingredient Meatballs: This is the BEST for parties! Just dump it all into the slow cooker and serve right out of the slow cooker.
Slow Cooker Sweet Kielbasa: Another one that is perfect to serve as an appetizer. Simple to make and taste amazing.
Slow Cooker Apple Cider: The perfect fall drink. I LOVE homemade apple cider and making in the slow cooker it the best.
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Slow Cooker Fried Apples
Ingredients
- 3 pounds honey crisp apples, (peeled and sliced)
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, (melted)
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Add apples to the slow cooker and all remaining ingredients. Mix well until all apples are coated.
- Cook covered for 2 hours on high or until apples are tender.
Notes
What apples should I use for Fried Apples?
I love using honey crisp apples for this recipe. You can also try- Granny smith
- Fuji
- Gala
How to serve Fried Apples:
- Breakfast: serve on or mixed into warm oatmeal
- Dinner: served on the side with dinners like slow cooker cranberry pork loin or parmesan-crusted pork chops.
- Dessert: serve these on their own, on top of ice cream, or topped with whipped cream.
Nutrition
I made two batches of these fried apples to take for Christmas dinner. I came home with none. Everyone really liked the dish!!! Thanks Jennie!!!
Yah!! So glad that everyone liked it, thank you for letting me know!!
This is a great food recipe, thank you for the detailed recipe.
Apple quantity question. When I scroll down the page for the recipe it reads 3lbs of apples, when I use the Jump to Recipe tab it reads 1 lb of apples. All the other ingredient amounts are the same. Which is it? Also if I vary the amount of apples used should I increase or decrease the other ingredients accordingly?
Sorry for the confusion! It is 3 pounds for this recipe I miss typed but it is fixed now! Thank you so much for pointing that out!
I would like to try this, but need to make it dairy free. Are there any substitutes I could use for the butter, like country crock or something else?
Hi Rhonda. I think a country crock would work perfectly in the place of butter here.
Best recipe around for fried apples!
I’m sure you just made a mistake in spelling, but the restaurant is Cracker Barrel, not Crackle Barrel–unless you have a restaurant where you live that is nearly ripping off the famous name…??
Haha!! Yes Joyce you are correct. Just typing to fast and reading it the way it was supposed to be not the way I actually typed. No place ripping off the name but that made me laugh!! Hope you enjoy the recipe! =)
well you definitely are fantastic ! I’m 100% coming backhere foor more!
Do I have to preheat the crock pot before putting the apples in? Excited to try these!
No I did not. I tossed it all in right away. Hope you enjoy them Rebekah!
I’m planning on making this for Thanksgiving, but I’ll have to triple the recipe. Do you suggest I triple the cook time as well? Also, did you use a full, or half size crock pot?
Hi Audra! I used a full size for this recipe and had lots of room for more. I wouldn’t triple the time, cook it for the 2 hours and test the apples for softness after that check on them once an hour. It may take maybe 1-2 hours more but probably more more then that. I hope you enjoy the recipe!!
This was wonderful! I just made a batch today so I could give it a trial run for Thanksgiving. I doubled it exactly (I used a scale for the apples) and then added 1 bag a cranberries washed and sorted. I cooked it on high for 2 hours in the crock pot. Personally without the cranberries it would have been a bit too sweet for my taste. It was AMAZING! Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it Patty!! The cranberries sound like a great idea!