The best crock pot apple crisp! The apples are tender and full of cinnamon flavor and the oat topping is crunchy and buttery. Learn what type of apples to use and our trick for making crispy apple crisp in the slow cooker!
My favorite part about this recipe is how good it smells while cooking in the crock pot! This is a keeper, a dump and cook dessert!
-Joey
I feel like this is the first year where I am actually excited about apple desserts.
Normally September hits and I join the “PUMPKIN EVERYTHING!” bandwagon – but this year I feel like taking it slow and enjoying September’s best fruit.
In the past I’ve never been a big apple dessert fan, I would always choose chocolate anything over an apple based dessert. But I think my problem was that I never tried any apple desserts..
I know it’s lame. I am totally guilty of ordering the same thing at a restaurant because I know I will like it and that’s comforting.
But I wanted to add a few solid apple desserts to the blog. So I prepped a batch of crock pot apple crisp (for the first time ever) and once I had a bite I was like “I LOVE APPLE DESSERTS!”
The third batch of apple crisp is in the crock pot right now and you better believe that this girl is excited.
I’m not sure if I will ever make apple crisp in the oven – the crock pot method is so easy and I never have to worry about the crisp burning or if the apple are soft enough. The inside of a crock pot is a magical land.
Apples for apple crisp
I love that this crock pot crisp is very versatile when it comes to the type of apples you can use. I’ve used pink lady apples, granny smith and honey crisp. It just depends on if you like tart apples or if you want sweeter apples – or you can use a combination of both!
I recommend 6-7 large apples or 8-10 smaller apples. Be sure to skin and core the apples – no one wants chewy skin (or cores!) in their apple crisp!
Ingredients
- 6-7 large apples (8-10 smaller apples), I recommend granny smith, honey crisp or something more tart or a combination of apples is nice too
- lemon juice
- brown sugar
- cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves
- rolled oats
- flour
- butter
This recipe will feed a crowd and it also refrigerates and re-heats nicely.
How to make crispy slow cooker apple crisp
Place a kitchen towel under the crock pot lid – the towel will help to absorb moisture and prevent the topping from becoming too moist. Cook on low for 3 hours, with the towel in place.
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Crock Pot Apple Crisp
Ingredients
- 6-7 large apples, 8-10 smaller apples, I recommend granny smith, honey crisp or something more tart or a combination of apples is nice too
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ cup (54g) brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
Topping
- 1 ½ cups (134g) rolled oats
- 1 cup (120g) all purpose flour
- ¼ cup (54g) brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter, 1 1/2 sticks, cold and cut into pieces
Instructions
- Spray a crock pot lightly with non-stick cooking spray and turn onto low. Skin and core the apples. Cut the apples into slices that are about 1/4 inch thick.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the apples, lemon juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves. Toss with your hands to coat the apples. Transfer the apples to the crock pot.6-7 large apples, 1 Tbsp lemon juice, 1/4 cup (54g) brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- In the same mixing bowl (you can rinse and dry the bowl!), combine the oats, all purpose flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and cut butter. Use your hands or a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until only pea sized pieces of butter remain. Gently spread the oat topping over the apples.1 1/2 cups (134g) rolled oats, 1 cup (120g) all purpose flour, 1/4 cup (54g) brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter
- Place a kitchen towel under the crock pot lid – the towel will help to absorb moisture and prevent the topping from becoming too moist. Cook on low for 3 hours, with the towel in place. After 3 hours, turn the crock pot off and let the crisp sit for 1 hour with the lid on (towel still in place) before serving.
- Enjoy warm or cold! We love ours with vanilla ice cream.