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Did you know you can use your slow cooker to make dessert? It’s the best way to make dessert, in my opinion, especially when the oven is full of other things or when it’s hot outside and you don’t want to use the oven. From cakes to brownies to candy and fudge, the crockpot is an easy way to make a sweet treat.
Tips for Using a Crockpot to Make Dessert
- It’s important to know how your crockpot cooks before baking in it. All slow cookers cook differently, and some have hot spots in one area or another. Knowing this ahead of time will help you bake with success.
- Condensation always forms on the lid while the crock pot is on. To avoid all that wetness dropping onto your dessert and making it soggy, place a paper towel on the insert and place the lid on top. This way the towel catches the condensation, not your cake.
- Bake times in a slow cooker can vary. This is due to whether you’re using low or high heat and, like mentioned above, that all cookers have hot spots or can run hotter or cooler. Think of bake time like a range, where you need to check on your dessert.
Desserts Baked in a Slow Cooker
Crockpot Cake Recipe
This cake is like a chocolate lava cake but made in a slow cooker – a fluffy homemade chocolate cake that makes it's own chocolate pudding frosting!
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S’mores Crockpot Candy Recipe
Easy gooey Nutty S’mores Crockpot Candy – this candy recipe is made in a crockpot with chocolate, graham cereal, peanuts, and marshmallows!
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Crockpot Apple Dump Cake Recipe
A crockpot cake is a low-fuss and easy-clean-up recipe that you will want to make all fall when apples are in season. You only need a handful of ingredients to make it!
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Crock Pot Cinnamon Rolls Monkey Bread Recipe
Make your favorite Monkey Bread…in a slow cooker! Use Grands! Cinnamon Rolls instead of biscuits for a new twist on an old favorite, then set it in the crockpot and forget it!
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Slow Cooker Caramel Cake
This Slow Cooker Caramel Cake is one of my favorites!! It’s easy to make, smells like fall, and tastes like the perfect cake!
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Slow Cooker Brownie Pudding Recipe
This Slow Cooker Brownie Pudding is so chocolatey and rich! It’s easy to make with just a few ingredients you probably already have in your pantry!
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Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Brownie Pudding
Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Brownie Pudding – chocolate brownie mix and pudding mix cooked in the crockpot with peanut butter and peanut butter cups! This easy indulgent dessert recipe is one everyone loves!
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Slow Cooker Coffee Cake
Slow Cooker Coffee Cake is an easy coffee cake made in a crockpot! This foolproof recipe is the best for breakfast or brunch.
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Slow Cooker Berry Crumble
This Slow Cooker Berry Crumble is crunchy, sweet, and gooey AND it’s made in the Crockpot! It’s got less sugar but tastes better than any other crumble I’ve ever made!
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Crockpot Applesauce Recipe
Crockpot Applesauce is an easy homemade applesauce recipe with cinnamon. The kids LOVE this recipe and it's fun to make right in the slow cooker.
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Apple Butter Recipe
Easy apple butter is made in the crockpot and is delicious on toast or added to recipes. Slow Cooker Apple Butter is the perfect recipe for fall and makes your house smell amazing.
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Dulce de Leche Recipe
Make homemade dulce de leche in the slow cooker! Crockpot dulce de leche is so easy to make with just ONE ingredient – it's a rich caramel that goes in so many recipes.
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Pumpkin Spice Chex Mix Recipe
Easy Pumpkin Spice Chex Mix is made in the crockpot! This Slow Cooker Chex Mix Recipe is perfect for fall with pumpkin spice, chex cereal, pretzels, nuts and candy corn.
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Slow Cooker Peppermint Mocha Snugglers
Slow Cooker Peppermint Mocha Snugglers are great for kids or adults! Make a Crockpot hot chocolate recipe with peppermint coffee creamer for the kids, then add espresso and schnapps for the adults. This drink will keep you warm all season long!
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Crockpot Apple Cider Recipe
Spiked Crockpot Caramel Apple Cider – Make caramel apple cider in the slow cooker for a warm drink that is perfect for a crowd. Then spike it with vanilla vodka for the adults! This is everyone’s favorite fall cocktail recipe.
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FAQs
What is the tea towel trick when using a slow cooker? Condensation forms on the lid of the crockpot and to avoid it dropping on your dessert, you can place a tea towel or paper towel on top the insert under the lid to catch the wetness.
Great collection, thank you Dorothy!
WOW. That is quite the lineup! They all look incredible, I may never turn on my oven again!
I can not eat wheat so substituted the gluten free flour in the recipe and made 1/2 the recipe in a 2 qt slow cooker. ย IT WAS WONDERFUL !!!!
What size crockpot are you using?
I think it depends which recipe you’re using, but any of my recipes use a crockpot that’s approximately 7qt.
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