Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (114 page)

Blushing Apple Tapioca

Julie Weaver

Reinholds, PA

Makes 8-10 servings

Prep. Time: 15-20 minutes

Cooking Time: 3-4 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

8-10 tart apples

½ cup sugar

4 Tbsp. minute tapioca

4 Tbsp. red cinnamon candy

½ cup water

1. Pare and core apples. Cut into eighths lengthwise and place in slow cooker.

2. Mix together sugar, tapioca, candy, and water. Pour over apples.

3. Cook on High 3-4 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve hot or cold. Top with
whipped cream
, if you wish.

Marshmallow Applesauce Dessert

Marla Folkerts

Holland, OH

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 1½-4 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

4 cups applesauce

¼ tsp. allspice

½ tsp. cinnamon

2 cups mini-marshmallows

1. Spray slow cooker with nonfat cooking spray.

2. In the cooker, mix applesauce, allspice, and cinnamon together.

3. Sprinkle marshmallows on top.

4. Cook on Low 3-4 hours, or on High 1½-2 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve warm from slow cooker.

Note:

This is delicious over ice cream and cake! We’ve even used it as a fondue for fruit!

Apple Topping

Donna Lantgen

Arvada, CO

Makes 6 servings

Prep Time: 10-12 minutes

Cooking Time: 6 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 6-qt.

6-8 cups apples, cored, peeled, and chopped

¼ cup brown sugar

1 cup apple cider

½ cup maple syrup

1. Put apples in slow cooker.

2. Mix brown sugar, apple cider, and maple syrup in a bowl.

3. Drizzle cider mixture over apples.

4. Cook 6 hours on Low.

Serving suggestion: This recipe is great on top of
vanilla ice cream
or on
waffles
.

Baked Apples with Raisins

Vera Schmucker

Goshen, IN

Connie B. Weaver

Bethlehem, PA

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 2½-9 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

6-8 medium-sized baking apples, cored

2 Tbsp. raisins

¼ cup sugar, plus additional for sprinkling

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 Tbsp. butter

½ cup water

1. Remove top inch of peel from each apple.

2. Mix together raisins and sugar. Spoon into center of apples.

3. Sprinkle with additional sugar and dot with butter.

4. Place apples in slow cooker. Add water. Cover and cook on Low 7-9 hours, or on High 2½-3½ hours.

Raisin Nut-Stuffed Apples

Margaret Rich

North Newton, KS

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-8 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 5-qt.

6 baking apples, cored

2 Tbsp. butter,
or
margarine, melted

¼ cup packed brown sugar

¾ cup raisins

3 Tbsp. chopped walnuts

½ cup water

1. Peel a strip around each apple about one-third of the way below the stem end to prevent splitting.

2. Mix together butter and brown sugar. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Stuff into apple cavities.

3. Place apples in slow cooker. Add water.

4. Cover and cook on Low 6-8 hours.

Fruit/Nut Baked Apples

Cyndie Marrara

Port Matilda, PA

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 25 minutes

Cooking Time: 1½-3 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

4 large firm baking apples

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

⅓ cup chopped dried apricots

⅓ cup chopped walnuts,
or
pecans

3 Tbsp. packed brown sugar

½ tsp. cinnamon

2 Tbsp. melted butter

½ cup water,
or
apple juice

1. Scoop out center of apples creating a cavity 1½ inches wide and stopping ½ inch from the bottom of each. Peel top of each apple down about 1 inch. Brush edges with lemon juice.

2. Mix together apricots, nuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Stir in butter. Spoon mixture evenly into apples.

3. Put ½ cup water or juice in bottom of slow cooker. Put 2 apples in bottom, and 2 apples above, but not squarely on top of other apples. Cover and cook on Low 1½-3 hours, or until tender.

Serving suggestion: Serve warm or at room temperature. Top each apple with a
pecan
half, if desired.

Caramel Apples

Elaine Patton

West Middletown, PA

Rhonda Lee Schmidt

Scranton, PA

Renee Shirk

Mount Joy, PA

Makes 4 servings