This Slow Cooker Apple Crisp packs in tart Honeycrisp apples, cinnamon sugar, and a buttery walnut crumble that crisps up beautifully without even turning on the oven. It’s an easy, lazy dessert you can throw together and forget.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time3 hourshrs
Total Time4 hourshrs15 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Slow Cooker Apple Crisp
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Walnut Crumble Topping
1cupall-purpose flour
1/2cuplightly packed brown sugar
1/2cupgranulated sugar
1/4tspnutmeg
1/2tspground cinnamon
Pinchof salt
1/2cupbuttersoftened to room temperature
1cupchopped walnuts
Apple Filling
6cupsHoneycrisp applespeeled and sliced
1/3cupgranulated sugar
2tbspall-purpose flour
1tspcinnamon sugar
1tbspfresh lemon juice
Instructions
In a medium mixing bowl, start making the walnut crumble topping. Combine the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix until combined.
Add walnuts to the mix until fully coated. Next, add in the softened butter. Combine the ingredients until they're all crumbly. Set aside.
Spray the bottom of a 4 or 6-quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray, then add the apple filling ingredients to the bottom of the slow cooker. Combine the sliced apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, sugar, and fresh lemon juice and mix together.
Add the walnut crumble mixture to the slow cooker over top of the apple mixture.
Cook on low for 3-½-4 hours or on high for 1.5-2 hours. When done, serve with your favorite topping or a scoop of ice cream.