# Crock Pot Cinnamon Apples

Sliced apples cook down in brown sugar, cinnamon and butter into a soft, syrupy dessert. Serve them over ice cream or oatmeal.

 

 

 

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## Crock Pot Cinnamon Apples

Recipe by Iren Pavlenko

 

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Course: Main CourseDifficulty: Easy

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

4

hours 

Sliced apples cook down in brown sugar, cinnamon and butter into a soft, syrupy dessert. Serve them over ice cream or oatmeal.

### Ingredients

- 3 lb apples (about 6), peeled, cored and sliced
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons butter, cubed
- Vanilla ice cream or Greek yogurt, to serve
- Chopped pecans, optional topping

### Directions

- Peel, core and slice the apples. Put them in the slow cooker.
- Mix the brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a bowl.
- Toss the apples with the sugar mixture and the vanilla bean paste.
- Sprinkle the cornstarch over the apples and toss once more.
- Dot the butter on top.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours or on HIGH for 2 hours.
- The apples should be tender when pierced with a fork, but not falling apart.
- Stir gently and let the syrup rest for 10 minutes to thicken.

 

### Notes

 

Store leftovers in [deli containers](/go/amazon/?p=B0DX23TZ5P) for up to 5 days in the fridge. Reheat in the microwave. Swap half the sugar for maple syrup if you like.

 

  

## Why these cinnamon apples turn out tender, not mushy

 

A mix of sugars gives a syrup with some depth. Cornstarch tossed through the fruit thickens the juices as they cook. Firm apples hold their shape best, so choose varieties that stay crisp when baked.

 

Letting the pot rest at the end helps the syrup settle and cling.

 

## What to serve with them

 

Spoon them over vanilla ice cream, oatmeal, pancakes or pound cake. They also work as a side for roast pork. Warm leftovers in a bowl with a spoon of yogurt for a quick breakfast.

 

## A swap that fails and a common error

 

Pears work well in place of some of the apples. Do not use soft apples such as red delicious. They collapse into sauce. If you want chunky slices, cut them thick.

 

The common error is cooking on HIGH longer than the card says. The apples go from tender to mush quickly.

 

## Ideas for the leftovers

 

Spoon leftover apples over Greek yogurt with granola for breakfast. Warm them and fold into pancake batter, or serve them beside roast pork. Chopped pecans or a spoonful of whipped cream make them feel like a proper dessert when guests come by.