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Slow Cooker Apple Recipes to Make This Fall

Slow Cooker Apple Recipes to Make This Fall

By Mary Shannon Wells

Jennifer Davick

When fall hits, we’re thrilled to use fresh apples in any way we can. Whether breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert, there are so many ways to enjoy apples during the season. These slow-cooker recipes will be your favorite new way to prep these juicy gems. Enjoy recipes like slow-cooker apple butter or overnight oats for breakfast. Try slow-cooker applesauce or slow-cooker chicken lettuce wraps as an after-school snack. Make dinner beautiful with our slow-cooker braised pork with apples and or slow-cooker apple butter-glazed turkey. And eat your heart out at dessert with slow-cooker apple cobbler or slow-cooker apple crisp. These crockpot apple recipes are warm, fragrant, and totally delicious. You haven’t truly seen the beauty of your slow cooker until you try these crockpot apple recipes. From breakfast to dessert, these slow-cooker recipes will carry you through the season.

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Slow Cooker Apple Recipes to Make This Fall

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Apple Butter

Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Apple Butter

This homemade apple butter recipe couldn’t be easier. It makes an adorable hostess or neighbor gift when packaged in a mini mason jar and tied with a bow.

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Chunky Applesauce

Oxmoor House

Recipe: Chunky Applesauce

This slow-cooker applesauce is an ideal after-school snack for the kids.

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Steel Cut Oatmeal with Apples

Oxmoor House

Recipe: Steel Cut Oatmeal with Apples

Wake up to the comforting aroma of warm spices and apples with this easy overnight oats recipe.

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Hearty Oats and Grains

Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Cindy Barr

Recipe: Hearty Oats and Grains

This slow-cooker breakfast recipe is so easy to make ahead.

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Overnight Maple-Raisin Oatmeal

Photo: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Missie Neville Crawford, Claire Spollen

Recipe: Overnight Maple-Raisin Oatmeal

Make this big-batch oatmeal recipe once and reheat a personal serving each morning for the whole week.

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Slow-Cooker Chicken Lettuce Cups

Alison Miksch

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Chicken Lettuce Cups

These lettuce cups are an easy low-carb option that’s still filling for lunch or dinner.

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Butternut Squash-Parsnip Soup

Oxmoor House

Recipe: Butternut Squash-Parsnip Soup

This cozy soup is ideal for chilly nights you want to spend indoors.

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Hard Cider-Braised Pork

Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Hard Cider-Braised Pork

This comforting dinner is cooked with fresh apples and hard apple cider for rich fall flavor.

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Apple Butter-Glazed Turkey

Hector Manuel Sanchez

Recipe: Apple Butter-Glazed Turkey

Whether you serve this slow-cooker turkey recipe up at Thanksgiving or the weeknight dinner table, it’s going to be a hit.

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Pork with Apples, Bacon, and Sauerkraut

Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Pork with Apples, Bacon, and Sauerkraut

This delicious dinner is company-ready for your next dinner party.

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Apple and Pear Crisp

Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Apple and Pear Crisp

Apple crisp recipes are perfect fall desserts, and this slow-cooker version requires basically no work on your part.

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Cinnamon Apples

Oxmoor House

Recipe: Cinnamon Apples

Serve these warm cinnamon apples over a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a slice of pound cake.

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Slow Cooker Apple Cake

MyRecipes

Recipe: Slow Cooker Apple Cake

This easy apple cake recipe is best served warm with a hearty scoop of vanilla ice cream

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Slow Cooker Oatmeal Apple Cobbler

McCormick

Recipe: Slow Cooker Oatmeal Apple Cobbler

If you’re craving classic apple cobbler but feeling lazy, simply put the ingredients in the slow cooker.

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Saucy Apples 'n' Pears

Mariha-kitchen/Getty Images

Recipe: Saucy Apples 'n' Pears

Serve these warm, sweet apples and pears over vanilla ice cream or Greek yogurt for a lighter option.

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Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Dip

The Magical Slow Cooker

Recipe: Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Dip

This dessert dip recipe comes with instructions to make your own cinnamon pie crust dippers. This is the ideal indulgent fall treat.

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Crock Pot Fried Apple Slices

The Spruce Eats

Recipe: Crock Pot Fried Apple Slices

We’ll top just about anything with these sweet “fried” apples.

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Apple-Ale Wassail

Photo: Ralph Anderson

Recipe: Apple-Ale Wassail

This cocktail, made with warm spices and apple cider, is ideal for holiday gatherings.

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