Tender Slow Cooker Baked Apples made easy with granola, melted butter, and maple syrup! Top with ice cream or whipped cream.
If you have plenty of apples make these easy baked apples. If you have even more apples try my apple butter recipe!
This recipe for slow cooker baked apples could be for dessert, or for breakfast; if you can refrain from adding ice cream in the morning! I had originally planned these slow cooker baked apples for breakfast, hence the granola.
When I opened my slow cooker and smelled the aroma of apple crisp, that plan went out the window, so dessert for me it was, for breakfast…
How to make Slow Cooker Baked Apples:
- Apples – Any variety of apple works, I use medium-sized Gala
- Granola – The granola is just the perfect crispy topping since the slow cooker can’t brown things.
- Melted salted butter – Makes the apples extra decadent.
- Maple syrup – or honey works here too!
- Cut the tops off the apples with a knife, the gut them with a melon baller, if you don’t have a melon baller, a round measuring teaspoon will do the trick.
- Add the granola to the center of the apples, drizzle over the melted butter and maple syrup.
How long do I slow cook baked apples?
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 2.5 – 3 hours.
I want my apples extra soft, how long should I cook?
If you want your apples to be extra tender, cook on HIGH for 4 hours.
Can I add cinnamon to these?
Yes! Sprinkle about a half teaspoon of cinnamon over these apples, it will taste great and also make the house smell amazing.
How to serve these apples?
- Put one apple (or half if they are large) in a bowl.
- Top with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream.
More apple recipes to make in the crockpot:
- Slow Cooker Scalloped Apples
- Slow Cooker Cinnamon Applesauce
- Slow Cooker Fried Apples
- Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Butter
- Slow Cooker Apple Cobbler
- Slow Cooker Honey Apple Pork Loin
Slow Cooker Baked apples bring back so many memories of my childhood. They are so pretty and really fun to make. I hope you enjoy this easy granola version, whether it be for breakfast or dessert!
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Slow Cooker Baked Apples
Equipment Needed:
Ingredients:
- 5 medium-sized gala apples
- 1 1/4 cups granola
- 3 Tbsp. melted butter
- 5 tsp. maple syrup
- ice cream or whipped cream for serving if making for dessert
Slow Cooker Size:
- 5 quart or larger
Instructions:
- Cut a layer off the top of the apples with a knife. With a melon baller tool, or a measuring teaspoon, remove the core and seeds from each apple.
- Pack 1/4 cup granola into each apple, and place into the slow cooker.
- Drizzle the apples evenly with the melted butter, and add a teaspoon of maple syrup to each apple.
- Cover, and cook on high for 2.5 – 3 hours until tender, but not falling apart.
- Serve as is, or add ice cream or whipped cream. ENJOY!
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First Published: 05/27/2014
Updated: 12/31/2019
Mushy nasty. Lotsa work and not impressed. I didn’t even cook them for 2.5 hours on high. Disappointing.
I made this but not with granola.
Instead I used what I had on hand which was oatmeal & Special K w/Raspberries cereal. I added cinnamon, brown sugar, a little warm water & mixed it thoroughly. I let the mixture sit for a little while but kept mixing to soften it. I then melted butter added it to the muxture. Cored the apples & then decided to squeeze lemon juice into the mixture as well to cut some of the sweetness.
In the rock pot I put some V8 berry fruit juice & water, squeezed a little lemon juice into it. Then I laid the 4 stuffed apples into the pot & melted some more butter drizzled over the apples. Sprinled more oatmeal, brown sugar and cinnamon- covered & cooked for 3 hrs in crockpot delicious!
It is an easy & tasty recipe depending on how you tweak it which can be eaten as a snack, breakfast or dessert 🙂
That’s an entirely new recipe. About the only thing in common with the original recipe are the apples. Maybe next time don’t advertise your new recipe on someone else’s post.
I love this idea!! Going to try it. I don’t buy granola. So this is a great alternative. Thanks for the idea.
I did this,they sat for 2 hours and my apples are brown? Dont look very good lol
What kind of apples did you use?
Do you think that you could use oats instead of granola?
You could, but you would want to add flavoring to them 🙂
Nice recipe. Can these be frozen and served later? How would you re-heat them?
Thank you kindly.
how much water do you put in the slow cooker
none, the butter is enough moisture for this recipe. And the apples add a lot of moisture too.
My crockpot instructions tells me at least 1 cup of liquid must be put in the crockpot before cooking.
You can add water if you prefer, though I’ve never had a problem.
Quick question about making these for breakfast: did you put the slow cooker on a timer, get up early, or were you able to set it on low for most of the night? My slow cooker doesn’t have a timer so it would be good to know how feasible this would be for me. Thanks!
I got up early 🙂 It would be too long to set them on low. I hope that helps.
Thank you! That does help.
You can get a timer at a hardware store (like you use for lights). It’s a bit cumbersome, but it works
can also wrap in foil and do over hot grill while cookin out.
I’m gonna try this with a mixture of Bear Naked Cinnamon granola & Bear Naked’s new granola called Sea Salt Caramel Apple! Can’t go wrong with more apple flavor!
That sounds awesome Gaya! I’ll have to look for that flavor, sounds so good!
I have that only with the s’mores flavor… Its a good way to use it up! finally something easy and idiot proof. (me being the idiot) instead of butter can u swap that out for oil? (im only asking because i cant eat butter anymore)
Yes that will work fine!
These look like they will be wonderful and I love baked apples but don’t do them much in summer(don’t like to heat up kitchen) but with this way I can have them all year!!!!
I loved this idea and couldn’t wait to try. I didn’t have the Bare Naked Granola, but I had oat and honey granola bars that I just crushed up and added a little cinnamon and sugar to to mixture. Oh my gosh, sooo good. thank you for this idea…
That looks so good can’t wait to try. I love easy.
I’m trying this recipe today. will let you know how it turned out.
I gotta try this recipe. Baked apples taste divine.
Those look delicious! I would be like you — once I smelled them there would be mo waiting until the next day! And there is nothing wrong with a little ice cream for breakfast — it is dairy!