Slow Cooker Scalloped Apples have all the flavors of baked apples but in a pretty casserole form! So good with ice cream and then drizzled with the sweet buttery sauce from the slow cooker.
Hello! I think you will love these Slow Cooker Scalloped Apples. They taste just like baked apples but easier to eat and a little more flavor in each bite since the apples are thin sliced and seeped with the sugar and butter.
I planned to make this recipe for a while. I had the apples sitting on my counter, I knew exactly how I was going to make it. The sliced apples would have the stars in the middle and be so pretty spread out in the slow cooker. Then the day came to make it. What was I thinking? I could not leave the core in the apples?! That would not be tasty getting a bite of the seeds and the star part that surrounds them, because it’s similar to the shell of popcorn kernels and gets stuck in teeth while eating. Instead I cored the apples and I was happy to see that I still could make a pretty dessert.
I do not have an apple corer, I have every other gadget in the world though. After slicing the apples I used a measuring teaspoon and punched out the centers of the apples with it, that worked great.
I spread the apples out in a similar fashion as I would scalloped potatoes.
I make a sauce on the stove-top in a small sauce pan. A stick of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange zest and a touch of salt. Then I pour that over the apples. Then I sprinkle over walnuts.
Below is what this looks like after cooking for 2.5 hours on high.
The apples and perfectly tender and the sauce is bubbly.
I served this with ice cream and then drizzled the buttery sauce over the apples and ice cream.
Here is my YouTube video on the making of this recipe. You can follow me on YouTube here for more videos like this.
Doesn’t this look good? I know we are on the tail end of winter, but I think this recipe would be good anytime of the year. Have a great week! I’ll be back Friday with another new recipe.
- 6-8 medium-sized apples (I used a combination of granny smith and red delicious)
- ½ cup butter
- ½ brown sugar
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1 tsp. orange zest
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 4-quart or larger (I prefer to use an oval slow cooker for this, but a round one will do fine)
- Slice and core the apples. I do not have an apple corer, I sliced the apples first then used a round measuring spoon to cut a circle out of the middle of each apple slice.
- Arrange the apples in a circular design in the slow cooker.
- In a small pan over on the stove top set to medium high heat, melt the butter.
- Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and orange zest. Stir until a sauce forms for about 2 minutes. It's ok if the brown sugar doesn't completely dissolve, the slow cooker will finish that off.
- Pour the butter mixture over the apples evenly.
- Sprinkle over the walnuts.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 2.5 hours.
- Serve warm with ice cream and drizzle the sweet buttery sauce over the apples and ice cream.
- Enjoy!
For this recipe I am using a 6.5 Quart Touch Screen Crock-Pot®. This recipe and video above was the first time I used this new slow cooker I bought. The screen is similar to a smart phone screen. So far I like this model, it cooks similar to my others.
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Pamm Hester says
February 20, 2017 at 11:33 amI am dieting……any suggestions for cutting back on the amount of butter? I would love to make this recipe.
Sarah Olson says
February 20, 2017 at 1:37 pmHi Pamm. The only thing I can think to add is some apple juice, or cider to replace some of the butter.
Laurie says
February 20, 2017 at 12:25 pmThis looks and sounds great. Much like the baked apples my mom made for us when we were kids. I’ve saved the recipe and will be making it as soon as I have apples.
Linda Makowski says
February 21, 2017 at 7:34 amYou can use an empty pill bottle to cut the seeds from the sliced apples
Sarah Olson says
February 21, 2017 at 8:16 amgreat tip, thank you!
Mary cody says
January 28, 2019 at 1:11 amGreat tip! Thanks
wordyone51 says
February 22, 2017 at 11:00 amCould this be made in the oven? I am temporarily without a slow cooker.
Sarah Olson says
February 22, 2017 at 12:41 pmI’m sure it could!
Kelly says
February 22, 2017 at 6:54 pmOh my goodness, these look and sound amazing, yum!
xx Kelly
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Jan says
March 6, 2017 at 2:47 amThis sounds great. I have to give it a try soon.
Jo Ann says
December 29, 2017 at 6:50 pmHow about using coconut oil?