Crockpot Recipes Challenge: Quick and Easy Slow Cooker Recipes (2016)
Chapter 5. Crockpot dessert recipes
We all love eating dessert but, sometimes, we just don’t have the time to actually make one. Well, with the crockpot, you can prepare an incredible variety of desserts in a manner that is 100% simple and enjoyable. Read below, in order to discover savoury crockpot dessert recipes!
#1 Peach cobbler
Total time: 3 h 30 min. (15 min. prep, 3 h 15 min. cooking)
Made for: 4-6 servings
Ingredients: dark brown sugar (6 oz.), rolled oats (3 and ½ oz.), flour (4 oz.), baking powder (1/2 tsp.), ground allspice (1/2 tsp.), nutmeg (1/2 tsp.), kosher salt (1/4 tsp.), unsalted butter (1/4 cup), frozen peach slices (20 oz.).
How to prepare:
Take a large bowl and mix the following ingredients: sugar, oats, flour, baking powder, ground allspice, nutmeg and kosher salt. Make sure that the butter is at room temperature before adding it to the bowl. Mix the ingredients well, until you obtain a crumbly texture. Add the peach slices to the resulting mixture. Use a little bit of butter to coat the inside surface of the slow cooker. Add the mixture into the crockpot and cook it for about three hours (on low). Serve and enjoy!
#2 Chocolate candy
Total time: 3 h 25 min. (5 min. prep, 20 min. inactive, 3 h cooking)
Made: 30-40 pieces of candy
Ingredients: salted dry-roasted peanuts (2 pounds), chocolate (4 oz.), semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups), white almond bark (2 and ½ pounds).
How to prepare:
Start by placing the salted dry-roasted peanuts at the bottom of the slow cooker. Once you have achieved that, add the chocolate, together with the chocolate chips and white almond bark into the crockpot. Cook the mixture for about three hours on low, without stirring. Once the time has passed, take a wooden spoon and stir, until you obtain a smooth texture. Take a spoon and put the mixture into individual cupcake pan liners. Allow the mixture to cool, serve and enjoy!
#3 Sweet & juicy berry dessert
Total time: 4 h 40 min. (20 min. prep, 20 min. inactive, 4 h cooking)
Made for: 6-8 servings
Ingredients: filling – unsalted butter, cornstarch (1/4 cup), lemon juice (2 tbsp.), frozen mixed berries (5 and ½ cups), granulated sugar (2/3 cup); biscuit topping – flour (1 and ¼ cups), granulated sugar (3 tbsp.), baking powder (1 tsp.), fine salt (1 pinch), unsalted butter (4 tbsp.), milk (3/4 cup), ground cinnamon (1/4 tsp.); whipped sour cream topping – heavy cream (1/2 cup), sour cream (1/4 cup), confectioners’ sugar (2 tbsp.).
How to prepare:
Start by greasing the inside surface of the slow cooker. Then, mix the cornstarch, together with the lemon juice and two tablespoons of water. Add the resulting mixture into the crockpot, together with the mixed berries and sugar. Prepare the biscuit topping by mixing the flour together with two tablespoons of granulated sugar, salt and baking powder. Add the butter and mix until you obtain a crumbly texture. Form a wet dough by adding the milk. Using a spoon, add the dough to the berry mixture in the crockpot. Combine the remaining sugar with the cinnamon and add it over the dough. Cook for 3-4 hours (on high). Allow to cool before serving. Prepare the topping by mixing the heavy cream with the sour cream and confectioner’s sugar. Serve and enjoy!
#4 Carrot cake
Total time: 3 h 10 min. (45 min. prep, 2.25 h cooking)
Made for: 12 servings
Ingredients: sugar (1 cup), eggs (2), water (1/4 cup), vegetable oil (1/3 cup), flour (1 and ½ cups), vanilla extract (1 tsp.), baking powder (1 tsp.), baking soda (1/2 tsp.), cinnamon (1 tsp.), grated carrots (1 cup); topping – cream cheese frosting.
How to prepare:
Start by peeling and grating the carrots. When done, set them aside. Take a bowl and add the following ingredients: sugar, eggs, water and oil. After they are well mixed, add the flour together with the baking powder, cinnamon and baking soda. Blend all of the ingredients well and then add the grated carrots. Grease the slow cooker and place the resulting mixture inside. Cook for approximately two hours (on low). You will know that the cake is ready when its middle is firm. In the situation that you are not uncertain, you can perform the toothpick test. Just insert the toothpick into the cake and, if ready, it will come out clean. Allow to cool before serving. Top it off with cream cheese frosting, serve and enjoy!
#5 Chocolate brownies
Total time: 3 h 40 min. (10 min. prep, 3 h 30 min. cooking)
Made for: 11 servings
Ingredients: caster sugar (125 g), baking powder (1 tsp.), dark chocolate (110 g), unsalted butter (60 g), cocoa powder (30 g), milk chocolate (110 g), eggs (3), sea salt (1 tsp.), chocolate chips (125 g), walnuts (100 g), plain flour (160 g).
How to prepare:
Start by greasing the inside surface of the crockpot and lining the bottom with baking sheets. Take a bowl and mix the following ingredients: flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder. Melt the butter and the chocolate in the microwave (with the exception of the chocolate chips). After these have melted, add the beaten eggs and the sugar. Add the flour mixture and then the chopped walnuts, together with the chocolate chips. Place everything into the slow cooker and cook for approximately three and a half hours. Allow to cool before serving. Enjoy!