Description
A comforting and delicious copycat recipe of Cracker Barrel’s famous fried apples, made effortlessly in your slow cooker. Perfect as a side dish or dessert, these apples are cooked to tender perfection in a sweet and spicy sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 cups of sliced apples (preferably tart varieties like Granny Smith, peel on)
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 3/4 cup of salted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup of apple juice
Instructions
- Place the sliced apples in the slow cooker.
- In a medium bowl, mix cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, brown sugar, and corn starch.
- Sprinkle the spice and sugar mixture over the apples.
- Pour melted butter and apple juice over the apples, ensuring they are well coated.
- Cook on high for 3-4 hours or until apples are tender and the sauce has thickened.
Notes
- Keep the peel on the apples for added texture.
- Adjust sweetness to taste by modifying the amount of brown sugar.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3-4 hours
- Category: Dessert/Side Dish
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 286 kcal
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 111mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg