This slow cooker apple pie filling provides the soul-warming taste and fragrance of an apple pie without the effort of making a crust. Additionally, you’ll enjoy the fragrance of apple pie without heating up your oven!
Many slow cooker apple pie filling recipes call for starch–such as cornstarch–and sugar. Here, I’ve subbed honey for the sugar and added the step of reducing the cooking liquid. This perfectly replicates the thick, velvety filling from a “normal” recipe.
- 8 baking apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced (I recommend Gala or Fuji)
- 3 tablespoons raw honey
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter, ghee, or coconut oil
- Full-fat coconut milk for serving, optional
- Toss together the apples, honey, lemon juice, and cinnamon in a slow cooker. Dot with the butter or coconut oil. Cover and cook on High for 2½ to 3 hours, until the apples are tender. With a slotted spoon, remove the apples from the cooking liquid.
- Carefully transfer the cooking liquid to a saucepan. Reduce the cooking liquid by simmering it over medium heat; it will take just a few minutes. The cooking liquid should reduce in volume by about ⅔ and should resemble syrup. If desired, stir in another tablespoon of cold butter, ghee or coconut oil for a richer dessert.
- Pour the reduced liquid over the apples. Top coconut milk if desired.
Oh yum! And I love using my slow cooker too.
Yummy! I love your photos to!
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oh that sounds amazing! thank goodness for crock pots!
Great recipe, Lauren! I love anything with apples.
Looks delicious and congratulations on your guest posts. 🙂
Thank you, Nancy!
Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays recipe party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 We are building a great set of gluten free recipes so far! Its making my meal planning easy 🙂 How about yours? See you next Friday! Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com