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Divine Slow-Cooker Desserts

Updated February 17, 2020
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Dessert in your slow cooker? Sure! We have recipes for carrot cake, chocolate bread pudding, cherry-nut cobbler, chocolate fondue, stuffed apples and more.

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Carrot Pineapple Cake

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No one will believe you baked this beautiful, moist cake in your slow cooker! The homemade cream cheese frosting is lusciously delicious, but you can substitute canned frosting in a pinch.

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Double-Chocolate Bread Pudding with Strawberry Sauce

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This rich bread pudding made in the slow cooker has deep chocolate flavor, thanks to a combo of chocolate chips and cocoa powder. The simple strawberry sauce has just two ingredients.

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Cherry-Nut Cobbler

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This creative slow-cooker recipe takes advantage of several shortcut ingredients, including muffin mix and canned cherry pie filling, for an easy dessert.

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Spiked Chocolate Fondue

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This crazy-simple slow-cooker chocolate fondue has just three ingredients (plus the dippers, of course). We especially love it with strawberries.

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Cider-Baked Stuffed Apples with Salty Caramel Sauce

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Nuts and cranberries fill these simple baked apples that cook in your slow cooker. Top them with Sea Salt Caramel Sauce and, if you like, a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Gingerbread Pudding Cake

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Store-bought gingerbread mix makes this warm, gooey dessert extra easy to assemble.Ā 

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Triple-Berry Cobbler

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Bubbling blueberries, raspberries and blackberries cook along with a batter flavored by cinnamon and nutmeg. Top with ice cream or whipped cream if you like.

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Chocolate-Caramel Fondue

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Just three ingredients go into this quick dessert: sweetened condensed milk, caramel ice cream topping and chocolate. Vary your dippers to match the mood of your party.

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Fruit Compote with Ginger

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Pears, pineapple, apricots and orange juice concentrate in your slow cooker with brown sugar and ginger. Top with toasted nuts and coconut for a bit of crunch.

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Slow Cooker Dulce de Leche

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Dulce de leche is lusciously thick Latin American caramel that's traditionally made by boiling an unopened can of sweetened condensed milk. Our slow-cooker method allows you to monitor the caramel's color, plus the end result is an instant gift.

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S'more Cake

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This rich potluck dessert is made in the slow cooker for a unique twist on classic s'mores. With graham crackers, chocolate pieces and marshmallow creme, it's messy and fun and great for kids.

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Dutch Apple Pudding Cake

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With apple pie filling on the bottom and a moist walnut cake layer on top, this dessert makes the perfect ending to a fall or winter meal.

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Triple Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cake

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Peanut butter cup candy fans love this decadent steamed pudding cake. For a more intense chocolate flavor, use dark chocolate pieces instead of semisweet chocolate ones.

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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Crispy Treats

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Crispy treats from the slow cooker? Absolutely! Peanut butter, marshmallows and butter melt together beautifully under low heat.Ā 

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Coconut-Mocha Poached Pears

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Juicy pears cook in a just-sweet-enough sauce of chocolate, coconut milk and coffee.Ā 

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1 of 15 Carrot Pineapple Cake
2 of 15 Double-Chocolate Bread Pudding with Strawberry Sauce
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4 of 15 Spiked Chocolate Fondue
5 of 15 Cider-Baked Stuffed Apples with Salty Caramel Sauce
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9 of 15 Fruit Compote with Ginger
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