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Keep kitchen cool with slow cooker apple crisp
Published: 7/27/2011 2:17 PM
Last Modified: 7/27/2011 3:27 PM

If you've never made dessert in a Crock-Pot or slow cooker, it's worth a try.

I was skeptical and wondered why you would need a Crock-Pot when the oven works just fine for cobblers and crisps.

But using a slow cooker keeps the kitchen cool and allows you to have some free time while dessert cooks.

This recipe for apple crisp cooks for two hours on high or four hours on low, so you can assemble it in the morning and have it for lunch or dinner.

Slow Cooker Apple Crisp

Crisp mixture:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
1 cup chopped walnuts
Apple mixture:
1/3 cup white sugar, or to taste
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 cups apples - peeled, cored and chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice

1. Mix flour, brown sugar, 1/2 cup of white sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together in a bowl. Combine butter with the flour mixture using fingers or a fork until coarse crumbs form. Stir in walnuts and set aside.

2. Whisk together 1/3 cup sugar, cornstarch, ginger and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Place the apples in a slow cooker, stir in the cornstarch mixture; toss with lemon juice. Sprinkle the walnut crumb topping on top. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours, until apples are tender. Partially uncover the slow cooker to allow the topping to harden, about 1 hour.

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Tulsa World Staff Writer Natalie Mikles (last year)

Good tips. When I make it, I'll also use 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup oats.

laz (last year)

shouldn't the time read four hours on low and two hours on high?

Tulsa World Staff Writer Natalie Mikles (last year)

Yes, it's corrected. Thanks!

amron warrior (last year)

One and one-third cups of sugar is just a bit much. I've made desserts in my crockpot for some time. Cakes do especially well.

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Food Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton joined the Tulsa World in May 1993 after graduating from Oklahoma State University. She has covered crime, city government and general assignment beats during that time - but mostly crime. But when she isn’t at work, Nicole is a devoted food hobbyist. She enjoys meal planning and cooking with her husband, Steve, every day of the week and on holidays it’s a family affair. When the opportunity to become the food writer at the Tulsa World presented itself in the summer of 2011, Nicole jumped at it. She is excited to explore a new side of Tulsa and make the transition from crime to cuisine. .

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