Welcome back to Freezer To Crockpot Cooking – Apple Week!
Don't forget to check out all of the other weeks in this series:
- Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes
- Slow Cooker Appetizer Recipes
- Slow Cooker Beef Recipes
- Slow Cooker Sandwich Recipes
- Slow Cooker Pork Recipes
- Slow Cooker Mexican Recipes
- Slow Cooker Soup Recipes
- Slow Cooker Vegetarian Recipes
- Slow Cooker Apple Recipes
You had a few days to get all the ingredients for these apple recipes togetherand now it is time fill your freezer with yummy goodness!
Let’s begin by prepping your ingredients:
- Take your 4-6 large apples; slice off tops, cut a circle of about 2 inches across and 2 inches deep, use a spoon to scrape out all seeds and core
- Peel, core and slice all bagged apples.
- Dice ½ stick of butter into small pieces, place in fridge until ready to bag
- Slice 4 1 Tbsp. pieces of butter, place in fridge until ready to bag
- In bowl combine ½ cup golden raisins, 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar 2 Tbsp. brown sugar, and 1 tsp. cinnamon. Fill your hollowed out large cooking apples with this cinnamon mixture
Next Step – Get the Instructions on the Bags - Now we’re ready to prep, label, and bag our tasty apple recipes. Grab 4 gallon freezer bags, 1 quart sized freezer bag, and a sharpie. We are going to begin by labeling each bag with cooking directions. Write the following directions on each bag:
Apple Crisp
- Spray crockpot with nonstick cooking spray
- Pour contents of bag #1 into crock pot
- Shake contents of bag #2- spread crisp topping evenly over apple mixture
- Cook on low 4 hours
- Place wooden spoon in crockpot to keep lid cracked open (this will prevent the crisp topping from being soggy)
- Cook an additional hour
Applesauce
- Spray crockpot with nonstick cooking spray
- Pour contents of bag into crockpot
- Cook on low 8-10 hours
- Stir occasionally
“Fried” Apples
- Spray crockpot with nonstick cooking spray
- Pour contents of bag into crockpot
- Cook on low 3-4 hours
Baked Apples
- Spray crockpot with nonstick cooking spray
- Pour ½ cup water in bottom of crockpot
- Place apples into crockpot upright
- Cook on low for 6 hours
Finally it’s time to fill the bags with the sweet apple goodness:
Apple Crisp –Gallon bag
- 6 cups of peeled, cored, and sliced apples
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ginger
- ¼ tsp. nutmeg
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
Apple Crisp Topping –Quart sized bag #2
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white
Applesauce
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp.cinnamon
- ¾ cup of sugar
- 8 cups sliced apples
“Fried” Apples
- 6 cups sliced apples
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 6 Tbsp. diced butter
Baked Apples
- Place your 4-6 large apples that have been filled with raisin filling
- upright in freezer bag, Top each with a 1 Tbsp. piece of butter.
And that’s it! You now have 4 homemade and healthy desserts, ready to go in your crockpot on those busy days!
Need more slow cooker recipes that are great for freezer cooking? See all of the other weeks in this series:
