Slow Cooker Apple Crisp with Cake Mix

Leaving the lid slightly ajar on the slow cooker for the last hour of cooking gives this simple apple crisp a firm topping with deliciously caramelized edges.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 439 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 teaspoons apple pie spice, divided
• 12 cups peeled, cored, and chopped apples
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 0.25 cup lemon juice
• 0.66666668653488 cup white sugar, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine sugar, cornstarch, and 2 teaspoons apple pie spice in a small bowl.

Step 2

Place apples in a large slow cooker. Stir in spice mixture and toss with lemon juice.

Step 3

Mix cake mix, brown sugar, and remaining apple pie spice together in a medium bowl. Stir in melted butter until thoroughly blended; mixture will be crumbly. Sprinkle over apples in the cooker.

Step 4

Cover and cook until apples are tender, on Low for 4 hours or on High for 2 hours. Partially uncover the slow cooker and continue to cook until the topping has hardened, about 1 hour more.