Description
Cracker Barrel Fried Apples bring southern comfort straight to your kitchen, delivering sweet cinnamon magic in minutes. Warm spices and tender apple slices create a perfect side dish you’ll crave at every meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 6 large tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (approximately 900 grams / 2 pounds)
Sugars:
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) brown sugar
Spices and Butter:
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup (113 grams / 4 ounces) butter, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Carefully slice apples into uniform, thin wedges, ensuring consistent thickness for even cooking.
- Scatter apple slices evenly across the slow cooker’s interior, creating a single layer to maximize caramelization.
- Blend granulated and brown sugars with warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg in a separate mixing bowl to create a fragrant seasoning blend.
- Generously sprinkle the sugar-spice mixture over apple slices, gently tossing to guarantee complete and uniform coating.
- Strategically place small butter chunks across the apple surface, allowing them to melt and infuse rich, creamy flavor during cooking.
- Set slow cooker to low temperature and allow apples to simmer for approximately 4 hours, developing tender texture and creating a luscious, bubbling sauce.
- Once cooking is complete, gently fold the apples to redistribute the caramelized sauce, ensuring each slice is gloriously coated with the sweet, spiced liquid.
- Serve warm as a delectable side dish or dessert, showcasing the tender, cinnamon-kissed apple medley.
Notes
- Choose firm, tart apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for the best texture and balanced sweetness in your slow cooker fried apples.
- Slice apples uniformly to ensure even cooking and prevent some pieces from becoming mushy while others remain undercooked.
- Adjust sugar quantities for dietary needs by using alternatives like coconut sugar or monk fruit sweetener for lower-glycemic options.
- Add a splash of vanilla extract or a pinch of cardamom for deeper flavor complexity without changing the recipe’s core essence.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Dinner, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 256
- Sugar: 33 g
- Sodium: 34 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 0.3 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg