Description
Cracker Barrel Fried Apples bring Southern comfort straight to your kitchen with minimal effort. Cinnamon-kissed apple slices simmer gently, promising warmth and nostalgia that you’ll savor with each delightful spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits:
- 6 large tart apples (peeled, cored, and sliced)
Sugars and Spices:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Fats:
- 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons / 4 ounces) butter, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Carefully slice apples into uniform wedges, ensuring consistent thickness for even cooking in the slow cooker.
- Combine granulated and brown sugars with ground cinnamon and nutmeg in a separate mixing container, creating a fragrant spice blend.
- Generously sprinkle the sugar-spice mixture over apple slices, gently tossing to ensure complete and even coating.
- Strategically place small butter cubes across the apple surface, allowing them to melt and infuse rich flavor during cooking.
- Set slow cooker to low temperature and cover, allowing apples to simmer and caramelize for approximately 4 hours until tender and sauce becomes glossy.
- Gently stir the cooked apples to distribute the caramelized sauce evenly, creating a luscious and cohesive dessert.
- Serve immediately while warm, either as a delectable side dish or as a decadent topping for vanilla ice cream, pancakes, or waffles.
Notes
- Choose firm, tart apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for the best texture and balanced sweetness in the dish.
- Slice apples uniformly to ensure even cooking and consistent tenderness throughout the slow cooker.
- Adjust sugar quantity based on apple’s natural sweetness to prevent an overly sugary result.
- Experiment with spice variations like adding a pinch of ground ginger or cardamom for a unique flavor twist.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 273
- Sugar: 36 g
- Sodium: 37 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 0.3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg