Ingredients

  • FOR THE APPLES:
  • 5 whole Large Apples, Cubed
  • 1/4 teaspoons Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
  • FOR THE TOPPING:
  • 2/3 cups Rolled Oats
  • 2/3 cups Loosely Packed Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cups Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 3 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Softened

Method

  • Toss apple chunks with salt and cinnamon.
  • In the bottom of your slow-cooker (mine is 7 quarts), mix brown and granulated sugars, then spread evenly to cover. Layer apples on top, keeping them in a single layer as much as possible, then adding the rest on top.
  • Mix the crumble topping ingredients together in a bowl, using your fingers to distribute the butter evenly and thoroughly and clump it together. Sprinkle it over top of the apples. Cook apples on low for 4 hours, or high for 2 hours. Turn off heat, unplug, and let sit, covered, for one hour. During this time the caramel will thicken a bit more. Serve with vanilla ice cream. Serves 4-6.
  • Note: this "caramel" sauce is not your typical thick and gooey caramel; it does thicken in the crockpot once cooled.