I would like to make my favorite desserts this holiday season, but I know the cooking is going to be more a task of strategy than of cooking. Juggling desserts in and out of the oven is a struggle. So, this year I've decided to develop some crockpot dessert recipes to free up my oven for the main course and avoid all the struggle of shuffling dishes around. Now my turkey can stay in the oven where it belongs!
Turning your family's favorite desserts into crockpot dessert recipes isn't difficult. I have chosen three of our favorite recipes to make in our crockpot this year. Let's see how these crockpot dessert recipes differ from their original recipes.
Apple Betty: You always want this dessert to come out of the oven just before you serve it because when you top this hot dessert with a dollop of ice cream or whipped cream it turns heavenly! You can use similar ingredients, but I add a touch more butter. You'll cook it on LOW for about two hours, maybe a little less if the apples start to get mushy. Time it so you're serving it right after it's cooked and still nice and bubbly hot.
You can add a crunchy topping just before serving if you wish. Just mix the ingredients together in a small saucepan and heat until butter is incorporated. Sprinkle on your mixture either just before serving or after you scoop the apples into dessert bowls.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Brownies: Regular brownies are good, but this chocolate brownie dessert with peanut butter swirled in is a special treat. Very moist and yummy! This dessert is made with brownie mix, but it's spooned into dessert bowls, not cut into squares. Serve while the dessert is still hot so you can add some ice cream or whipped topping and it gets all nice and melty!
You can garnish this dessert a bit more with a sprinkle of Reese's Pieces or even some mini peanut butter cups. A few chocolate sprinkles is nice, too. Once again, you throw this all together to cook a few hours before you want to serve dessert and you don't have to worry about shuffling pans in and out of the oven. And, your dessert will be ready to serve, still nice and warm.
Classic Pecan Cheesecake: If you have a favorite cheesecake recipe you might as well use it. I make a graham cracker crust with some finely chopped pecans added. The filling I use is pretty classic. The tricky part of this dessert is that you'll have to make sure a 7" springform pan will fit. Usually a 5 quart or 6 quart size will work, but make sure before you begin.
Now, If you have a little cooling rack that fits, put that in to keep the pan up off the bottom. If you don't have a small enough rack, take some aluminum foil, roll it up and form sort of a donut out of it. Use a big enough piece so your foil donut sits up an inch or so in order to keep your pan supported and off the bottom. You'll be cooking your cheesecake on high for a couple hours, then turning the heat off and letting it sit undisturbed for an hour or more until you can remove it. Then you'll want to cool it further until you remove the pan from the cheesecake. This process is a little more timely, but you'll be serving the cheesecake either at room temperature or cold, so you can actually prepare this well before you want to serve it.
Rather than struggle another year shuffling food around all around the kitchen, leave your dinner cooking in peace and quiet, tucked safely away in the oven where it belongs. Because a holiday dinner is not complete without desserts, this simple plan to create new crockpot dessert recipes out of favorite old standards will help with all that last minute chaos. Why sacrifice any sweet treat because you lack room in the oven? Get out your crockpot and start re-creating your own favorite dessert recipes. Enjoy!
Turning your family's favorite desserts into crockpot dessert recipes isn't difficult. I have chosen three of our favorite recipes to make in our crockpot this year. Let's see how these crockpot dessert recipes differ from their original recipes.
Apple Betty: You always want this dessert to come out of the oven just before you serve it because when you top this hot dessert with a dollop of ice cream or whipped cream it turns heavenly! You can use similar ingredients, but I add a touch more butter. You'll cook it on LOW for about two hours, maybe a little less if the apples start to get mushy. Time it so you're serving it right after it's cooked and still nice and bubbly hot.
You can add a crunchy topping just before serving if you wish. Just mix the ingredients together in a small saucepan and heat until butter is incorporated. Sprinkle on your mixture either just before serving or after you scoop the apples into dessert bowls.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Brownies: Regular brownies are good, but this chocolate brownie dessert with peanut butter swirled in is a special treat. Very moist and yummy! This dessert is made with brownie mix, but it's spooned into dessert bowls, not cut into squares. Serve while the dessert is still hot so you can add some ice cream or whipped topping and it gets all nice and melty!
You can garnish this dessert a bit more with a sprinkle of Reese's Pieces or even some mini peanut butter cups. A few chocolate sprinkles is nice, too. Once again, you throw this all together to cook a few hours before you want to serve dessert and you don't have to worry about shuffling pans in and out of the oven. And, your dessert will be ready to serve, still nice and warm.
Classic Pecan Cheesecake: If you have a favorite cheesecake recipe you might as well use it. I make a graham cracker crust with some finely chopped pecans added. The filling I use is pretty classic. The tricky part of this dessert is that you'll have to make sure a 7" springform pan will fit. Usually a 5 quart or 6 quart size will work, but make sure before you begin.
Now, If you have a little cooling rack that fits, put that in to keep the pan up off the bottom. If you don't have a small enough rack, take some aluminum foil, roll it up and form sort of a donut out of it. Use a big enough piece so your foil donut sits up an inch or so in order to keep your pan supported and off the bottom. You'll be cooking your cheesecake on high for a couple hours, then turning the heat off and letting it sit undisturbed for an hour or more until you can remove it. Then you'll want to cool it further until you remove the pan from the cheesecake. This process is a little more timely, but you'll be serving the cheesecake either at room temperature or cold, so you can actually prepare this well before you want to serve it.
Rather than struggle another year shuffling food around all around the kitchen, leave your dinner cooking in peace and quiet, tucked safely away in the oven where it belongs. Because a holiday dinner is not complete without desserts, this simple plan to create new crockpot dessert recipes out of favorite old standards will help with all that last minute chaos. Why sacrifice any sweet treat because you lack room in the oven? Get out your crockpot and start re-creating your own favorite dessert recipes. Enjoy!
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