Use your slow cooker to make a delicious apple pie sauce that you can spoon over ice cream to make this Apple Pie Ice Cream Sundae! It tastes just like apple pie à la mode.
Slow Cooker Fall Desserts!
The other day I found myself with some apples that I needed to use quickly. They had come from my CSA and they weren't very pretty. Bruises and bug bites dotted the skin. But I knew I could peel them and cut off the bad parts. I noticed that I still had some vanilla ice cream in the freezer.
An apple pie topped with ice cream sounded great, but way too much work! Using a slow cooker to make an apple pie sauce that I could spoon over the ice cream was just the ticket!
The slow cooker does most of the work, your house smells amazing and you get the easiest fall dessert ever!
Ingredients in the Easy Apple Pie Sundae
- Apples - this is the time to use those bruised apples, the ones that you don't want to eat straight out of hand!
- Pears - optional, but sometimes I like the flavor of the pears and apple together.
- Cinnamon stick - or ground cinnamon.
- Graham crackers - crumbled on top of your sundae, this really give it an apple pie feel!
- Vanilla ice cream - I've also used cinnamon ice cream, so good!
How to this Slow Cooker Apple Dessert:
It's so easy to make this Apple Pie Ice Cream Sundae:
- Peel, core and chop your apples (can add pears if you'd like.)
- Add to Slow Cooker or Crockpot with cinnamon, salt and water and cook for 6-8 hours.
- Use an immersion blender to get desired consistency.
- Serve with graham crackers and ice cream in a cute bowl!
- Enjoy!
More Delicious Apple Desserts!
Apple Tarte Tatin - puff pastry makes this elegant dessert so easy!
Apple Clafoutis - it's a cross between a custard and a cake and I love it! So easy too!
Apple Muffins with Oats - makes a great quick breakfast or an after school snack!
Apple Pie Panna Cotta - more apple pie goodness this time in a panna cotta!
Be sure and follow my Apple Recipes Board on Pinterest for even more!
Apple Pie Sundae
Ingredients
- 4 or 5 apples peeled, cored and chopped
- 4 pears if you have them, otherwise use more apples, peeled, cored and chopped
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 graham crackers
- 2 cups vanilla ice cream for serving
Instructions
- Place the apples and pears in a slow cooker. Nestle in the cinnamon stick, add a pinch of salt, and ½ cup of water. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Smash with a potato masher or immersion blender until it gets the consistency that you like.
- Place the graham crackers in a ziplock bag and crush with a rolling pin.
- Spoon the ice cream into bowls, top with the warm apple sauce and sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs on top.
Notes
Nutrition
This was originally published in 2016 and has been updated for 2019.
shelby says
What a tasty and easy recipe idea! I love it and a great way to integrate summer into fall!
Pam Greer says
Right!
Miz Helen says
I will be pinning your Apple Pie Sundae, it looks awesome! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
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April J Harris says
Looks like a lovely treat, Pam! Thank you for sharing your Apple 'Pie Sundae and for being a part of Hearth and Soul.
Ann says
What a terrific dessert. I've never tried apples in the slow cooker. Must give it a go.
caren gittleman says
Sounds delicious but I must NOT pin this!! lol!!!!!!
April J Harris says
What a fun idea! Shared on our Hearth and Soul Hop Facebook page, Pam. Thank you for sharing it with us!
Marjie says
Brilliant idea! I usually leave some apple skins in my applesauce, because it comes out pretty pink! I do mine on the stove, because I don't have a crock pot.
Kate says
This is the perfect Fall treat!
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Sammi says
I am loving this applesauce sundae recipe! I have never thought to do this. YUMMO! Homemade applesauce is the bomb. I will have to add pears next time 🙂
Ann says
I've always wanted to make this applesauce. I like the idea of adding pears.
olivia @ livforcake says
This looks perfectly delicious, and sounds so easy to make! Will be trying this one for sure :).
Jill Silverman Hough says
What a nice idea for enjoying apple a la mode but making it a zillion times easier! I buy graham cracker crumbs every couple of years to make key lime pie for my mother-in-law (it's one of her favorites), but then never know what to do with the rest of the box--this sounds great!
Heather Kinnaird says
I have been craving apple pie, but now this is what I'm making today. So easy, and I can almost smell that apple butter
Cheryl Kohan says
The apples might not have been pretty when you purchased them but they're sure pretty, now! Pretty delicious looking!