This easy to make Slow Cooker Apple Pear Crisp is a fall-spiced, warm, and comforting dessert. Topped with a crunchy sweet crumb mixture, this fruit dessert is fall on a plate.
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To start the week off, I am sharing my recipe for our favorite Fall dessert made in the slow cooker. This delicious slow cooker apple pear crisp has the fruits and flavors of fall all in one sweet dessert. Believe it or not, you CAN get a crisp and crunchy topping using the slow cooker! I’ve got the secret tip that will blow your mind! Keep on reading!
You may enjoy these delicious recipes: apple pear crumb pie and apple pie tacos.
Before I tell you about the fruit crisp recipe, the giveaway, and our generous sponsors, let me tell you what I’ll be sharing this week.
- Monday: Slow Cooker Apple Pear Crisp (that’s this recipe)
- Wednesday: Autumn Squash Soup
- Friday: Cinnamon Sweet Potato Pumpkin Muffins
Now, this apple pear crisp has this amazing oat-brown sugar mixture filled with pecans and cinnamon spiced snack crumbles. I could have toasted that topping and eaten it all but itself!
For this recipe, I used fruits and a snack mix from Melissa’s Produce, sugar from Dixie Crystals, pecans from Millican Pecan Company, and vanilla bean paste from Taylor and Colledge. All extremely quality products that I love.
Ingredients for Slow Cooker Apple Pear Crisp
- slow cooker
- 4 apples (I used Fuji apples)
- 3 Bartlett pears
- light brown sugar
- flour
- fresh lemon juice
- cinnamon
- salt
- nutmeg
- old fashioned oats
- pecans
- Melissa’s Produce Cinnamon Spice Clean Snax crumbles
- unsalted butter
How to make apple pear crisp in the slow cooker
Step 1
In a resealable bag, place one cup of the Cinnamon Spice Snax squares and using a mallet or rolling pin, smash the pieces into the size of peas. Use this in the oat mixture.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, pecans, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and the crushed cinnamon spice snax mix. Using your (clean) fingers work the COLD butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Place in refrigerator. I like to keep the topping chilled until it’s needed. This way the butter stays cold and the mixture stays crumbly. Plus, it won’t melt too fast when heated.
Step 2
Lightly spray the inside of your slow cooker (I used a 6 quart but a 4 quart works well, too). Place apples and pears in bottom of slow cooker.
Stir in the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, pinch of nutmeg, vanilla bean paste, and fresh lemon juice; coating all of the apples and pears.
Step 3
Take crumb topping from refrigerator and crumble it over the fruit filling. Gently (using your fingers) press the crumbs into the fruit mixture.
Step 4
This is the secret to the crisp crunchy topping: Place a clean dishtowel over the slow cooker, cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours or high for 90 minutes. Then, remove the dishtowel and continue cooking, uncovered, until the topping is browned and the apples are just tender, about 1 hour. You want tender fruit, not mushy.
**The dishtowel will absorb the extra moisture and your topping will brown and be crisp! It really works!
Note that depending on your model and size of slow cooker or crock pot, the apple pear crisp may be done sooner than the time in this recipe. If cooking on low, check at the 90 minute mark to judge the doneness of the fruit. If on high, check at the 45 minute mark.
Step 5
Serve warm as is, or with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Refrigerate leftovers (if there are any) in an airtight container for up to three days.
Tips Tricks and FAQs
- Use cold butter in the topping mixture, this helps the topping stay crumbly and not melt. Refrigerate the opping mixture to help the butter stay cold while preparing the rest of the recipe.
- Slice apples and pears into 1/2 inch slices. Thick is best for the slow cooker so the fruit doesn’t cook down too fast and become mushy.
- Replace pecans with any nut you like.
- This is the secret to the crisp crunchy topping: Place a clean dishtowel over the slow cooker, cover and cook. The dishtowel will absorb condensation and your topping will brown and be crisp! It really works! Just be sure to remove the towel for the last hour of cooking.
- Note that depending on your model and size of slow cooker, the apple pear crisp may be done sooner than the time in this recipe. If cooking on low, check at the 90 minute mark to judge the doneness of the fruit. If on high, check at the 45 minute mark. You want tender fruit, not mushy.
- Serve with a scoop of ice cream, if desired.
Slow Cooker Apple Pear Crisp
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
For the apple pear filling
- 4 Fuji apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 3 Bartlett Pears, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- pinch of nutmeg
For the topping:
- 1 cup Cinnamon Spice Snax mix, crushed
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) COLD butter, cut into cubes
Instructions
To Make the Topping:
- In a resealable bag, place one cup of the Cinnamon Spice Snax squares and using a mallet or rolling pin, smash the pieces into the size of peas. Use this in the oat mixture.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, pecans, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and the crushed cinnamon spice snax mix. Using your (clean) fingers work the COLD butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Place in refrigerator. I like to keep the topping chilled until it's needed. This way the butter stays cold and the mixture stays crumbly. Plus, it won't melt too fast when heated.
- Lightly spray the inside of your slow cooker (I used a 6 quart but a 4 quart works well, too). Place apples and pears in bottom of slow cooker.
- Stir in the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, pinch of nutmeg, vanilla bean paste, and fresh lemon juice; coating all of the apples and pears.
- Take crumb topping from refrigerator and crumble it over the fruit filling. Gently (using your fingers) press the crumbs into the fruit mixture.
- This is the secret to the crisp crunchy topping: Place a clean dishtowel over the slow cooker, cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours or high for 90 minutes. Then, remove the dishtowel and continue cooking, uncovered, until the topping is browned and the apples are just tender, about 1 hour. You want tender fruit, not mushy. **The dishtowel will absorb the extra moisture and your topping will brown and be crisp! It really works!
- Note that depending on your model and size of slow cooker or crock pot, the apple pear crisp may be done sooner than the time in this recipe. If cooking on low, check at the 90 minute mark to judge the doneness of the fruit. If on high, check at the 45 minute mark.
- Serve warm as is, or with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Refrigerate leftovers (if there are any) in an airtight container for up to three days.
Notes
- Use cold butter in the topping mixture, this helps the topping stay crumbly and not melt. Refrigerate the opping mixture to help the butter stay cold while preparing the rest of the recipe.
- Slice apples and pears into 1/2 inch slices. Thick is best for the slow cooker so the fruit doesn’t cook down too fast and become mushy.
- Replace pecans with any nut you like.
- This is the secret to the crisp crunchy topping: Place a clean dishtowel over the slow cooker, cover and cook. The dishtowel will absorb condensation and your topping will brown and be crisp! It really works! Just be sure to remove the towel for the last hour of cooking.
- Note that depending on your model and size of slow cooker, the apple pear crisp may be done sooner than the time in this recipe. If cooking on low, check at the 90 minute mark to judge the doneness of the fruit. If on high, check at the 45 minute mark. You want tender fruit, not mushy.
- Serve with a scoop of ice cream, if desired.
#Fall Flavors Giveaway and Sponsor Details
Our sponsors, Millican Pecan, Dixie Crystals, Melissa’s Produce, Taylor & Colledge, Nairn’s, and Republic of Tea, have furnished participating bloggers with complimentary product to use in their recipe creations that they will be sharing this week. These same sponsors have generously offered prizes for our giveaway so be sure to enter and share with your friends so they can enter too. Be sure to follow our Fall Flavors Pinterest account for more inspiration.
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Prize 4: A Red Dancing Leaves Teapot and a tin of Hot Apple Cider Tea from The Republic of Tea
Let the aroma of fresh apple and mulled cider spices envelop you as you sip this golden infusion. The crisp, lingering finish will leave you wanting more! A naturally-caffeine free blend of apples, cinnamon cloves and ginger. Reminiscent of apple cider, with the luscious aroma of cinnamon and cloves, make this cup the perfect accompaniment to the colors of the harvest season.
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One winner will receive a box of each Nairn’s Original, Chocolate Chip, Stem Ginger Oat Grahams, Caramelized Onions, Rosemary & Sea Salt Flatbreads, and Oat Cracker. Nairn’s has been baking oats since 1896. They use simple, natural, and wholesome ingredients in their products. Minimum $25 value
Prize 6: A Selection of extracts from Taylor and Colledge.
One winner will receive a selection of extracts to include vanilla bean, almond, lemon, and lavender. In 1897, Taylor & Colledge won its first award for excellence in vanilla. Since then, the Taylor & Colledge commitment for unsurpassed quality has earned its reputation as one of the world’s finest producers of vanilla. Minimum of $25 value
a Rafflecopter giveawaySix (6) winners will be randomly selected. The prize packages will be sent directly from the giveaway sponsors. Bloggers are not responsible for prize fulfillment. Winners have 24 hours to respond once notified by email, or they forfeit the prize and an alternate winner will be chosen. The #FallFlavors bloggers are not responsible for the fulfillment or delivery of the prize packages. Bloggers hosting this giveaway and their immediate family members living in the household cannot enter or win the giveaway. Entries will be verified. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter giveaway and the contest is open only to US residents. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter or any other social channel mentioned in the #FallFlavors posts or entries. Thank you to our sponsors Millican Pecan Company, Dixie Crystals, Melissa’s Produce, Taylor & Colledge, Republic of Tea, and Nairn’s for providing prizes.
Here’s What We Made for Monday:
Appetizers and Snacks
- Caramel Pecan Clusters from An Affair from the Heart
- Carrot Top Hummus from Savory Moments
- Fall Charcuterie Board from Magical Ingredients
- Roasted Red Pepper and Crab Savory Cheesecake from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
- Sweet And Spicy Roasted Nuts from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Breakfast and Baked Goods
- Apple Cranberry Pecan Overnight Oats from Jolene’s Recipe Journal
- Cinnamon Apple Bread from Lemon Blossoms
- Sweet Potato Pancakes from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
Soups and Salads
- Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup from Devour Dinner
- Panera Autumn Squash Soup from The Fresh Cooky
- Salmon Salad With Grapes And Pecans from Art of Natural Living
Side Dishes
- Apple Butter Dijon Roasted Brussel Sprouts With Candied Pecans And Green Apple from Soulfully Made
- Butternut Squash And Bacon Risotto from SueBee Homemaker
- Loaded Bacon And Kale Salad from Palatable Pastime
- Roasted Maple Bacon Brussels Sprouts And Butternut Squash from Eat Move Make
- Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash from Hostess At Heart
Main Dishes
- Apple Cider Rubbed Pork Chops from That Recipe
- Thai Butternut Squash Curry from Cheese Curd In Paradise
- Butternut Squash Parmesan Pasta from Frugal & Fit
- Grape & Gorgonzola Pizza from The Spiffy Cookie
- Honey Dijon Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner from Simple and Savory
- How To Air Fry Pork Tenderloin With Sweet Potatoes from West Via Midwest
Desserts
- Butter Pecan Fudge from Take Two Tapas
- Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake from Fresh April Flours
- Easy Apple Crisp from Life Love and Good Food
- Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies from Books n’ Cooks
- French Apple Tart from Jen around the world
- Individual Grape Crumble from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Pumpkin Roll from House of Nash Eats
- Pumpkin Snickerdoodles from Family Around The Table
- Slow Cooker Apple Pear Crisp from Blogghetti
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I love pear anything and combined with apples make this a fall flavor dessert that will be a must make!
I just appreciate anything I can throw into a slow cooker!
Love this flavor combination and that it’s made in a slow cooker. Appreciate the tip about the towel too!
Welcome…it works so well!
Thsi sounds amazing. I love apples and pears together.
Me too!
Love that you added pears to this crisp and that it is made in the slow cooker, I can smell it baking now!
The pears added so much to this!
I love a good apple crisp. This looks so delicious. Can’t wait to try it!
Thank you!
Apple and pears go so well together. A slow cooker version sounds like a great idea!
They do indeed go well together!
Apple crisp might just be my fave dessert….like if I had to choose one dessert, it would be that. But I’ve never made it in the slow cooker. Now I will!
Mine too, and I ate plenty of this one!
Love the idea of making it in a slow cooker! Amazing! Also a great idea to use the Melissa’s Clean Snax along with oats!
What a great trick to get the top crisp! So smart
Love that you added pears too this! They are so underappreciated and I love them!
Totally trying this and your dish towel trick! Can’t wait!
Love this slow cooker recipe and the fact that you used pears! I feel like they get the short straw when it comes to fall and winter desserts but pears are so good in baked treats!
Digging this slow cooker dessert! I have never made one in my slow cooker, but this one is going on the menu. And I think Mom is making it, too!
I would never have guessed this came from a slow cooker. What a perfect holiday dessert that doesn’t take up oven space.