Slow Cooker Cinnamon Apples (Healthy & Easy)
These healthy slow cooker cinnamon apples are tender, cozy, and full of warm cinnamon flavor. It’s an easy fall recipe made with fresh apples and no butter.
Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 pounds apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (Honey Crisp, Fuji, Pink Lady, or Gala work well)
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3-4 tablespoons golden monk fruit or brown sugar depending on desired sweetness
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Peel and evenly slice the apples into about ¼-inch slices.
- Add the sliced apples to a slow cooker. Then, add the cinnamon, nutmeg, sweetener, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla extract, salt, and water. Lightly mix these ingredients.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high for 1.5-2 hours, until tender but not mushy.
- Give them a quick stir, serve warm, and enjoy!
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Notes
- Sweeten to Taste: Adjust the amount of sweetener to your preference. You can always add more if you prefer sweeter cinnamon apples.
- Sweetener Options: Choose your favorite sweetener! You can use brown sugar, granulated sugar, honey, maple syrup, sugar-free maple syrup, golden monk fruit sweetener, regular monk fruit sweetener, or another sweetener of your choice.
- Choose Your Apples: I love using Pink Lady apples because they’re naturally sweet with a slight tartness, but several varieties work well in this recipe. Honeycrisp, Fuji, and Gala apples are all great options.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5 cup | Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 15mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 18g