Description
Cracker Barrel Fried Apples bring Southern comfort straight to kitchen tables with classic homestyle charm. Warm cinnamon-kissed apple slices melt in your mouth, offering a delightful dessert that connects you to cherished family memories.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 6 large tart apples (peeled, cored, and sliced)
Sugars:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
Spices and Butter:
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup butter (cut into small pieces)
Instructions
- Carefully arrange apple slices evenly across the interior of the slow cooker, ensuring uniform distribution.
- Combine granulated and brown sugars with ground cinnamon and nutmeg in a separate mixing container, creating a fragrant spice blend.
- Generously sprinkle the sugar-spice mixture over the apple slices, gently tossing to ensure complete and consistent coating.
- Strategically place small butter fragments across the apple surface, allowing them to melt and infuse rich flavor during cooking.
- Secure the slow cooker lid and set to low temperature, allowing the apples to gently simmer and caramelize for approximately 4 hours.
- Once cooking is complete, the apples should appear soft, tender, and enveloped in a luscious, bubbling sauce.
- Thoroughly fold the apples to redistribute the caramelized sauce, ensuring each slice is perfectly glazed.
- Serve immediately while warm, either as a standalone dessert or as a decadent topping for vanilla ice cream, pancakes, or waffles.
Notes
- Adjust apple thickness for perfect texture, aiming for uniform 1/4-inch slices to ensure even cooking and consistent tenderness.
- Select firm, slightly tart apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp to maintain structure and prevent mushy results during slow cooking.
- Customize sweetness by reducing sugar for diabetic-friendly version or adding a touch of maple syrup for deeper flavor complexity.
- Enhance nutritional value by sprinkling chopped walnuts or pecans on top before serving, adding protein and creating delightful crunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 354
- Sugar: 43 g
- Sodium: 51 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 41 mg