Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Apple Crumble

For some reason fall just seems to mean crock pot or slow cooker weather. It also means apples, cinnamon, and nutmeg. All these can be found in this recipe plus peanut butter. Wow!

You will need:

• 4 1/2 cups cored, peeled, and sliced cooking apples
• 1/2 cup quick oats
• 6 tablespoons Bisquick Baking Mix (can use Reduced Fat Bisquick)
• 1/3 cup sugar (can use pourable Splenda or Sugar Twin)
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice (or make your own, directions below)
• 6 tablespoons Chunky Peanut Butter (can use reduced-fat)

BTW, 1 pound apples should equal 3 cups cored, peeled, and sliced apples. So you will need about 1 1/2 pounds. Rome, Granny Smith, or Fugi are good baking apples. I used 2 1/2 of the apples pictured.

Directions:

1. Spray slow cooker container with butter flavored cooking spray. 
2. Evenly layer the sliced apples in the bottom.
3. Combine oats, baking mix, sugar, and apple pie spice.
4. Add peanut butter.
5. Mix with a fork until mixture is crumbly.
6. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over apples.
7. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.
8. Mix well before serving.

Assemble your ingredients

Spray slow cooker container with butter flavored cooking spray.

Evenly layer the sliced apples in the bottom.

Combine oats, baking mix, sugar, and apple pie spice.

Add peanut butter.

Mix with a fork until mixture is crumbly.

Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over apples.

Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours. My slow cooker must cook fast because cooking for 6 hours was plenty.

Mix well before serving.

Makes 6 servings (2/3 cup)

Hope you enjoy!

If you use the low fat alternatives and the sugar substitute, each serving will equal 190 calories, 6 gm Fat, 5 gm Protein, 29 gm Carbohydrate, 162 mg Sodium, 17 mg Calcium, 4 gm Fiber.

To make your own Apple Pie Spice:

Combine the following and store in an airtight container.

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom